5 Days Kilimanjaro Climb Marangu Route

Mount Kilimanjaro(4N)

STAY   3✭ hotels + hut

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1 Marangu Gate (1860m) to Mandara Hut (2700m)
  • 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 catch a glimpse of some primates as you head to the Mandara Hut.
  • After a well-earned rest, your guide can take you to the Maundi Crater, where you can enjoy the wonderful view of the Kenyan interior.
  • Distance covered: 8.3 km / 5.2 mi
  • Approximate time taken: 5 hours
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included
  • 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 to 6 hours later, the Horombo Hut will come into sight, standing at an altitude of 3,700 meters.
  • 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
  • Approximate time taken: 9 hours
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner included
  • Today's stage is long and challenging.
  • The well-maintained trail passes the "Last Water Point," followed by the so-called "Saddle."
  • This nearly vegetation-less plateau connects the main summit, Kibo, with Mawenzi.
  • Today's destination is the Kibo Hut, typically reached in about 5 to 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
  • Approximate time taken: 7 hours
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and 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 the Hans Meyer Cave at 5220m, the climb slowly but surely goes upwards.
  • At sunrise, you will reach Gillman's Point (5681m) ? 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 to 2 hours, you will reach Uhuru Peak at 5895m.
  • On your return to Kibo Hut, a warm meal awaits you, followed by a 1 to 2 hour break before proceeding back down to Horombo Hut.
  • Distance covered: 22km / 13.7mi
  • Approx. time taken: 12 to 15 hours
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included
  • The last stage passes through the heath and moor zone to the Mandara Hut (2700m), where a warm lunch is waiting for you.
  • Soon, you will once again pass through the tropical rainforest.
  • After a total trekking time of 6 hours, you will arrive back at the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate (1860m).
  • After saying goodbye to your mountain guides, a short transfer will 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.
  • Distance covered: 20.8 km / 12.9 mi
  • Approximate time taken: 8 hours
  • Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included

Stay & Meal Details

Package Policies

  • All transfers to the mountain and back to your hotel in Moshi
  • Professional and experienced mountain guides
  • Guides, porters, cook salaries, and park fees
  • Quality waterproof four-season mountain sleeping tents (twin sharing basis)
  • Sleeping mattress
  • Emergency oxygen cylinder
  • All meals while on the mountain
  • Quality mess tents with tables and chairs
  • Large portions of fresh, healthy, and nutritious food
  • Clean and purified drinking water
  • Conservation fees (included in park fees)
  • Camping or hut fees (included in park fees)
  • Rescue fees (included in park fees)
  • VAT (18% charged by the government)
  • Kilimanjaro summit certificate
  • Tanzania Visa
  • International and domestic flights
  • Hotel (available as an optional addon)
  • Transfers (available as an optional addon)
  • Personal trekking equipment such as sleepings bags, hiking boots, clothes, etc (available for renting)
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
  • Meals not listed in the itinerary
  • Liquors, beers and bottled beverages

day trip

  • In the event of cancellations, a written notice is required.
  • The deposit may be refunded, minus the following charges:
    • Reservations that have been processed
    • A cancellation fee imposed by hotels, campsites, lodges, special camp fees, and transporters
    • Any other relevant expenses
  • If cancellation is received within 25 to 30 days of the commencement of the tour, a cancellation fee of 0% of the total land arrangements will be charged.
  • If cancellation is made within 7 to 10 days of commencement, a charge of 30% will apply.
  • We recommend that you purchase full trip cancellation insurance.

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Mount Kilimanjaro(4N)

STAY   3✭ hotels + hut

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$ 1,600

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