Itinerary
- Day 1
Arrival in Moshi
You'll get picked up from the airport and head to your hotel where the guides go over everything about the Mount Kilimanjaro hike. They'll walk you through your specific route and do a complete check of all your gear to make sure you're ready.
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Hotel orientation and gear inspection
- Day 2
Marangu Gate to Simba Campsite
From your hotel you'll travel to Marangu Gate for park registration, then continue through a native village to Nalemoru gate. After a hot lunch and meeting your crew, you start the Rongai Route trek through maize fields and oak-brown forest. You might see blue monkeys, Black and White Colobus, and Bush Baby along the way. By evening you'll be at Simba Campsite for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Hot lunch at Nalemoru gate), Dinner
Included Activities
- Park registration
- Rongai Route trek start - 3-4 hours, 6.5km, 700m altitude gain
- Hot lunch at Nalemoru gate
- Wildlife viewing (blue monkeys, Black and White Colobus, Bush Baby)
Landmarks Marangu Gate Mount Kilimanjaro - Rongai Route Simba Campsite 
- Day 3
Second Cave Camp
After breakfast you continue toward Kibo peak, walking through moorland and heather zones with arid plains and desert plants coming into view. You'll reach Second Cave Camp for a hot lunch. If you want, there are optional excursions toward Third Cave for acclimatization or you can just relax. Watch for Mawenzi peak, buffaloes, jackals, and Kibo Peak during the day.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Hot lunch at Second Cave Camp), Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek to Second Cave Camp - 3-4 hours, 4km, 500m altitude gain
- Hot lunch at Second Cave Camp
- Optional acclimatisation excursions toward Third Cave
Optional Activities
- Excursions toward Third Cave
- Wildlife viewing opportunities (buffaloes, jackals)
Landmarks Second Cave Camp Third Cave Mawenzi Peak Kibo Peak 
- Day 4
Kikelewa Caves Camp
Following breakfast you trek through exposed moorland and heather foliage to Kikelewa Caves Camp. You'll probably see Kibo surrounded by mist from here, and there's a good chance to spot buffalo and jackals. Lunch gets served at camp when you arrive.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek to Kikelewa Caves Camp - 3-4 hours, 5km, 450m altitude gain
- Lunch at Kikelewa Caves Camp
Optional Activities
- Wildlife viewing (buffalo, jackals)
Landmarks Kikelewa Caves Camp - Day 5
Mawenzi Tarn Hut
After eating you head to Mawenzi Tarn Hut, crossing a malachite-green slope through wilderness and low desert. The trek offers bird sounds and scenic clouds along the way. You'll get hot lunch when you reach the hut, and then you can do brief acclimatization walks if you like or spend the afternoon relaxing around camp.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Hot lunch at Mawenzi Tarn Hut), Dinner
Included Activities
- Trek to Mawenzi Tarn Hut - 3-4 hours, 6km, 370m altitude gain
- Hot lunch at Mawenzi Tarn Hut
Optional Activities
- Brief acclimatisation excursions
Landmarks Mawenzi Tarn Hut - Day 6
Kibo Hut
The path gets steeper and rockier as you move from Mawenzi Tarn Hut across the ashen 'Saddle', a lava stone ridge between the two peaks. You'll have views of Kilimanjaro's peak the whole way. A warm meal waits for you at Kibo Hut, and then you'll have a relaxing evening with an early bedtime before the midnight push.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Warm meal at Kibo Hut)
Included Activities
- Trek from Mawenzi Tarn Hut to Kibo Hut - 4-5 hours, 9km, 370m altitude gain
- Warm meal at Kibo Hut
Landmarks Saddle (Kilimanjaro) Kibo Hut - Day 7
Mount Kilimanjaro Summit to Horombo Hut
You depart shortly after midnight for the most difficult day of the trek. The climb takes you up the extended scree incline to Hans Meyer Cave, then along the rocky path with wildflowers to Gillman's Point. The final push reaches Uhuru Peak at 5895m, Africa's highest point. After celebrating and watching the sunrise over the ice fields, you descend back to Kibo Hut for a break, then continue down to Horombo Hut for rest.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Midnight summit attempt - 6-8 hours ascent, 5-6 hours descent, 5km ascent, 15km descent, 1195m altitude gain, 2195m altitude loss
- Ascent to Gillman's Point (5685m)
- Ascent to Uhuru Peak - Africa's rooftop (5895m)
- Sunrise viewing at summit
Landmarks Hans Meyer Cave Gillman's Point Uhuru Peak Kibo Hut Horombo Hut - Day 8
Marangu Gate and Return to Hotel
Following a hearty breakfast you trek past Mandara Hut through the rainforest and down to Marangu Gate. You'll receive your summit certificates and celebrate with your porters. Then you get transferred back to your hotel for a hot shower and time to rest.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Final trek - 5-6 hours, 20km, 1900m altitude loss
- Trek through Mandara Hut and rainforest to Marangu Gate
- Summit certificate presentation
- Celebration with porters
- Transfer to hotel
Landmarks Mandara Hut Marangu Gate - Day 9
Departure
You'll have an airport transfer arranged for your flight back home.
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
