Day by Day Itinerary
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you are received there after clearing customs. After arriving at your lodge, your climbing manager and guide will give you a thorough briefing and go over your equipment. Spend the night at the Forest Hill Hotel
Your guide will give you a general briefing following breakfast at your accommodation. The other guides and porters will meet you at 9 am, after which we’ll transport you towards the Kilimanjaro National Park. Our team will perform a last cross-check of supplies and equipment while you register for your climb at the Marangu Park Gate, pack the vehicles, and check your equipment. You will be driven yet another 70 kilometers on subpar roads after registration to the Rongai Start Location at 1.950 meters. The hike starts at Nale Moru hamlet and travels along a gentle, twisting path that first passes through fields of corn and potatoes before entering a rainforest home to a variety of wildlife. You will indeed be welcomed with hot washing water as well as some refreshments after a 4- to 5-hour journey before having dinner in the mess tent.
4-5 hours for a hike
Altitude at Night: 9,300‘
Following your initial night on the mountain, you’ll be awakened up at 6:30 am in your tent with a delicious cup of coffee, tea, or hot chocolate. You begin your ascent on a route that leads uphill toward Kibo after breakfast. You will spend the majority of the day climbing slopes surrounded by heather and erica with lovely views of Kilimanjaro’s twin peaks, Mawenzi and Kibo, as well as your initial glance of a ice fields just on Eastern crater rim. As we get at the second cave, our cook will greet you with boiled drinking water as well as warm washing water. You can relax while enjoying some snacks and a delicious lunch. After lunch, there will be plenty of time for relaxation, taking in the atmosphere of the camp, and taking photos. As we get at the second cave, our cook will greet you with boiled drinking water as well as warm washing water. You can relax while enjoying some snacks and a delicious lunch. After lunch, there will be plenty of time for relaxation, taking in the atmosphere of the camp, and taking photos.
3-4 hours for a hike
Altitude at Night: 11,300′
The path abruptly turns south-east from Second Cave in the direction of Mawenzi’s ragged top. When navigating broad moorland, you come upon Kikelewa Camp, which is surrounded by a few caves and the Kikelewa River, as well as enormous groundsels and lobelias that are thriving close. From Kikelewa Camp, the views begin to open up, and you can see for yourself just how enormous Mount Kilimanjaro is.
3-4 hours for a hike
Altitude at Night: 11,811′
Although though the distance from here to Mawenzi Tarn is just about 4-5 kilometres, this stage is typically finished in the morning. As you approach 660m, the ascent becomes steeper and the trail loses more and more of the moor vegetation. In one of the most breathtaking locations, in a cirque underneath a Mawenzi’s sharp teeth, is the Mawenzi Tarn Hut. For improved acclimatization, we provide you with another hike up the western ridge in the afternoon. Get stunning views of Kibo if the sky isn’t cloudy and you’re fortunate.
4-5 hours for a hike
Altitude at Night: 14,160′
This magnificent day starts with a short backtracking before you set out westward, crossing the hill and descending the hillside to tiptoe all along northern border of the gorgeous bare Saddle. This day becomes the most favored day for climbing the mountain because of the screensaver-like views to the east and west. Today, we will travel to Kibo Camping, which once more provides a breathtaking view of the Kibo. You will receive a cooked meal when we get to the camp fairly early. Our guides would provide you a last briefing in the afternoon to get you ready for the summit journey. It’s time to unwind, double-check, and have your gear and equipment ready. In order to allow you plenty of relaxation and sleep, the meal will begin fairly early. The three pillars of a successful summit are a healthy diet, plenty of hydration, and sleep. To be well-rested for your hot wake-up beverage at 11:30 p.m, we urge you to go to sleep before 7 p.m.
6- to 8-hour hike
Altitude at Night: 15,430′
You’ll be awakened about midnight, giving you just enough time to grab a quick meal before venturing into the dark night. The rough landscape, where the trail is strewn with loose stones, is generally regarded as the most difficult part of the ascent. The objective is to reach Gilman’s Point prior to sunrise so that you can reach Uhuru Peak, Kibo’s highest peak, right after sunrise. Before proceeding along the crater rim to Uhuru, you will make a quick halt at Gilman’s Point to take in the breathtaking scenery. The final section of the ascent has a constant gradient.
Your final destination, Uhuru Peak, the summit of Kilimanjaro as well as the highest peak in Africa, may experience snow depending on the time of year. Once you’ve reached the peak, which is located at a height of 5,895 masl, you can congratulate yourself, take in the breathtaking scenery, and have your photo taken next to Uhuru Peak symbol as a reminder of your success.
The descending to Kibo Huts may now begin, and you’ll see that it goes by surprisingly swiftly. You will stop for a well-earned lunch in Kibo Huts before moving onto the Horombo Huts, in which a much-needed night’s rest is waiting.
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4-5 hours for a hike
Altitude at Night: 12,205′
To get to Marangu Gate, we make the last decline through the rain forest. Before departing Mount Kilimanjaro National Park, we will eat lunch here and bid our mountain team farewell. Have a relaxing bath and a joyful dinner before returning to Arusha.
Congratulations !
