Kilimanjaro - Marangu Route

ITINERARY FOR MT. CLIMBING
MARANGU ROUTE
7 DAYS
ESL TOUR NO. I

• DAY 1 Drive to Hotel/Lodge for dinner and overnight.
• DAY 2 After breakfast, drive 8 kms Marangu gate, an altitude of 1,800 m. walk 9 kms to Mandara Hut 2,744 m. (9,000 ft) through dense semi-tropical rain forest, for your first overnight on Kilimanjaro. Meals and overnight at the Hut.
• DAY 3 Start early morning for a five hour toward Horombo. The landscape becomes more rugged and rocky but superb, with both Mawenzi and Kibo peaks in view. You spend your second night on the mountain at Horombo hut, an altitude of 3,761 m (12,000 ft).
• DAY 4 Take a tiring 13 kms walk which takes 6 hours to Kibo Hut 4,732 m. (15,450 ft) above sea level. Spectacular mountain vegetation like giant cactus, groundsel and lobelia appear. Meals and overnight at the hut.
• DAY 5 Hours of the morning at 2.00 a.m. It takes about 5 hours to climb the steepest and most difficult part of the route to Gilman’s point 5,681 m. (18,840 ft). From Gilman’s takes 1.5 to 2 hours to Uhuru peak, 5,896 m. (19,340 ft). Descend to Horombo for dinner and overnight.
• DAY 6 Descent is rapid. After breakfast walk down to Marangu gate for transfer to Hotel/Lodge. Dinner and overnight.
• DAY 7 After breakfast, drive to Arusha National Park or other arrangements.