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Experience Mount Kilimanjaro by bike on the Kilema route, the only route cyclists can use to reach the top of the mountain. This 7-day trek combines high-altitude riding, acclimatization, and a summit push to Uhuru Peak at 5895 m. You will travel with experienced guides who have completed the Kilimanjaro bike trek many times, including the first Tanzanian and African to complete the whole trip to the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro by bike. It is a distinctive way to explore the mountain while being supported by a knowledgeable team.
Experience Mount Kilimanjaro by bike on the Kilema route, the only route cyclists can use to reach the top of the mountain.
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Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, where you will be picked up and transferred to Springlands Hotel for an overnight bed and breakfast.
Overnight at Springlands Hotel (bed and breakfast) or similar.
Cycling distance: 19 km
You will be picked up from Springlands Hotel at 8:30 am. This morning, drive through Kilimanjaro's semi-tropical foothills to Marangu Gate, where you will spend a few minutes registering and obtaining the permit, then continue to Kilema Gate to enter Kilimanjaro National Park. Start riding up to Horombo Hut. Today is 100% cycling by bike. The cycling distance is 19 km, and the expected vegetation is forest and moorland.
Cycling distance: 19 km
After breakfast, start your cycling ride through the alpine desert. Some of the areas you will ride through are on small stone pathways up to Mawenzi Hut and back to Horombo. With a cycling distance of 10 km, today's vegetation is 90% alpine desert.
Cycling distance: 9 km
After breakfast, continue cycling to Kibo Hut on stony paths. The vegetation will be more alpine desert.
Cycling distance: 21 km
At 4 am, you will be woken by your guides to start the zigzag trek up a long scree slope. After roughly two hours, you should reach Hans Meyer's Cave, and from here the gradient gets steeper. Continue your climb for approximately another 3 hours to Gilman's Point. You will take your bike from the porters and start riding to Uhuru Peak.
Arriving at Uhuru Peak, spend a few minutes taking in the views and taking photos, then ride down to Stella Point. After lunch, ride down to Horombo Hut. Today, cycling is from Kibo Hut to Uhuru Peak and then back to Kibo Hut, from where you will descend to Horombo Hut. The expected vegetation will be alpine desert and ice caps.
Cycling distance: 19 km
After a leisurely breakfast, make your final ride down to Kilema Gate across the alpine zone and the rain forest, where you will be transferred to Marangu Gate for check-out and then to Springlands Hotel.
Overnight at Springlands Hotel (bed and breakfast) or similar.
After an early breakfast, transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport for your departure flight back home.
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Your 7 days finish where they began, in Moshi.
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