TANZANIA TREKKING SAFARIS
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MOUNTAIN KILIMANJARO HIKING TOURS

6 Days Kilimanjaro Climb: Marangu Route:

Day 1:
On arrival at Kilimanjaro airport you will be met and transferred to the Hotel of your choice. This evening you will be briefed on the climb in preparation for the following day. Dinner and overnight stay at Kilimanjaro Crane Hotel.

Day 2:Transfer Marangu Gate
After having your breakfast you will be transferred to Marangu Gate (1 860 m), where you will commence the climb. It is wise to set off on this for-hour hike as early in the day as you can. The route passes through tangled rain forest to the Mandara Hut at 2 752 m, close to the Maundi Crater. The climb is reasonably easy although the path is sometimes slippery. There is prolific birdlife and monkeys are usually seen. Mandara Hut is an attractive collection of buildings. Dinner and overnight stay at Mandara Hut.

Day 3:Hiking to Horombo
After breakfast, you will continue your ascent through a short stretch of forest skirting the base of Mundai Crater, emerging into rolling alpine meadows with giant heather trees, and finally arrive at Horombo (3 780 m), which is set in a rocky valley and surrounded by giant lobelia and groundsels. Dinner and an overnight stay at Horombo hut.

Day 4:Hiking towards Kibo Hut
You will have breakfast in the morning to continue along one of two trails to the saddle and on to Kibo Hut (4 740 m), which is approximately a six-hour walk into the lunar landscape of the desert area. The landscape becomes very stony and eroded, spectacular mountain vegetation like the giant cactus, groundswell and lobelia appear on the way. You will have your dinner and overnight at Kibo Hut.

Day 5:
Wake up at midnight for a snack to proceed to the summit through Gilman’s point and you accomplish the demanding five hours in the dark. As the sun rises, you should be at Gillman’s Point on the edge of the crater. A further hour along the crater’s rim takes you to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa at 5 895 m. You will be rewarded with spectacular views, beautiful ice formations and a tremendous feeling of satisfaction in conquering this mighty peak. The descent is much quicker, and you will retire for dinner and overnight at Horombo Hut.

Day 6:Depart From Horombo hut , End Of Safaris
Have breakfast in the morning, descent from Horombo hut to Marangu Gate. Final walk to the park gate, where you will be met and transferred back to your hotel or dropped to the airport to catch your flight back home.

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