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Last update: 03 Oct 2019
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania| The Roof of Africa
| Activity type: | Hiking |
| Activity level: | Moderate/ Challenging |
| Availability: |
3 Oct 2019 - 31 Dec 2020 |
| Duration: | 6 Day(s) / Tour with flexible start dates |
| Price: | from $1280 |
Full description
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro 5 Days Marangu Route is also known as the “Tourist Route” and the “Coca-Cola Route.”This is because Marangu is the most popular route on the mountain, and thus is considered “touristy”, and because the route is the only one that offers sleeping huts, which serve beverages like Coca-Cola.
Price includes
- Ox meter machine •English, Spanish and German speaking guide (certified as a Wilderness First Responder & Emergency Medicine Adult and Child CPR) •Guide, chef and porters salaries •Meals (3 times per day) •Cook and kitchen utensils •All camping gears •Rescue fees •All park entry fees •All camping and hut fees •Airport transfer (round trip) •Crisis management and safety procedures •Transfer from the Airport before & after Trekking •Accommodation in tents while on a trek. •Camping equipment's including sleeping tents, sleeping mats •All nights’ accommodation in tents/huts during trekking tour •2 nights in hotel before and after climb. •Park fees and government levies, including VAT TAXES •Porters - a minimum of 3 per client. •First Aid Kit including oxygen Kit. •Transfers from Moshi to Park Entries Gate & return. •All meals for vegetarian/non-vegetarian. Breakfast, lunch & dinner •Bottled water on the first day of the climb, boiled and filtered on the mountain. •National Park gate fees •Certified, experienced, English, Spanish and German -speaking guides for all routes •Staff salaries •Camping equipment's including sleeping tents, sleeping mats, dinning tent, chairs and table. •All nights’ accommodation in tents/huts during trekking tour •Large portions of fresh, healthy, nutritious food: •Fair and ethical treatment of porters •Clean, purified drinking water •Crisis management and safety procedures •Tents, foam sleeping pads, cooking equipment, and eating utensils
Not included in price
- Tanzania Visa: $50/$100 per person on arrival •Personal Expenses (e.g. Laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.) •Meals not listed above •Optional Tours (short safari after your climb •Sleeping bags. •Personal mountain gear •Tips (Gratuity) to guide and porters •Personal Expenses
Guide
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My name is Lewison tour guide and owner of East Africa Travel Company lived in Kilimanjaro Tanzania
Location
Tanzania, Kilimanjaro Region, Rombo
Day Day 1: Arrival transfers from KIA-Hotel
Arrival transfers from KIA-Hotel
We will pick you up from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Kilimanjaro hotel for overnight
Day Day 2: Rest day
Rest day
We recommend at least one rest day before starting your trek and try to sleep because of different time zones, our guide he will give the briefing and check your trekking gears to make sure you have everything needed.
Day Day 3: Starting Day
Starting Day
After breakfast and briefing, drive to the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate (about 1 hour), register and commence the climb. Walk through the rainforest to the Mandara encampment. A side trip to Maundi Crater is a good way to see the surroundings, including Northern Tanzania and Kenya. In the rainforest, look for towering Eucalyptus trees, birdlife, and Colobus monkeys.
Elevation: 1860m/6100ft to 2700m/8875ft
Distance: 8km/5mi
Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
Habitat: Montane Forest
Meals: LD
Budget Lodging: Mandara Hut
Day Day 4: Hike Mandara Hut to Horombo Hut
Hike Mandara Hut to Horombo Hut
You leave the glades of the rainforest and follow an ascending path on the open moorlands to the Horombo encampment. Views of Mawenzi and the summit of Kibo are amazing. Look for giant lobelias and groundsels. You may begin to feel the effects of the altitude.
Elevation: 2700m/8875ft to 3700m/12,200ft
Distance: 12km/7.5mi
Hiking Time: 5-6 hours
Habitat: Heathland
Meals: BLD
Budget Lodging: Horombo Hut
Day Day 5: Hike Horombo Hut to Kibo Hut
Hike Horombo Hut to Kibo Hut
Ascending, we now pass the last watering point, walking onto the saddle of Kilimanjaro between the peaks of Kibo and Mawenzi. Vegetation begins with upper heathland but then disappears into “moonscape”. Dinner, rest and prepare for the summit climb.
Elevation: 3700m/12,200ft to 4700m/15,500ft
Distance: 9km/5.5mi
Hiking Time: 5-6 hours
Habitat: Alpine Desert
Meals: BLD
Budget Lodging: Kibo Hut
Day Day 6: Hike Kibo Hut to Summit, and down to Horombo Hut
Hike Kibo Hut to Summit, and down to Horombo Hut
Very early in the morning (midnight to 2 am), commence the climb to the summit on steep and heavy scree or snow up to Gilman’s point located on the crater rim.
Continuing passing Stella's point.
We now ascend to Uhuru Peak, which is the highest point in Africa. There are unbelievable views at every turn. Have your picture taken at the summit to show your friends and family.
From here we descend, stopping for lunch and a rest at Kibo before continuing on to the Horombo encampment.
The beginning of this climb is done in the dark and requires headlamps or flashlights. It will be very cold until you start descending, so you will need all of your warm layers. This is by far the most difficult part of the trek with many switchbacks. Going slowly “pole pole” and an optimistic attitude will get you there!
Elevation: 4700m/15,500ft to 5895m/19,340ft
Down to 3700m/12,200ft
Distance: 6km/4mi up / 15km/9mi down
Hiking Time: 6-8 hours up / 15km/9mi down
Habitat: Alpine Desert
Meals: BLD
Budget Lodging: Horombo Camp
Day Day 7: Hike Horombo Hut to the trailhead, drive to Moshi
Hike Horombo Hut to the trailhead, drive to Moshi
After breakfast, a steady descent takes us down through moorland to the Mandara Hut. Continue descending through a lush forest path to the National Park gate at Marangu. At lower elevations, it can be wet and muddy. Gaiters and trekking poles will help. Shorts and T-shirts will probably be plenty to wear (keep rain gear and warmer clothing handy).
A vehicle will meet you at Marangu village to drive you back to your hotel in Moshi (about 1 hour). Don’t forget to tip your guides and porters.
Elevation: 3700m/12,200ft to 1700m/5500ft
Distance: 20km/12.5mi
Hiking Time: 4-5 hours
Habitat: Forest
Meals: B
Day Day 8: Departure transfers
Departure transfers
Pick up from the hotel and transfer to KIA to say bye and welcome again.
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Last update: East Africatravel
(1 Jan 2021)