Day 1: Transfer / Marangu - Depart your hotel for a transfer to Taveta or Namanga border for check in formalities. Proceed to Marangu Town for lunch. Afternoon at leisure. Re-climb briefing on the Mount Kilimanjaro trek. Dinner and overnight at Nakara Hotel or similar.

 

Day 2: Montane Forest - Drive to Kilimanjaro national park gate at Marangu for the first section of the Kilimanjaro climb through the Montane Forest. Leave the forest as you trek along a good path through open grassy moorland to reach Horombo Hut at 12000ft (3700)m, taking 8 to10 hours. Dinner and overnight at Horombo hut.

 

Day 3: Kibo Hut - Continue ascending past ‘the last water point’ traversing

 thee saddle between kibo and Mawenzi to Kibo Hut at 15000ft(4700)m, taking 5 to 7 hours. Dinner and overnight at Kibo Hut.

 

Day 4: Kilimanjaro Peak - An early start for the summit on steep and heavy screed up to Gilman’s point at 1,8640ft (5681)m. On the crater rim to arrive in time for sunrise. Continue on to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa at 19340ft (5896)m. Descend to Horombo, taking 7 to 8 hours ascent and 4 to 7 hours descent. Dinner and overnight at Horombo hut.

 

Day 5: Descend Kilimanjaro - Descend the mountain to the Kilimanjaro

park gate taking 5 to 7 hours to be met and transferred to Marangu. Dinner and overnight at Nakara Hotel.

 

Day 6: Marangu / Nairobi or Mombasa - After breakfast drive to the border to get transferred back to Nairobi or Mombasa to extend your Kenya holiday in the coastal beach hotels.

 

7 DAYS - MACHAME ROUTE

 

Day 1: Transfer - Arusha -  Depart your hotel for a transfer to Taveta or

Namanga border. Proceed to Arusha town for lunch. Spend the afternoon at leisure acclimatizing for the Kilimanjaro climb. Dinner and overnight at a hotel in Arusha.

 

Day 2: Arusha / Machame -  Drive to Machame village. Kilimanjaro climb begins at the end of the tarmac road. Walk throw the farms and forest to the Machame Hut (3000m), about 6 hours. Dinner and overnight in the Kilimanjaro Tents.

 

Day 3:Machame / Shira -  Cross the village and continue along the steep

ridge going on the rock ridge and through heather, the route turns west into a river gorge reaching Shira hut (3800m). Dinner and overnight in the Kilimanjaro Tents.         

 

Day 4: Shira / Barranco - Continue east towards Kibo passing the junction, then east towards the lava towers. Shortly after, climb down Kilimanjaro to Barranco hut (3940 m). Dinner and overnight in the Kilimanjaro Tents.

 

Day 5: Barranco / Barafu - From Barranco, a steep rocky climb , passing  Barranco wall, then up and down until you come to Karanga valley and then onto Barafu heart (4600m). Dinner and overnight in the Kilimanjaro Tents.

 

Day 6:  Barafu / Mweka / Horombo - Very early start for the summit, first to

Stella point and then to Uhuru peak ( 5896m). There are two ways to descend on this route to Marangu or Mweka. Mweka hut takes about 6 hours. The route is steep but picturesque. Marangu route to Uhuru to Kibo. Horombo is the main route, it is easier but can be dusty / busy, and it is also longer. Dinner and overnight in Kilimanjaro Tents.

 

Day 7: Mweka / Horombo / Arusha / Transfer - Mweka hut to Mweka gate will take about three hours. Horombo to Marangu gate will take about 6 hours. After breakfast drive to the border to get transferred back to Nairobi or Mombasa to extend your Kenya holiday in the coastal