• Set off on the Kilema Mountain bike trail that runs parallel to the Marangu Route. The Kilema Route is mainly used as an access road by vehicles to bring supplies to the Horombo Hut. The route from Kilema gate to Horombo Hut is a 4 x 4 gravel road, usually in a fair condition.

The Kilema route with the first night at the Kilema Camp option is shorter, less strenuous and involves more mountain biking than the Kilema route option with the first night at Mandara Hut. However, it is more expensive, as the first night is spent camping in tents and the rest of the nights are spent in the Marangu route’s A-frame huts.

• After breakfast, get collected from your lodge and transfer to Marangu Gate. Once the necessary paperwork has been completed, begin your ride. You will soon be going through the dense rainforest. Alongside the impressive vegetation, you will have the chance to catch a glimpse of some primates as you head to the Mandara Hut.

• After a well-earned rest, your guide can take you to the Maundi Crater, where you can enjoy the wonderful view of the Kenyan interior.

Distance covered: 8.3 km / 5.2 mi

Approx. time: 5 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

This is a long and tough stage. 

• Set off on the well-built trail that passes the “Last Water Point”, followed by the so-called “saddle”. This near vegetation less plateau joins the main summit of Kibo with Mawenzi. Reach the Kibo Hut in about 5 – 6 hours.

Enjoy an early evening meal followed by an early night, as the night will be short.

Distance covered: 9.5 km / 5.9 mi

Approx. time: 7 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

• Begin the final ascent around midnight, which will be long and strenuous. Passing the Hans Meyer Cave at 5220 m, the climb slowly but surely goes upwards.

• At sunrise, reach Gilman’s Point (5681 m) – the crater rim of Kilimanjaro – where the sun will slowly start to warm up the land. You will have soon forgotten the cold of the night, and after a further ride of 1 – 2 hours, reach Uhuru Peak at 5895 m.

• On your return to Kibo Hut, a warm meal awaits you followed by a 1 – 2 hour break before proceeding back down to Horombo Hut.

Distance covered: 22 km / 13.7 mi

Approx. time: 12 – 15 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

• Pass through the heath and moor zone to the Mandara Hut (2700 m), where a warm lunch is waiting for you. Soon, you will once again pass the tropical rainforest. After a total time of 6 hours, reach the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate (1860 m).

• Transfer to your hotel in Moshi after saying goodbye to your mountain guides. Once there, you can take a warm and relaxing shower and celebrate your success.

Distance covered: 20.8 km / 12.9 mi

Approx. time took: 8 hours

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch Included