MARANGU ROUTE 6 DAYS/5NIGHTS

DAY 1. Mandara Hut ( 2752 m)(9,021 ft)  

After breakfast, meet some of your crew members then drive to Marangu gate. After registration begin trekking by  passing through a  rain forest to the Mandara Hut. This day the trekking is   reasonably easy although the path is sometimes slippery.

DAY 2. Horombo Hut (3780m )(12,400 ft)

From Mandara the path continues through the forest.  A couple of hours  walk will bring you to  incredible views of the summit having emerged from the forest. The path follows the rolling moorland to reach Horombo Hut.

DAY 3.  Acclimitization Day
 This is an extra day of acclimatization and it's an ideal day to rest as well as walk high and sleep low.  To acclimatize you will   walk to Zebra Rocks or to Mawenzi Hut then return to Horombo Hut for another overnight.

DAY 4. Kibo Hut ( 4,700M)  (15,420 ft)

Continue on the moorland path, past the 'Last Water Point' where you should fill your bottles. The slope eases as you reach the desert like expanse of The Saddle and the group of huge rocks. It's an easy couple of hours to Kibo Hut. You must drink as much as possible.

DAY 5.  Summit  Attempt - Uhuru peak  ( 5,895m) (19,340 ft)

You will rise around midnight and after you are all ready you begin your ascent to the summit. As the sun rises you should be at the  Gilmans point at (5681m) which is on the crater rim, continue  around the rim for about one more hour to reach Uhuru Peak (5895m) the highest point in Africa. Weather conditions  on the summit will determine how long you will be able to spend, taking photographs, before the 3 hour descent back to Kibo hut for tea and biscuits or soup . After a short rest you gather all your gear you left behind for the ascent and head down to Horombo hut (3 hours) for your overnight.

 

DAY 6. Marangu gate

After breakfast you continue your descent (6 hours), passing the Mandara hut, down to the Marangu gate. This is  where successful climbers receive their summit certificates. Those climbers who reached Gillman's Point (5685m) are issued with green certificates and those who reached Uhuru Peak (5895m), receive gold certificates. Then drive back to moshi.

 

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