5-Day biking tour of Mount Kilimanjaro from Marangu Gate
Highlights
Moshi, Mount Kilimanjaro
nature, trekking, Mountain Biking
Group Tour
125.08 Hours
Easy
English
Description
Sign up for this tour of Mount Kilimanjaro, start from the Marangu gate, and drive to the Kilema gate. Enter Kilimanjaro National Park, start riding up to Horombo Hut, head towards the Alpine desert, and ride small stones to the Mawenzi hut. Cycle to Uhuru Peak from Kibo, ride down to Stella Point and visit Gilman's point to enjoy the view.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Moshi - Marangu Gate – Kilema Gate – Horombo Hut
- Get picked up from the hotel at 8:30 am, drive through Kilimanjaro's semi-tropical foothills to Marangu gate, spend some minutes registering, get the permit, and drive to Kilema gate.
- Enter Kilimanjaro National Park, and start the riding up to Horombo Hut. Today is 100% cycling by bike, and the cycling distance is19 kilometres, and the vegetation is forest and moorland.
Accommodation: Horombo Huts
Meal: Lunch & Dinner
Overnight stay
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Day 2: Horombo Hut – Mawenzi Hut -Horombo
- After breakfast, start cycling and ride through the Alpine desert. Some of the areas you will be riding on small stones are up to Mawenzi hut and back to Horombo hut. Today is 90% riding on “Alpine desert vegetation, cycling distance is 10 kilometres.
Distance Covered: 5.7 miles.
Time to be used: 6 - 7 hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Horombo Hut
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Day 3: Horombo Hut - Kibo Hut
- After breakfast, ride through the Alpine desert. You will be riding on small stones up to Mawenzi hut and back to Horombo hut in some areas. Today is 90% riding on “Alpine desert vegetation, cycling distance is 10 kilometres.
Distance Covered: 5.7 miles.
Time to be used: 6 - 7 hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Horombo Hut
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Day 4: Kibo Hut - Summit then Horombo Hut
- Start the zigzag trek up long screen slop at 4 am.
- Reach Hans Meyer’s Cave, and from here, the gradient gets steeper.
- Continue your climb for approximately another three hours to Gilman’s Point.
- Take your bike from Porters and start riding to Uhuru peak.
- Arrive at Uhuru peak, spend a few minutes taking photos, and then ride down to Stella Point.
- After lunch, ride down to Horombo Today, cycling from Kibo to Uhuru and then Kibo 15% to 20% vegetation is alpine desert and from Kibo to Horombo 100% “Alpine desert vegetation /Icecap.
Accommodation: Horombo Hut
Meal: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Overnight stay
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Day 5: Horombo Hut - Kilema Gate - Marangu Gate to Moshi
- Make your final riding down to Kilema gate across the alpine and the rainforest to Kilema gate.
- Transfer to Marangu gate for check out and then to the hotel in Moshi.
Meal: Breakfast & Lunch
Overnight stay
What's Included
What's Excluded
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
| Adult | |
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| 1 to 100 | /person |
| Child | |
| 1 to 100 | /person |
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This is a group tour |
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