6-Day Mount Kilimanjaro Mountain Biking Tour to Uhuru Peak

• Meet your guide and embark on your transfer to the Marangu Gate, which takes about 45 minutes.
• Pass through the village of Marangu, which is located on the lower slopes of the mountain, and register at the park office.
• Drive to the Kilema Gate. Upon arrival, make sure you have all your daypack items, including at least drinking water, your lunch pack, and extra clothing, and do a final check on your mountain bike.
• Start the first route section of 16 km from Kilema Gate (1,950 m) to Horombo Hut (3,705 m). Bikers with good fitness levels, mountain biking skills, and suitable road conditions will be able to cycle all the way to Horombo Hut. It is important to remember that the biggest cause of altitude sickness is ascending too high too quickly, so stop regularly and give your body the maximum time to adjust to the higher altitudes.
• Aim to reach Horombo Hut at around 3:00 pm.

Dinner and overnight at Horombo Hut.

• Start your cycling ride through the Alpine desert.
• Explore some of the areas you will be riding on, following a small stony trail up to Mawenzi Hut and then back to Horombo Hut.

The cycling distance is 10 kilometres.

• Start your ascent into the Alpine desert habitat. The first 3 km of the trail is very rocky, and cycling will be tough as this section is very stony and eroded. After about 3 km, the trail improves, and cycling will once again be possible.
• Reach the "Saddle," the area located between the peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo. It is relatively flat, and cycling is much easier. However, the high altitude, low oxygen levels, and cold conditions make the 7 km section towards Kibo Hut strenuous and challenging. The final kilometre before reaching Kibo Hut is especially strenuous.
• Remember to slow down and drink enough water. Upon arrival at Kibo Hut, lunch will be served.
• Embark on an awesome Kilimanjaro downhill, descending nearly 800 m over 7 km. The final 3 km descent to Horombo Hut is very technical and challenging.

Dinner and overnight at Horombo Hut.

• Wake up early and make sure your duffel bags are packed and ready to go.
• Head back up to Kibo Hut. Again, the first 3 km will require you to push and carry your bike a lot, while the final 7 km to Kibo Hut offers a good biking trail.
• Enjoy lunch and then rest at around 16h00. Later, hike partially up the summit path to orientate yourself for the summit attempt later that night. Situated in the barren Alpine desert, Kibo Hut is a stone-built block house with bunk beds for 60 climbers, but there are no streams with water nearby. There are platform toilets behind the hut. The summit, Uhuru Peak, is now a further 1,195 m up, and you will make your final ascent the same night.
• Prepare your equipment, thermal clothing, and everything else for your summit bid. This should include placing your headlamp and camera batteries where they are easy to access, and making sure you have a spare set available as well. To prevent freezing, it is wise to ask porters to carry your water in a thermal flask. Go to bed at around 19h00 and try to get as much rest and sleep as possible until 22h00.

Dinner and overnight at Kibo Hut.

• Be awakened by your guides to start the zigzag trek up the long slope.
• Reach Hans Meyer's Cave, and from here the gradient gets steeper.
• Continue your climb for approximately another three hours to Gilman's Point, collect your bike from the porters, and start riding to Uhuru Peak.
• Arrive at Uhuru Peak, spend a few minutes there or take photos, and then ride down to Stella Point. After lunch, ride down to Horombo Hut.

Dinner and overnight at Horombo Hut.

• Ride down to Kilema Gate across the alpine landscape.
• Transfer to Marangu Gate for check-out and then continue to the hotel in Moshi.

Dinner and overnight in Moshi.