6-Day Kilimanjaro Climb via Marangu Route with Acclimatisation

After breakfast, we will collect you from your hotel and transfer you to Marangu Gate for registration. Our porters will prepare and pack the supplies and luggage before we begin the ascent on a cleared ridge trail through the rainforest.

The forest, covered with mist and dripping with beards of moss, is also where most of Kilimanjaro's animals are found. We will spend our first night at Mandara Hut, a group of wooden A-framed huts set in a forest clearing. Water is piped into the camp from springs above, and there are flush toilets behind the main hut.

From Mandara Hut, the trail passes through a short stretch of forest, skirting the base of the Maundi Crater and emerging into the transition zone from rainforest to moorland. After about 6 hours, we arrive at Horombo Hut.

This extra day and night at Horombo is ideal for good acclimatisation. A hike toward Mawenzi, passing the Zebra Rocks on the way, is strongly recommended, as it will further assist with acclimatisation. The hike takes about 3 hours up and 1.5 hours down.

We continue our ascent into the alpine desert zone, passing the last place where water is available at 4130 m. From Kibo Hut, the summit is now a further 1195 m of ascent.

We will make our summit ascent tonight, so we will go to bed early to get as much rest as possible.

Today's the day you finally climb to the summit. You embark along a rocky path at midnight, reaching the first checkpoint at 5150 meters, Hans Meyer Cave. The path continues for another two hours until you reach Gilman's Point. This is where you take a break, rest those aching limbs, and refuel your body. After adequate rest, you push on to Uhuru Peak, where you can click some of the most stunning pictures.

Begin your descent back to Kibo Hut and finally back to Horombo Hut. This is surely going to be the longest day of your life, but it is also bound to be the most enriching one so far.

On your final day on the trek, after breakfast, we descend a further 1740 m to Marangu Gate to collect your summit certificates from the Park Headquarters. You will then transfer to your hotel for a well-earned shower and celebration.