Itinerary

Day 1

On arrival at Kilimanjaro airport or nairobi airport, Namanga/ Taveta, you will be met and transfer to Arusha Impala Hotel. You will meet local guides and make arrangements ready for the following day's mount kilimanjaro climbing.

Day 2

ransfer to marangu gate and where the climbing begin. You will climb up to Mandara Hut (2,742m) near a volcanic fossil. You will arrive at the hut in time for lunch and rest the whole afternoon at Mandara hut. Meals and overnight.

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

Today's goal is Horombo Hut (3,700m) the route takes you through heavy forests and then across open Savanna terrain. the giant lobelias begin to appear at 3,350m. Overnight at Horombo Hut.

Day 5

Rise early and by about 0200 hrs start the final ascent to Gilman 5,685m at the rim of the crater. You reach Gilman to witness the spectacular and unforgettable rise of the sun over mawenzi. After signing the book you can proceed to Uhuru peak (5,895m). If your stamina survives, return to Horombo for the night.

Day 6

This is the last day of the climb and you will transfer to Marangu or Kibo Hotel for a deserved comfortable night rest after your memorable achievement.

Day 7

After beakfast drive to Taveta, Kilimanjaro Airport or Namanga or to national parks after lunch at Arusha

Extra Information

Inclusions -

Porters and guide, accomondation in the huts/tent full board, entrance fee in the park, rescue fee. Transfers to and from Nairobi, two nights accommodation in Arusha

Extras -

Kilimanjaro, by any name, is a metaphor for the compelling beauty of East Africa. When you see the mountain, you understand why. Not only is kilimanjaro the highest peak on the African continent but is also the tallest free-standing mountain in the world, rising in breathtaking isolation from the surrounding coastal scrubland - elevation around 900 metres - to an imperious 5,895 metres (19,336 feet).

But there is so much more to kilimnjaro than her summit. The ascent of the slopes is a virtual climatic world tour, from the tropics to the Arctic. So why not join one of our organized mount kilimanjaro trekking. The oldest of our clients was 78 and the youngest being 14 years. We cater for big and small groups. If you are individual traveler please join one of our organized trekking but if in a group you can always tailor made your itinerary. You can enter one route and come out the other side. The choice is yours.

Kilimanjaro compared to Mt. Kenya is a relatively easy and the main summit of Uhuru peak (5,895m) can be reached by most climbers. It is Africa 's highest free standing mountain at 5,895 meters or 19,340 feet. It looms some 16,000 feet (4,900 meters) above the plains that spread out from its base. It is an extinct volcano, with 3 peaks: Kibo peak, Shira peak & Mawenzi peak. Kibo is the highest one (5,895m) in the center, Mawenzi is lower (5,149m) and East of Kibo, but more technical. Mount Kilimanjaro 's (Kili - easily known) third peak is Shira which is less obvious, but it's also an extinct volcano (3,962m, west of Kibo). Mt. Kilimanjaro can be climbed though marangu route, machame route, Umbwe route, Lemosho route,Rongai route.For the adventurous, Kilimanjaro will take you through the mists of equatorial jungle to reach the snows and breath-taking views from the summit.

The name kilimanjaro itself is a mystery wreathed in clouds. It might mean Mountain of Light , Mountain of Greatness or Mountain of Caravans . Or it might not. The local people, the Wachagga, don't even have a name for the whole massive kilimanjaro, only Kipoo (now known as Kibo) for the familiar snowy peak that stands imperious, overseer of the continent, kilimanjaro is the summit of Africa

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