7-Day Mount Kilimanjaro Marangu Route Trek to Uhuru Peak

• You will be picked up at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your hotel in Moshi town. There, you will meet your guide, who will brief you on your upcoming trek and carry out an equipment check to make sure you have all the necessary mountain gear. Any missing gear can be rented on this day.

• After breakfast, you will be collected from your lodge in Moshi and taken to 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 catch a glimpse of some primates as you head to Mandara Huts.
• After a well-earned rest, your guide can take you to Maundi Crater, where you can 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 included

The day begins with an early breakfast.

• Shortly after leaving Mandara Huts, you will reach the timberline and then enter the heath and moor zone.
• Approximately 4 - 6 hours later, Horombo Huts will come into sight, standing at an altitude of 3700 m. From the huts, you will have fantastic views overlooking Mawenzi, Kibo, and the wide plains of the Maasai Steppe.

Distance covered: 12.5 km/7.8 mi

Approx. time taken: 9 hours

Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner included

• 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 Huts, 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: 7 hours

Meals: Breakfast, lunch, & dinner included

• Today is "The Big Day" - the summit stage. You will begin your final ascent around midnight, which will be long and strenuous.
• Passing Hans Meyer Cave at 5220 m, the climb slowly but surely continues 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 have forgotten 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 Huts, a warm meal awaits you, followed by a 1 - 2 hour break before proceeding back down to Horombo Huts.

Distance covered: 22 km/13.7 mi

Approx. time taken: 12 - 15 hours

Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner included

• The last stage passes through the heath and moor zone to Mandara Huts (2700 m), where a warm lunch awaits you.
• Soon, you will once again pass through the tropical rainforest, and after a total of 6 hours of trekking, 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 & dinner included

• Our vehicle will be ready to take you to the airport at your preferred time.