5-Day Kilimanjaro Marangu Route Trek with Uhuru Peak Sunrise

After breakfast, you will be collected from your lodge in Moshi and taken to the Marangu Gate. Once the necessary paperwork has been completed, your trek can begin, and you will soon be hiking through the dense rainforest. Alongside the impressive vegetation, you will have the chance to glimpse some primates as you head to Mandara Hut. After a well-earned rest, your guide can take you to Maundi Crater to enjoy the wonderful view of the Kenyan interior.

• Distance covered: 8.3 km / 5.2 mi
• Approx. time taken: 5 hours
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• Accommodation: Mandara Hut

The day begins with an early breakfast. Shortly after you leave Mandara Hut, you will reach the timberline and then enter the heath and moor zone. Approximately 4-6 hours later, Horombo Hut will come into sight, standing at an altitude of 3700 m. From the hut, you will have fantastic views overlooking Mawenzi, Kibo, and the wide plain of the Masai steppe.

• Distance covered: 12.5 km / 7.8 mi
• Approx. time taken: 9 hours
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• Accommodation: Horombo Hut

Today's stage is long and tough. The well-built trail passes the "Last Water Point," which is followed by the so-called "saddle." This nearly vegetation-less plateau joins the main summit, Kibo, with Mawenzi. Today's destination is Kibo Hut, which is usually reached in about 5-6 hours. Here, you will enjoy an early evening meal followed by an early night, as the night will be short.

• Distance covered: 9.5 km / 5.9 mi
• Approx. time taken: 8 hours
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• Accommodation: Kibo Hut

Summit day! You will begin your final ascent around midnight, which will be long and strenuous. Passing the Hans Meyer Cave at 5220 m, the climb slowly but surely goes upwards. At sunrise, you will reach Gillman's Point (5681 m) - the crater rim of Kilimanjaro - where the sun will slowly start to warm the land. You will soon forget the cold of the night, and after a further hike of 1-2 hours, you will reach Uhuru Peak at 5895 m. On your return to Kibo Hut, a warm meal awaits you, followed by a 1-2 hour break before returning to Horombo Hut.

• Distance covered: 22 km / 13.7 mi
• Approx. time taken: 12-15 hours
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
• Accommodation: Horombo Hut

The last stage passes through the heath and moor zone to Mandara Hut (2700 m), where a warm lunch awaits you. Soon, you will once again pass through the tropical rainforest, and after a total trekking time of 6 hours, you will be back at the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate (1860 m). After saying goodbye to your mountain guides, a short transfer follows to take you back to your hotel in Moshi. Once there, you can take a warm and relaxing shower and celebrate your success in reaching the summit of Kilimanjaro.

• Distance covered: 20.8 km / 12.9 mi
• Approx. time taken: 8 hours
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
• Accommodation: Moshi/Arusha