Kenya Camping Tours
MARANGU ROUTE MOUNT
KILIMANJARO CLIMB 7 DAYS
DAY 1: Nairobi-Moshi
Boards shuttle bus from
Nairobi at 0800 hrs and
proceed to Arusha
arriving at 1300hrs.
Depart for Moshi at
1400hrs arriving at
1530hrs. Dinner and
overnight at a hotel in
Moshi or (Pick up from
Kilimanajaro airport and
transfer to hotel in
Moshi)
DAY 2: Marangu Gate
(1980m) - Mandara hut
(2700m)
Hiking time: 5 hours
Distance: About 12 km's
Habitat: Montane forest
Moorland
After breakfast, start
the climb through
fascinating rain forests
till you reach the first
hut Mandara. Meals and
overnight at the hut.
(9,000ft).
DAY 3:Mandara hut
(2700m) - Horombo hut
(3720m)
Hiking time: 6 hours
Distance: About 15 km's
Habitat: Moorland
After breakfast, follow
the ascending path
through the alpine –
meadow. The altitude
begins to change and
slowdown your pace while
enjoying the flora and
the view of Mawenzi and
Kibo peaks. Arrive at
the Horombo Hut 12km
from Mandara. Meals and
overnight at the hut.
(12,520ft).
DAY 4: Horombo hut
(3720m) - Kibo hut
(4700m)
Hiking time: 6 hours
Distance: About 15 km's
Habitat: Alpine desert
After breakfast, resume
the climb, the landscape
becomes rugged and
rocky. Lobelias begin to
appear. Climb to Kibo
Hut. Meals and overnight
at the hut. (15,520ft)
DAY 5:SUMMIT ATTEMPT!!
Kibo hut (4700m) - Uhuru
Peak (5895m) - Horombo
hut (3720m)
Hiking time: 8 hours to
Uhuru
6 hours to descend to
Horombo Distance:
6 km's ascent - 21 km's
descent
Habitat: Stone scree and
ice-capped summit
The beginning of the
last ascent is made in
the wee hrs of the
morning while the scree
is still frozen. Climb
the very steep part of
the route to GILMANS
POINT (most difficult
and tiring part). UHURU
PEAK is reached within
an hour's walk along the
crater rim. (19,344ft).
Start the walk along the
craters rim. (19,344ft).
Start the descent to
Horombo hut for
overnight
DAY 6:Horombo hut
(3720m) - Marangu Gate
(1980m)
Hiking time: 6 hours
Distance: About 27 km's
Return to a hotel in
Moshi. After lunch, have
a good rest, meals and
overnight at your hotel.
DAY 7: After
breakfast, depart for
Nairobi with the shuttle
bus and transfer to Jomo
Kenya Airport for your
flight home.
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Camping Safari
Close
your eyes, and for a moment feel your body
lift up, with you having no control over it,
and there is a certain part of you, inside
you, saying to yourself, I am crazy for
taking this balloon safari. This is what
most people feel, when the excitement of a
Masai Mara balloon safari crosses one's
emotion of self-control and independence.
is Africa's highest
peak. It is the world's tallest walkable mountain,
and what a walk it is. You go through 5 different
climatic zones to reach the summit.
