6 Days Mt Kilimanjaro Climbing

0700hrs: After a heavy breakfast at the hotel, meet with your Trekking guide and porters for a pre trekking briefing and then drive (1hr drive) to Marangu entrance gate of Kilimanjaro National Park for registration and final packing before the actual walk begin.

At the gate the guests can hire any missing necessary hiking gear before the climb, therefore it’s a place for final checkup prior to start trekking Mt Kilimanjaro.

Marangu gate elevation 1860m/6000ft above sea level

Mandara hut elevation 2725m/9000ft above sea level

Approximate slow trekking time: 4hrs

Terrain: Dense rain forest

Option: Visit Maundi Crater

Overnight: Mandara Hut (Dinner, Bed and Breakfast)

0700hrs: After an early breakfast at the camp the guests will slowly depart to Horombo hut. Both peaks of the Kilimanjaro Mountain Mawenzi peak and Kibo peak can be viewed easily on the way today when the clouds are clear.

Mandara hut elevation 2725m/9000ft above sea level

Horombo hut elevation 3780m/12000ft above sea level

Approximate slow trekking time: 6hrs

Terrain: Alpine meadows dotted with giant heather trees

Option: Exercises to higher altitude for acclimatization and back at the camp

Overnight: Horombo Hut (Dinner, Bed and Breakfast)

0700hrs: After breakfast at the camp the guests will continue slowly to the next hut up the mountain. On this day the trail borders Mawenzi Peak across the stark landscape of the Saddle. The vegetation is spectacular mountain vegetation such as Giant cactus and Lobelias.

Horombo hut elevation: 3870m/12000ft above sea level

Kibo hut elevation: 4740m/15000ft above sea level

Approximate slow trekking time: 6hrs

Terrain: Sparse moorland and stony with Lobelias and Giant cactus

Option: Exercises to higher altitude for acclimatization and back at the camp

Overnight: Kibo Hut (Dinner, Bed and Breakfast)

0000HRS: On this night the guests will wake up around midnight for a coffee and some snacks and get prepared to conquer the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro. At approximately six to eight hours slow walk the guests will reach Uhuru Peak (the highest point in Africa at 5895m/19340ft above sea level) passing through Gilman’s Point (the second highest point at 5685m/18640ft above sea level). The walking distance between the two peaks is between one and two hours.

After a brief celebration with pictures at Uhuru peak early in the morning of a fifth day, the guests will slowly start to walk down descending past Kibo hut to Horombo hut for rest, dinner and overnight.

Kibo hut elevation: 4740m/15000ft above sea level

Gilman’s point elevation: 5685m/18640ft above sea level

Uhuru peak elevation: 5895m/19340ft above sea level - Destiny

Approximate slow trekking time: 6-8hrs

Terrain: Zigzag up rubble slopes and valleys

Option: Turn back at Gilman’s Point if too tired but the aim is to reach Uhuru Peak

Overnight: Horombo Hut (Dinner, Bed and Breakfast)

0700HRS: After breakfast at the camp the guests will further descend down past Mandara hut to Marangu gate. On arrival at the gate the guests will further celebrate and receive certificates from the park management confirming their Mt Kilimanjaro Climbing.

The car will be waiting for them and further drive to Airport planet lodge for lunch, day room use, shower and packing.

Depending on flight details the guests will be transferred to Kilimanjaro international airport for their flight back home.

Alternatively, as an extra package the guests may will include a safari tour package or Zanzibar beach for relaxation before returning home.