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5-Days Mount Kilimanjaro Trek Marangu route
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Duration - 5 days
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Guide optionsEnglish
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Cancellation PolicyStandard
Overview
The Mount Kilimanjaro 5-Day climb via the Marangu route is a popular choice for budget-conscious climbers who prefer spending fewer days on the summit of the mountain. This route involves four nights of accommodation in huts, with two additional nights before and after the trek.
Highlights
- Conquering climb Mount Kilimanjaro The African roof.
- Trekking through diverse landscapes
- Trek from lush rainforests to arid alpine deserts.
- Stunning sunrises as you ascend to Uhuru Peak
- You'll challenge yourself physically and mentally
- unforgettable adventure promises on the summit
- Transformational experience that will stay with you forever
Description
5-Days Mount Kilimanjaro Trek Marangu route
The Mount Kilimanjaro 5-Day climb via the Marangu route is a popular choice for budget-conscious climbers who prefer spending fewer days on the summit of the mountain. This route involves four nights of accommodation in huts, with two additional nights before and after the trek, resulting in a total of seven days for the tour. The Kilimanjaro Marangu route offers a relatively easier ascent to the summit and has been successful for many trekkers, thanks to the extra day allocated for acclimatization to the altitude.
What's included
- Inclusions:
- Transfers in both directions between the International Airport.
- All accommodation in Arusha.
- Mountain Equipment
- Professional Mountain guide, Porter and cooks
- All meals while trekking
- Government Tax
- All Mountain Park fees.
- Oxygen tank
- Exclusions:
- Tanzania Visa
- International flights
- Tipping for your Mountain guides, cooks and potters
- Personal items like Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.
- Optional tour like wildlife Safari after trekking
- Some Extra meals
- Alcohol Drinks
Itinerary
- Visited Places:
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Moshi
- Mount Kilimanjaro National Park
Day 1 Kilimanjaro Climb, Hiking Time: 3-4 hours, 8km/5 miles
We will give a briefing about the details of the trek, our guides will check your trekking gear before we depart. Then the adventure begins with a 1 hour drive to the Kilimanjaro Park Gate, where we register and start our 5-Day Kilimanjaro climb. We will follow the trail and will reach the Mandara encampment within 4 hours. You can take a side trip to Maundi Crater, it’s a great viewing point over Northern Tanzania and Kenya.
Day 2 Kilimanjaro Climb, Duration: 5-6 hours, 12km/7.5 miles
Today we will leave the rain forest behind and follow an ascending path on the open moorland. Here you can enjoy the stunning views of the mountain peaks Mawenzi and the Summit Kibo. This trek will take up to 6 hours and the night will be spend ad the Horombo hut (3720 meter) which is located in a valley with the giant lobelias and groundsels, flora that is characteristic of this semi alpine zone. You may begin to feel the effects of the altitude.
Day 3 Kilimanjaro climbing, Today’s Hiking duration: 5-7 hours, 9km/5.5 miles
While ascending, we pass the last watering point and moving forwards to the saddle of the Kilimanjaro. Between the peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo, the vegetation is changing into a dessert alpine zone at 4000 meter. This seven our walk will be taken in a slow pace, be careful for the first signs of altitude sickness. We will take our rest and dinner at the Kibo hut, here we prepare ourselves for the summit climb.
Day 4 Kilimanjaro Climb, Todays hike Time: 6-8 hours Up to summit 6 km/4 miles and descent 15km/9 miles down.
After midnight around 2 am in the morning, we begin our climb to reach the summit. The beginning of this climb is done in the dark and requires headlamps or flashlights. On a steep and heavy scree with snow we will reach Gilman’s point (5861 meter), located on the crater rim. We continue our trek of 2-4 hours to ascend Uhuru Peak, which is the highest point in Africa. There are unbelievable views take made this climb worth it! Have your picture taken at the summit; this will be a lifelong lasting memory. From here we descend and stop over for lunch and rest at Kibo hut, before continuing on to the Horombo encampment to overnight.
Day 5 Hiking Time: 4-5 hours, 20km/12.5 miles
After breakfast, a steady descent takes us down through moorland to the Mandara Hut. Continue descending through lush forest path to the National Park gate at Marangu. A vehicle will be waiting for you at Marangu gate to drive you back to your hotel in Moshi. Here all hikers that reach the summit will get an official well-earned certificate! This will be the End of our Service.
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