8-Day Mount Kilimanjaro Hike via Marangu Route to Uhuru Peak

• Arrive anytime at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and meet your tour guide for the transfer to Marangu.

• Stay at Kilimanjaro Mountain Resort, a beautiful hotel located on the lower slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro and a perfect place to prepare for the adventure ahead.

• Gather at 5:30 pm for a pre-climb briefing and equipment check. Confirm that you have the appropriate mandatory medical coverage and travel insurance.

Dinner and overnight at Kilimanjaro Mountain Resort. Bed, dinner, and breakfast are included.

• Make the short journey from your hotel in Marangu to the National Park gate for the necessary formalities.

• Begin the climb through the fascinating tropical rainforest with your Tanzanian mountain guide.

• Reach the first hut at Mandara for dinner and an overnight stay. Alternatively, rest and relax in the beautiful forest around the camp.

Hiking time will be 5-6 hours.

• Enjoy the first part of the walk, which is a steep ascent through the forest. The path soon opens out into moorland, and in clear weather there are great views of Kibo and Mawenzi peaks.

• Arrive at Horombo Hut in the mid-afternoon, where you can relax and enjoy the stunning scenery around the camp.

Hiking time will be 4-6 hours.

• Walk toward Mawenzi Hut, passing the Zebra Rocks. This extra day and night at Horombo are for additional acclimatisation.

All meals for the day are provided at Horombo Hut. This additional stay at Horombo Hut helps further improve acclimatisation.

• Climb very gradually toward the lunar desert of the Saddle between Mawenzi and Kibo. These 6-7 hours of walking will be taken at a slow pace.

• Reach Kibo Hut (4,700 m), where you will spend the night in a comfortable hut. There is no running water at Kibo Hut.

• Spend the remainder of the day relaxing in preparation for the final ascent before a very early night.

Hiking time will be 4-6 hours.

• Wake up before midnight under the cover of darkness.

• Begin a steep climb over loose volcanic scree with some well-graded zig-zags. A slow but steady pace will take you to the rim of the main crater at Gillman's Point (5,685 m).

• Rest for a few minutes to enjoy the sunrise over Mawenzi.

• Continue slowly for the three-hour round trip from here along the crater rim to Uhuru Peak (5,895 m), the highest point in Africa, if you want to. Take time to appreciate your accomplishment.

• Descend to Kibo Hut, which is amazingly fast.

• Stop at Kibo Hut for some refreshment.

• Continue descending to reach Horombo Hut.

Hiking time will be 13-15 hours.

• Descend past Mandara Hut to Marangu National Park. Successful climbers will receive their summit certificates.

You will then be transferred to Kilimanjaro Mountain Resort for dinner and an overnight stay.

Hiking time will be 6-7 hours.

• Depart from Moshi to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) for your flight.