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Climbing Mt Kilimanjaro, Marangu Route on Mount Kilimanjaro

Marangu Route (7 Days/6 Nights)

Day 1. Nairobi/Arusha/Moshi
Depart Nairobi in the morning by a shuttle to Moshi arriving late afternoon. Dinner and overnight.

Day 2. Mandara Hut
After breakfast, drive 45kms to Marangu Gate (1860m). Walk 9 kms through dense semi-tropical Rain Forest to Mandara Hut (2744m). Dinner and overnight.

Day 3. Horombo Hut

Depart early morning for a 10hr walk up to Horombo Hut (3761m). The landscape becomes more rigged and rocky but superb, with mawenzi and Kibo peaks in view. Dinner and overnight.

Day 4. Kibo Hut
After breakfast, proceed on a 6hr walk through spectacular mountain vegetation to Kibo Hut (4732m). Dinner and overnight.

Day 5. Uhuru Peak/Horombo
The final attempt to the summit is made in the early hours of the morning at 2:00 am. It takes about 5 hrs to the most difficult steep part of the route to Gilman Point(5681m). From Gilmans, it takes one hour thirty minutes to Uhuru Peak (5895m.) Descend to Horombo Hut for dinner and overnight.

Day 6. Moshi/Arusha/Nairobi
Descent is rapid. After breakfast, walk down to Marangu Gate for transfer to Moshi. Dinner and overnight in Moshi

Day 7. Arusha/Nairobi
Depart Moshi in the morning by a shuttle back to Nairobi arriving approx. 1830 hrs.

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Mount Kilimanjaro Climbing -  Machame Route (8 days /7 nights)

Day 1. Nairobi/Arusha/Moshi
Depart Nairobi in the morning by shuttle to Moshi arriving late afternoon. Dinner and overnight in a buget hotel in Moshi.

Day 2. Machame Hut

Drive to Machame Village. The climb begins at the end of the tarmac road, walking for about 6 hrs gradually ascending through the forested hills onwards to Machame Hut (3000m). Dinner and overnight.

Day 3. Shira Hut
Early in the morning, you will cross a valley and stream before ascending a steep ridge. The path then drops into a river gorge before you climb more gently onto the moorland of the Shira plateau - 3,800m. Total climbing time is about 6hrs. Dinner and overnight.

Day 4. Barranco Hut
The path continues directly up the ridge towards Kibo, then turns right and descends into Barranco gorge. Climb to Barranco hut at 3940m shortly after. Total climbing time is about 6 hrs. Dinner and overnight.

Day 5. Barafu Hut
Crossing the Barranco Valley, climb the Barranco wall (not technical climbing), then follow the Kibo South Circuit. You will then turn left and climb up a ridge for about 2 hrs to Barafu hut at 4,600m . Dinner and overnight.

Day 6. Mweka Hut
Very early start for the summit first to Stella Point and then Uhuru Peak at 5895m. After sunrise, descend down to Mweka hut, which takes about 6 hrs. Dinner and overnight.

Day 7. Mweka Gate
This is the last day of your climb. You will descend to Mweka Gate where you will be met and transferred to your hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 8. Arusha/Nairobi
Depart Moshi in the morning with a shuttle bus back to Nairobi arriving approx 1830hrs.

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Mt Kilimanjaro Climbing - Umbwe Route - 8 days/ 7 nights

DAY 1: NAIROBI - ARUSHA.
Leave Nairobi in a shuttle bus arriving Arusha in time for lunch. Afternoon spent at leisure and shopping for the provision needed for the mountain. Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Arusha.

DAY 2:ARUSHA - LAVAS CAVES.
After breakfast, transfer to Marangu gate and then to Umbwe village to start the climb. Climb for four hrs through the rain the rain forest to camp at the caves 2,800m above the sea level.

DAY 3: LAVAS CAVES - BARRANCO HUT.
After breakfast, continue ascend along a sharp ridge, giving a district high mountain feeling, then unto the moorland camp and by mid afternoon stay at Barranco hut 3,900m for dinner and overnight.

DAY 4: BARRANCO HUT - ARROW GLACIER.
A four-hour walk past enormous breach wall to camp at the foot of the arrow Glacier. A leisurely afternoon and afternoon and evening, acclimatizing around 4,900m and watching the sunset behind mount Meru.

DAY 5: ARROW GLACIER - KILIMANJARO CRATER RIM.

Climbing the same steep scrambling up the screes and across the frozen lava on the tottering wall. You camp on the stunning crater rim of kilimanjaro.

DAY 6: KILIMANJARO CRATER RIM - HOROMBO HUT.
You trek up the highest point in Africa, UHURU peak 5,896m. Descend via Gilman's point and kibo hut for dinner and overnight.

DAY 7: HOROMBO HUT - ARUSHA.
After breakfast descend to the Marangu park gate via Mandara. Dinner and overnight at Arusha.

DAY 8: ARUSHA - NAIROBI.
After breakfast, leave for Nairobi by morning or afternoon shuttle bus

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