Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arusha to Marangu Gate to Mandara Hut

   • Get picked up from the hotel in Arusha and drive to Marangu Gate.

   • En route, enjoy excellent views of the mountains with your Tanzania tour guide.

   • Meet your Kilimanjaro guides and porters at the gate. Spot bright coloured birds, Colobus monkeys, and other species as well as moss, lichens and delicate orchids in the surrounding forests.

   • Start the ascent and walk for 4-5 hours through coffee plantations and thick rainforests.

   Reach Mandara Hut for dinner and overnight stay.

2. Day 2: Horombo Hut

   • After breakfast, start with a steep climb through the rainforests.

   • Get to see Kilimanjaro’s two snow-covered peaks- Kibo and rocky Mawenzi.

   • Cross a zone of open moorland and continue walking for some more time.

   Have dinner and overnight stay at Horombo Hut.

3. Day 3: Horombo Hut - Acclimatisation

   • Spend a day at Hormobo and rest. 

   • Go for an acclimatisation walk, which leads you to the base of Mawenzi Peak, the eastern summit of Kilimanjaro. The walk will take 4-5 hours.

   Return to Horombo Hut for dinner and overnight.

4. Day 4: Uhuru Peak

   • Start your trek at 2 am.

   • After two hours, reach Hans Meyer’s Cave, which is named after the German geologist who made the first successful ascent in 1889 and found the remains of a frozen leopard. The gradient gets steeper and, after three hours, reach the crater rim at Johanne’s Notch.

   • From here, walk to Gillman’s Point (5,685 m).

   • It takes another couple of hours along the crater rim to reach Uhuru (Freedom) Peak (5,896 m).

5. Day 5: Descend to Marangu Gate

   • After breakfast, walk to Marangu Gate.

   • Board the vehicle and return to Moshi.

6. Day 6: Departure

   • Depart to your next destination.