Day 1 - Nairobi
Arrive at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
Met by our Representative and transfer to your Nairobi Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 2 – Base Hotel (Tanzania)
After breakfast you will be picked by Acacia Holidays driver guide and driven through the Athi Plains and to Namanga Town on the border of Tanzania and Kenya.
After immigration formalities, you will be picked by our Tanzanian representative and driven to Arusha for Lunch. After lunch drive to your base hotel.
You arrive at your base hotel in Moshi or Marangu. Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3 – Mandara Hut
Transfer from your hotel to the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate at Marangu. From here you trek through the lush forest to Mandara Hut (9000ft). Stay overnight.
Day 4 – Horombo Hut
Leaving the forest, you trek along the ascending path through open grassy moorlands to reach Horombo Hut (12,335ft). Overnight stay.
Day5 – Kibo Hut
Continue ascending, past the “Last Water” point, to reach the Saddle, a dry area between the peaks of Kibo and Mawenzi. Overnight at Kibo Hut (15,520ft).
Day 6 – Gillmans Point/Uhuru Peak
In the night you head for the final stage of the climb. The climb will be on loose scree making it tough. After about five hours you arrive at Gillmans point, shortly before dawn to a breathtaking view. Then finally proceed to Uhuru Peak (19,344ft) marking the end of your trek uphill. Breakfast at the peak.
Photo session at the peak then descend to Kibo Hut for lunch and a short rest. Continue descending for another five to six hours arriving at Horombo Hut for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 7 – Base Hotel
Descend to the park gate, from where you are transferred back to your hotel. Dinner and overnight.
Day 8 – Nairobi, Kenya
Breakfast at your hotel. Transfer to Namanga border.
You will be met by driver guide and transferred to your Nairobi Hotel for an overnight stay.
Day 9
Transfer to the Airport for your flight back home. |