NAIROBI / LERANGWA / RONGAI / MARANGU – 10 DAYS

Day 1: Depart at 10:00am from your hotel and drive 230 km south east of Nairobi to Snow Cap Cottages [17:30hrs]. You will break for light lunch on the way. On clear days, just few kilometers from Nairobi, you can see Kilimanjaro standing out in the far background. Dinner and overnight will be at Snow Cap Cottages.

Day 2: After Breakfast depart from Snow Cap to Lerangwa passing through the western animal corridor. It is an hour drive. After the tour drive back  to the cottages for evening tea and mountain briefing from guides. Dinner and overnight at the cottages.

Day 3: After breakfast climb starts through pine forest where the Colobus Monkey can be viewed. The walk will take 4 hours to reach Sekimba campsite with lunch break in between at the edge of forest. Overnight will be spent in tents at the first cave (2800m)

Day 4: You start in morning walking through the Moorland heading for the 2nd cave (3300m) where you will take your lunch. After lunch you proceed to Kikelelwa cave for dinner and overnight in tents.

Day 5: After breakfast, you continue towards the Mawenzi Tarn Hut (4330m), lunch will be taken on the way. From the Tarn Hut you will enjoy a magnificent view towards Kibo your final target. The night will be spent in tents.

Day 6: After your last good rest before the summit ascend, you hike to School Hut (4750m) where you have dinner and rest in the hut.

Day 7: After a short night and a hot drink, the final ascend starts at about 1:30 a.m. The path leads through gradually steeper getting screed to the Gilman's point (5685m) from where you can watch sunrise and the magnificent ice fields. After a short break, you then proceed along the crater rim to the Uhuru Peak (5895m) reaching there at about 9.00 a.m. After your summit photo, you then descend to Kibo Hut for lunch before dropping to Horombo Hut (3720m) where the night will be spent.

Day 8: The final leg, which takes about 6 hours, starts heading for Marangu gate (1800m). Here, you will be awarded your certificate before proceeding to Moshi / Arusha for a hot shower dinner and overnight.

Day 9: Transfer back to Nairobi.

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