Mount Kilimanjaro Hike to Mandara Hut and Maundi Crater
0700/0800 Hours: Receive a pick-up from your hotel in Arusha/Moshi and drive to Marangu Gate to start your tour.
0900 Hours: Meet your well-experienced guide at the gate, who will give you brief information about the hike. The walk normally takes about 3-4 hours to the first hut, Mandara Hut, and you will arrive there in the afternoon.
1300 Hours: Have lunch served at the hut. Enjoy the great view over the Moshi district from Mandara Hut.
1400 Hours: Let your guide take you on a short walk after lunch to the Maundi Crater before walking back to Marangu Gate. It is a 2-hour walk. You will be walking slowly as you observe anything that you might have missed on your way up.
1600 Hours: Reach Marangu Gate, where you will meet your driver, who will take you back to the lodge.
1730 Hours to 1800 Hours: Return to your hotel.