6-Day Mount Kilimanjaro Marangu Route Trek with Uhuru Peak Summit

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

• 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 begins, and you will soon be hiking through the dense rainforest.
• Alongside the impressive vegetation, you may catch a glimpse of some primates as you make your way to Mandara Hut.
• After a well-earned rest, your guide can take you to Maundi Crater, where you can enjoy wonderful views of the Kenyan interior.

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

• The day begins with an early breakfast.
• Shortly after leaving 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 3700m.
• From the hut, you will have fantastic views overlooking Mawenzi, Kibo, and the wide plain of the Masai steppe.

Elevation (ft): 12,205 ft to 14,400 ft
Distance: 5 km/3 miles
Hiking Time: 2-3 hours
Habitat: Heath

Mawenzi Ridge to Horombo Hut
Elevation (ft): 14,400 ft to 12,205
Distance: 5 km/3 miles
Hiking Time: 1-2 hours
Habitat: Heath
Accommodation: Horombo

• This extra day is meant for acclimatization and can be spent day hiking on Mawenzi Ridge.
• The unique landscape offers motivating views of Kibo and Mawenzi.
• After spending some time exploring the area, you will head back to Horombo Hut.

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

• Today's stage is long and tough. The well-built trail passes the "Last Water Point," 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: 22km / 13.7mi
Approx. time taken: 12 hours - 15 hours
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation: Horombo Hut

• Today is "The Big Day" - the summit stage.
• You will begin your final ascent around midnight, and it will be long and strenuous.
• Passing Hans Meyer Cave at 5220m, the climb continues slowly but surely upward.
• At sunrise, you will reach Gillman's Point (5681m) - the crater rim of Kilimanjaro - where the sun will slowly begin 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 5895m.
• On your return to Kibo Hut, a warm meal awaits you, followed by a 1 - 2 hour break before continuing back down to Horombo Hut.

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

• The last stage passes through the heath and moor zone to Mandara Hut (2700m), where a warm lunch is waiting for 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 (1860m).
• After saying goodbye to your mountain guides, a short transfer follows to take you back to your hotel in Moshi.
• Once there, you can enjoy a warm and relaxing shower and celebrate your success in reaching the summit of Kilimanjaro.