Climbing Expedition Marangu 6 days 5 Nights
Day 1: Begin Kilimanjaro Climb: Base to Mandara Hut
After breakfast you will meet your guides and porters, finish packing and transfer to the park entrance where you begin your Kilimanjaro climb. After formalities at the park entrance, you enter the rain forest for a gentle walk through verdant scenery to Mandara Hut. This can be done faster, but the slower the better for the eventual success of the climb.
Day 2: Mandara Hut to Horombo Hut
You will be woken up early and given a cup of tea along with warm water for washing. After a cooked breakfast, leave Mandara and trek to Horombo Hut. About one half hour after leaving Mandara Hut, you will emerge from the rain forest onto alpine meadows. This will be a very pretty day with splendid views of the peaks and the plains below the mountain. The vegetation is also quite spectacular, especially higher up, where endemic giant lobelias and senecios may be seen. Higher still, the vegetation becomes thinner and the effects of altitude may begin to be felt. Then you will reach Horombo Hut, where you will have warm washing water, rest, and an evening meal.
Day 3: Horombo Hut
Most climbers begin to feel the effects of altitude at these elevations, so today is an acclimatization day at Horombo Hut. You can spend the day resting, but it’s a good idea to take a hike up towards the saddle between Kibo and Mawenzi and visit Zebra Rock. The rains come almost every afternoon, so plan to be back at the lodge by about 4:00pm.
Day 4: Horombo Hut to Kibo Hut
Your climb continues to Kibo Hut at the foot of Kibo Peak. The route takes you up to the saddle between the peaks of Kibo and Mawenzi and then across the high altitude desert to the huts.
Day 5: Summit to Horombo Hut
You will be woken around midnight with a hot drink. Finish putting on all your warm clothing and get ready to attempt the summit. The rim of the crater at Gillman’s Point (18,635 feet), recognized as the top, is reached after a stiff climb up a very steep, loose scree slope.
Day 6: Final Descent
After breakfast, continue your descent (slowly so as not to sprain an ankle or twist a knee) to Marangu Gate. If you have made it to Gillman’s or Uhuru, you will sign the book and your head guide will pick up your certificates. You will then be driven back to Hotel for the celebration.
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Kilimanjaro Climb- Marangu Route 6 Days 5 Nights
Marangu Route