Itinerary
- Day 1
Rongai Gate to 1st Caves Camp
- Meals
- Breakfast (Early breakfast at your hotel), Lunch (Lunch break halfway up the trail), Dinner (Hot dinner at camp)
Included Activities
- Registration with Tanzania National Park (TANAPA) at Marangu Gate
- Guided hike from Rongai trailhead through cornfields and pine forest to 1st Caves Camp (5 hours, approximately 8 kilometers)
Landmarks Rongai Gate Marangu Gate 1st Caves Camp - Day 2
Caves Camp to Kikelewa Cave
- Meals
- Breakfast (Hot breakfast at camp), Lunch (Lunch break at Second Cave (3450m)), Snack (Evening snacks), Dinner (Dinner prepared by chef)
Included Activities
- Guided hike from Caves Camp to Kikelewa Cave through moorlands (6-7 hours)
Landmarks Caves Camp Second Cave Kikelewa Cave - Day 3
Kikelewa Cave to Mawenzi Tarn Camp
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Hot dinner at camp)
Included Activities
- Guided hike from Kikelewa Cave to Mawenzi Tarn Camp (3-4 hours)
- Altitude acclimatization time at camp
Landmarks Kikelewa Cave Mawenzi Tarn Camp - Day 4
Mawenzi Tarn Camp to Kibo Hut
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Early dinner at camp)
Included Activities
- Guided hike from Mawenzi Tarn Camp to Kibo Hut (4-5 hours)
Optional Activities
- Purchase of mineral water and soft drinks at camp office
Landmarks Mawenzi Tarn Camp Kibo Hut - Day 5
Summit Attempt: Kibo Hut to Uhuru Peak to Horombo Hut
- Meals
- Breakfast (Tea and biscuits around 23:30 before summit attempt), Lunch (Hot lunch in the sun at Kibo Hut), Dinner (Dinner at Horombo Hut)
Included Activities
- Summit attempt from Kibo Hut to Uhuru Peak (approximately 8 hours to summit, approximately 6 kilometers ascent)
- Descent from Uhuru Peak to Kibo Hut (approximately 3 hours)
- Descent from Kibo Hut to Horombo Hut (approximately 6 hours, approximately 21 kilometers descent)
Landmarks Kibo Hut Hans Meyer Cave Gillman's Point Uhuru Peak Horombo Hut 


- Day 6
Horombo Hut to Marangu Gate
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided descent from Horombo Hut to Marangu Gate (6 hours, approximately 27 kilometers)
- Staff celebration with dancing and singing
- Certificate of completion from Tanzania National Park
Landmarks Horombo Hut Marangu Gate 














