Day 1 Nairobi Moshi
Arrive from Nairobi. Dinner and overnight at Arusha or Moshi
hotel.
Day 2 Moshi –Barranco
Hut
Breakfast. Drive to Umbwe gate via Umbwe Mission, 1400m
above sea level. Ascend to Borranco Hut with picnic lunch.
Dinner and overnight at Barranco Hut.
Day 3 Barranco Hut
Breakfast. Acclimatization day. Lunch, dinner and overnight
at Barranco Hut (3950m above sea level).
Day 4 Baranco -Barrafu
Hut
Breakfast. Take picnic lunch and ascend to Barrafu Hut
(4600m above sea level). Dinner and overnight at Barrafu
Hut.
Day 5 Barrafu – Uhuru-Mweka
Hut
Pre-breakfast. Very early in the morning, proceed to the
summit - Uhuru peak (5896m above sea level). Descend to
Mweka Hut. Decide, with your guide, a suitable spot for
lunch. Dinner and overnight at Mweka Hut.
Day 6 Mweka-Moshi
Breakfast. With picnic lunch, descend to Mweka gate where
your driver will drive you to Arusha or Moshi hotel for
dinner and overnight.
Day 7 Moshi -Nairobi
After breakfast depart for Nairobi arriving in time for late
lunch
ARK TZ 10: MARANGU ROUTE.
Day 1. Nairobi-Moshi.
Depart Nairobi at 0800 AM for Namanga border, clearing the
immigration formalities before proceeding to Arusha for
lunch. Afternoon is spent organizing climbing gear. Dinner
and overnight in Arusha.
Day 2.
Arusha-Mandara Hut.
After breakfast drive to Marangu gate , an altitude of 1860
ms .Walk 9kms to Mandara hut 2744m.(9,000ft) through dense
dense semi-tropical forest-for your first overnight on
Kilimanjaro. Meals and overnight at the hut.
Day 3.
Mandara-Horombo Hut
Start early morning for a ten hour walk towards Horombo. The
landscape becomes rigged and rocky but superb ,with both
mawenzi and kibo peaks in view .you spend your second night
at the mountain at Horombo hut .an altitude of 3,761m
[12.335ft] .
Day 4 Horombo –Kibo
Hut.
Take a tiring 13km walk which takes 6hrs to Kibo hut 4.732m
[15.520ft]above sea level .spectacular mountain vegetation
like giant cactus , groundswell and lobelia appear. Meals
and overnight at the hut .
Day 5 Kibo –Uhuru
Peak –Horombo Hut
The final attempt to the summit is made in the early hours
of the morning at 2.oo a.m . It take about 5hrs to climb the
steepest and most difficult part of the route to Gilman’s
point [5681M] 18630FT. From Gilman’s, it takes 1.5 to2 hours
to Uhuru peak 5,896m (19.344ft).Descend to Horombo for
dinner and overnight .
Day 6 Horombo –Moshio
Descend is rapid .After breakfast ,walk down to Marangu
gate for transfer to Arusha. Overnight at Arusha Hotel .
Day 7 Arusha- Nairobi
After breakfast , drive to Arusha for lunch ,then to Nairobi
via Namanga border town ,arriving early in the evening.