Itinerary

1. Day 1: Rongai Gate to Simba Camp

   • Elevation: 1387/915 m to 1950 m to 2750 m, Distance: 7 km, Hiking Time: 3 hours, Habitat: Montana Forest
   • Drive from Moshi/Arusha to Rongai Gate starting point. The treks start from the village of Nale Moru before entering the rainforest or vegetation zone of Mount Kilimanjaro. The first day of the trek is very easy; expect wildlife, such as elephants and buffalo, along the way.

2. Day 2: Simba Camp to Mawenzi Tarn via Kikelewa Tarn

   • Distance: 16km, Hiking Time: 9 hours, Habitat: Semi-Desert

   • Long day trek, rest halfway at Kikelewa Tarn for hot lunch and arrive at camp in early evening.

   Rest, dinner and overnight.
   

3. Day 3: Mawenzi Tarn to Kibo Hut Camp

   • Elevation: 4330 m to 4695 m, Distance: 5km, Hiking Time: 5 hours, Habitat: Alpine Desert

   • After an early breakfast, traverse the lunar saddle desert between Kibo Peak and Mawenzi Peak to Kibo Huts at the foot of the Kibo Crater Wall. You must spend the memory of the day resting and preparing for your trek to the summit.

4. Day 4: Kibo Huts Camp to Uhuru Peak to Horombo Huts Camp

   • Elevation: 4695 m to 5895 m to 3690 m, Distance: 6 km up, 14 km down, Hiking Time: 10-15 hours, Habitat: Alpine Desert.
   • Wake up at midnight for a light breakfast, then prepare to climb to the summit. The goal is to run before sunrise to reach Uhuru Peak just before or after sunrise. Exit the top at 12; 12:00 a.m., zigzag up steep scree or possibly snow and reach Gilman's Point. At this point, you will view the iconic crater and its polar caps. After 2 hours hiking along the Kibo crater rim near the famous snow, you will reach the true summit of Kilimanjaro, Uhuru Peak. Here you will spend a few moments taking photos, but it depends on how you feel. After your summit activities, you will return to Kibo Huts, have lunch, rest, collect your gear and continue the descent crossing the saddle to Horombo Huts. 

   Dinner and overnight at Horombo Camp.

5. Day 5: Horombo Huts Camp to Marangu Gate to Arusha/Moshi

   • Elevation: 3690 m to 1830 m to 1387 m, Distance: 18 km, Descending Time: 5-7 hours
   • After a long and comfortable sleep, you will be woken up for breakfast and picked up to descend through the moorland to the Mandara Huts. Here you will have lunch and continue your triumphant descent through the lush forest to the gate of Marangu Park. Here you check out, and then a vehicle will take you back to the hotel, where it is time to present the certificate and celebrate departure!