5 or 6 days Marangu route.
USD 1829.00
Description:
Our Kilimanjaro experience is one-of-a-kind. With experience, trust, and care, we can help you achieve the trek of your dreams on one of the world’s most majestic mountains.
Arrival:
You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your Hotel in Moshi town. At your hotel, your guide will meet you and brief you on your upcoming trek. There, the guide will and do an equipment check to make sure you have all of the necessary gear required for the hike. If you don’t have all that you need, don’t worry—you can rent equipment at this meeting.
Marangu can be climbed in 5 or 6 days and the following are our thoughts on this question:
An extra day at Horombo is a thorny question. So many guidebooks recommend it that it has
become accepted wisdom that it is a "good thing" for acclimatisation. One study suggested that
proper acclimatisation requires that you climb no more than 300 metres per day, and rest on
every third or fourth day. By the time you reach Horombo, you've climbed to 3700 metres in 2 days. It's arguable that if you hang around there for an extra day, you're actually offering a hostage to fortune as your bodily reserves are continuing to be sapped by the altitude the longer
you stay there.
Many of the old guides are convinced that the best thing to do is keep going and be up to the top
and coming back down again before the altitude has a chance to really kick in. On the other hand,
some people spend an extra day at Horombo and enjoy it very much because it gives them a chance to walk around and look at the vegetation and the views without the pressure to be getting to the next camp.
We think a lot depends upon whether you will find you are susceptible to altitude or not. If you are not susceptible, then the extra day may be rather pleasant, but it won't be strictly
necessary. If you are susceptible, then the extra day may actually diminish your chances of success - some of our worst cases of oedema have occurred in people doing 6 day climbs.
So why do the guidebooks recommend an extra day? We think it's because so many people start their climb in the wrong way - they go much too fast in the first couple of days, and the altitude suddenly kicks in at Horombo hut. So they decide to spend another day there to try to recover. But if you approach the climb in the correct way from the outset (and we'll tell you how
to do that in your pre-climb briefing), then we believe you'll have the best chance of success with just 5 days on the mountain.
Marangu Route.
ITINERARY:
Day 1: Marangu Gate to Mandara Hut
Trekking time 4 hours
Climatic zone Rainforest
Altitude gained 1,000 metres / 3,280 feet
Climbers are taken to Marangu gate from the hotel. The gate is at an altitude of about 1,600 metres, at the entrance to the rain forest. The trail climbs through the lush forest to Mandara Hut, at 2,700 metres. This walk takes around 4 hours at a gentle pace. Mandara Hut is close to the edge of the forest, and within a short walk of Maundi Crater, a small parasitic volcanic cone just above the forest. Climbers often visit Maundi in the afternoon after arriving at Mandara. In clear weather, the views of Mawenzi, the lower of the two main peaks of Kilimanjaro, are breathtaking.
Day 2: Mandara Hut to Horombo Hut
Trekking time 7 hours
Climatic zone Alpine moorland
Altitude gained 1,000 metres / 3,280 feet
The first half hour or so continues through the rain forest after which the trail emerges into alpine moorland for the approximately 7 hour walk to Horombo which is at 3,700 metres. If the day is clear there are splendid views to be had of both Kibo and Mawenzi and also of the plains stretching away below the mountain. The vegetation is also spectacular, with different types of heather, everlasting flowers, red hot pokers, protea, lobelia and giant groundsel.
Optional 6 day climb is achieved by spending an extra day at Horombo Hut.
Option Day 3: Horombo Hut to the saddle and back to Horombo Hut
Trekking time 5 hours
Climatic zone High altitude desert
Some people choose to spend an extra day at Horombo hut on the ascent. The morning of this day is usually spent walking up the upper route towards the saddle between the peaks of Kibo and Mawenzi. In the afternoon, climbers usually simply relax around the hut. This relaxation day can be helpful both for people who are finding the walk physically challenging and also for people who want a break to admire their surroundings without the pressure of moving on to another location.
Day 3/4: Horombo Hut to Kibo Hut
Trekking time 7 hours
Climatic zone High altitude desert
Altitude gained 1,000 metres / 3,280 feet
There are 2 paths from Horombo Hut to Kibo Hut. The “upper route” is the older path, heading quite steeply uphill from Horombo to the foot of Mawenzi, a climb of about 3 hours involving 600 metres of altitude gain. This path then descends to the “saddle”, the high altitude desert between Kibo and Mawenzi, and crosses the saddle to Kibo Hut. The saddle slopes gently uphill until about an hour before Kibo Hut where it starts to climb quite steeply to the hut, which is at an altitude of around 4,700 metres. The “lower” route heads more directly towards Kibo Hut from Horombo. It is a little shorter than the upper route, but it is not as physically attractive as the upper route. Climbers often choose the upper route for the ascent, and the lower route for the descent. This day’s trek can take from 6 to 8 hours.
Day 4/5: Kibo Hut to the summit then down to Horombo Hut
Trekking time 15 hours
Climatic zone Arctic zone
Altitude gained 1,200 metres / 3,940 feet
Climbers are woken at about 11pm. After dressing in all their warm clothing, they have a hot drink and then set off at midnight. The first part of the ascent to the Hans Meyer cave is quite indirect, going around large rock outcrops and it is not as steep as the latter part. The surface is loose and can be hard going. After the cave the scree slope becomes extremely steep and you have to climb in a zig-zag fashion. It takes an average of 6 hours to reach Gillman's Point on the crater rim. On a fine morning, the views of the sun rising from behind Mawenzi are spectacular.
Gillman's Point is at 5,700 metres. From here, the path goes around the crater rim for a further one and a half to two hours to the summit at Uhuru Peak, 5896 metres. The descent back to Kibo Hut can take a further 3 or 4 hours. After a rest and a meal, the descent continues to Horombo Hut via the lower route, a further trek of around 3 hours.
Day 5/6: Horombo Hut to Marangu Gate
Trekking time 6 hours
Climatic zone Rainforest
The descent from Horombo to Mandara Hut takes around 3 hours, and the final part of the descent through the forest to Marangu Gate takes another 2 hours. At the Gate vehicles will be waiting to take you and your crew back to the hotel.
Included and excluded.
Included In Package:
1: Private Transport to & from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your Accommodation in Moshi
2: 2 Nights of your Accommodation in Moshi (Before and After the Trek)
3: Transport to & from the Kilimanjaro Gate
4: Park Entry Fee
5: Camping Fee
6: Team Kilimanjaro Rescue Fee
7: 18% Vat on your Fee and Services
8: Mountain Tents for camping
9: Friendly and Professional Mountain Guides and Porters
10. Three Meals Daily While on the Mountain
11. Enough Treated and Filtered Drinking Water for entire Duration of Trek
12. Hot Water for Washing
13. Fair Wages for the Mountain Crews as Approved by the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority (KINAPA), Kilimanjaro Association of Tour operators (KIATO)
14. Government Taxes
15. Portable Oxygen Tank and Oxymeter
16. Emergency First Aid Kit
Not Included:
1: Lunches Dinners and Drinks at Your Hotel before and after Climb
2: Travel Insurance
3: Portable Flush Toilet Tents are Available for Extra Charge of USD 70 for the Entire Trek
4: Flights
5: Laundry (Available at Hotel)
6:Personal Items and Toiletries
7: Tips for Guides porters and cook
Tour prices:
| 1 pax | 2-3 pax | 4-5 pax | 6+pax | pax |
| 1825 | 1725 | 1625 | 1500 | usd |
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