1 Day Trek, 2 Nights Pre and Post Trek

Day 1

Arrive Tanzania, Kilimanjaro Airport. Transfer to hotel. Overnight Moshi.

Day 2

Marangu Gate (1850m/6000 ft) - Mandara Hut (2700m/9,000 ft)

We leave Moshi town at about 0830hrs for Marangu Gate. There we complete the required paperwork and head into the incredible Marangu forest, with its thick moss, lichens and endless display of abundant plant life. The route will take us through the rainforest to Mandara Hut (9000 ft). Here we will stop, enjoy lunch and then head back down to the park gate and off to our hotel for a hot shower.

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2 Day Trek, 2 Nights Pre and Post Trek

Day 1

Arrive Tanzania, Kilimanjaro Airport. Transfer to hotel. Overnight Moshi.

Day 2

Marangu Gate (1850m/6000 ft) - Mandara Hut (2700m/9,000 ft)

We leave Moshi town at about 09h00 for Marangu Gate. There we complete the required paperwork and head into the incredible Marangu forest, with its thick moss, lichens and endless display of abundant plant life. The route will take us through the rainforest to Mandara Hut (9000 ft). We will arrive to Mandara Huts were we will spend the evening.

Day 3

After breakfast, we will take a short trek to Maundi crater in the hopes of seeing some game, before retracing our steps back down the mountain to the park gate, and back to our hotel.

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3 Day Trek, 2 Nights Pre and Post Trek

Day 1

Arrive Tanzania and transfer to the hotel.

Day 2

Marangu Gate (1850m/6000 ft) - Mandara Hut (2700m/9,000 ft)

We leave Moshi town at about 0900hrs for Marangu Gate and start hiking between about 10h30 and 12h00.

The route takes one through a thick rainforest from the park gate (6000 ft) to Mandara Hut (9000 ft), which is reached around 14h00 to 16h00. Dinner is served during the early evening, at about 19h00 in the communal dinning areas.

Day 3

Mandara Hut (2700m/9,000 ft) - Horombo Huts (3700m/12,000 ft)

After breakfast we head out on our next days trek towards Horombo Huts at 12000ft on a route that will take about 5-6 hours. The climb will take us through the lower heathland with small shrubs being the main vegetation. At our lunch stop about half way up, we will get stunning view across to Mawenzi. We will arrive at Horombo Hut around 15h00 with Kibo summit already in view.

Day 4

Horombo Huts (3700m/12,000 ft) - Marangu Gate (1850m/6000 ft)

After getting magnificent views of the summit of Kilimanjaro in the morning sunrise, we will start to retrace our steps, heading back down to Mandara Huts for lunch and then on to Marangu Gate and back to our hotel.

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4 Day Trek, 2 Nights Pre and Post Trek

Day 1

Arrive Moshi and transfer to hotel.

Day 2

Marangu Gate (1850m/6000 ft) - Mandara Hut (2700m/9,000 ft)

We leave Moshi town at about 0900hrs for Marangu Gate and start hiking between about 10h30 and 12h00.

The route takes one through a thick rainforest from the park gate (6000 ft) to Mandara Hut (9000 ft), which is reached around 14h00 to 16h00. Dinner is served during the early evening, at about 19h00 in the communal dinning areas.

Day 3

Mandara Hut (2700m/9,000 ft) - Horombo Huts (3700m/12,000 ft)

After breakfast we head out on our next days trek towards Horombo Huts at 12000ft on a route that will take about 5-6 hours. The climb will take us through the lower heathland with small shrubs being the main vegetation. At our lunch stop about half way up, we will get stunning view across to Mawenzi. We will arrive at Horombo Hut around 15h00 with Kibo summit already in view.

Day 4

Horombo Huts (3700m/12,000 ft)

We will spend the full day here at Horombo Huts and possibly take a walk up to Zebra Rocks.

Overnight at Horombo Huts.

Day 5

Horombo Huts (3700m/12,000 ft) - Marangu Gate (1850m/6000 ft)

After getting magnificent views of the summit of Kilimanjaro in the morning sunrise, we will start to retrace our steps, heading back down to Mandara Huts for lunch and then on to Marangu Gate and back to our hotel.

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