7-Day Mount Kilimanjaro Climb via Marangu Route to Uhuru Peak

• Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, where you will be picked up and transferred to the hotel or a similar property for an overnight stay.

Overnight at the hotel (bed and breakfast) or similar.

• Leave the hotel at about 8:00 a.m. and drive 45 minutes to Marangu Gate on the eastern side of Kilimanjaro.
• Complete the necessary paperwork at the park gate, including registration.
• Begin hiking at about 10:30 a.m.
• Hike through the rainforest from the park gate to Mandara Hut, which takes about 4 hours.
• Stop halfway for lunch.
• Reach the Mandara Huts at about 2:00 or 3:00 p.m.
• Unpack, rest, and have some tea or coffee.
• Dinner is served during the early evening, at about 7:00 p.m. A side trip to Maundi Crater, about 15 minutes away, is a good way to see the surroundings and enjoy views of Kenya and Northern Tanzania. Bathrooms are available with running water.

• Wake up for breakfast at approximately 7:30 a.m. and pack for the next leg.
• Break camp at about 8:30 a.m. and hike to Horombo Hut. This leg should take 5 to 6 hours.
• You will travel through lower heathland, where small shrubs are the main vegetation.
• Stop halfway for lunch. Views of Mawenzi are amazing, and the summit of Kibo can be seen from Horombo Huts.
• Arrive at Horombo Huts at about 3:00 p.m. Rest, unpack, and prepare for dinner. Bathrooms are available with running water.

• Ascending further, you now pass the last watering point and walk onto the saddle of Kilimanjaro between the peaks of Kibo and Mawenzi.
• Vegetation begins as upper heathland but gradually disappears into a "moonscape." Have dinner, rest, and prepare for the summit climb.

• Wake for a light breakfast around midnight, then prepare for the summit ascent. This part of the hike is carried out in the early morning before dawn so that climbers reach Uhuru Peak at sunrise.
• Leave at about 1:00 a.m. and reach Gilman's Point at about 7:00 a.m. Climbers are rewarded with views of the crater from Gilman's Point, as it is on the Crater Rim.
• Another 2 hours of hiking brings the climber to Uhuru Peak at about 8:30 a.m.
• From there, descend back to Kibo Huts, collect your belongings, and cross the saddle again to Horombo Huts, where you will spend the night. Eat dinner and get some well-deserved sleep.

• Wake up as usual, pack, and descend to Mandara Huts. Have your lunch there and continue to the park gate, where your transport back to Moshi will meet you.
• You should reach the park gate around 2:00 or 3:00 p.m. You will then drive back to Moshi for a long-overdue hot shower and an overnight stay at the hotel. It is recommended to tip guides and porters.
• This is highly appreciated at the end of the trip. Tips can be given to the main guide at the hotel. This is also where successful climbers receive their summit certificates.
• Climbers who reached Stella Point (5,759 m) are issued green certificates, and those who reached Uhuru Peak (5,895 m) receive gold certificates.

Overnight at the hotel (bed and breakfast) or similar.

• Depart for the airport or continue to other destinations in Tanzania or Zanzibar, which is a great trip to take after a hard climb.
• Other trips around Moshi and the Kilimanjaro region can be arranged at a reasonable price.