Itinerary
Transfer from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your hotel and a briefing with your lead guide, including a kit check.
Overnight: Hotel in Moshi or Arusha
Meals: Dinner
Register at Marangu Gate and walk through rainforest to Mandara Hut. About 4–5 hours.
Overnight: Mandara Hut – 2,720 m
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Leave the forest for open moorland with views of Kibo and Mawenzi. About 6 hours.
Overnight: Horombo Hut – 3,720 m
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
A short hike towards Mawenzi to help your body adjust, then rest at the hut.
Overnight: Horombo Hut – 3,720 m
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Cross the high alpine desert of the Saddle to Kibo Hut and rest before the summit attempt. About 6 hours.
Overnight: Kibo Hut – 4,703 m
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Start around midnight for Gillman’s Point and Uhuru Peak at sunrise, then descend to Horombo. About 12–14 hours in total.
Overnight: Horombo Hut – 3,720 m
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Descend through moorland and forest to the gate, collect your certificate and transfer back to your hotel.
Overnight: Hotel in Moshi or Arusha
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Transfer to the airport, or continue to a safari or Zanzibar.
Meals: Breakfast