Marangu Route 5 Days

Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport and transferred to the Boma-Masai Garden at Bomang'ombe town 18.3km for overnight right from the Airport.

At 8:00 AM after breakfast you will get briefing from professional mountain guide for an hour then at 9:00 AM you will start a journey to the Marangu gate on the Eastern side of Kilimanjaro for registration to the National Park and begin hiking at 11:00 AM. On the way you will see different types of birds, Colobus monkeys and giant trees. The trail can be wet/raining most of the time so gaiters and trekking poles will help you. You will stop at Mandara huts at 3:00 PM for lunch, rest and some coffee or tea. Optional hike to Maundi Crater for spectacular views of Northern Tanzania and Kenya.

You will wake up at 7:00 AM for breakfast and pack for your next trek. 8:00 AM hike through the rainforest glades, where you can look for giant lobelias and groundsels. Continue up into open moorlands where small shrubs are main vegetation. You will stop halfway for lunch and enjoy wonderful views of Mawenzi. At 3:00 PM you will arrive at Horombo huts, where you can see Kibo's summit. Get rest, unpack and prepare for dinner. You may start feeling the effects of altitude here. You can choose to spend an extra day resting at Horombo for acclimatization.

Wake to breakfast as usual. If you wake up early you can get very nice photos of sunrise. The first part of the day hike through the saddle shows the connection of Mawenzi and Kibo. You may feel and notice signs of altitude sickness. There is no running water at Kibo Hut. Prepare for the midnight summit attempt.

You wake at midnight and get light breakfast then prepare for your summit. The goal is to reach Uhuru Peak after sunrise. You leave at midnight and reach Gilman's Point on the crater rim at 5,681m, then continue to Uhuru Peak at 5,895m - Africa's highest point. Take photos at the summit to capture this wonderful achievement. After spending time at the summit, descend back to Kibo Hut for lunch and rest, then continue down to Horombo Hut for dinner and sleep.

Wake up and pack, continuing the descent back to Mandara Hut for lunch, then continuing down to Marangu Gate where you should reach around 3:30 PM. This is the last place to meet your crew. Please don't forget to tip your porters, guides, and cook - tipping is highly appreciated in African communities. You will be picked up by tour driver and transferred back to the hotel for rest and muscle relaxation.