Mount Kilimanjaro Itinerary �C MARANGU
route
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Trip Summary:
6 days on the Mountain
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2013 / 2014 / 2015 Scheduled Dates : Arrival Day (Day 1): Every Friday of every week except April and May
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Route Description: |
This
route has a moderate slope, making it less difficult to climb. It is
the most popular way up Kilimanjaro, and is the only route with
emergency evacuation service. Also, it is the only route with huts,
having dormitory and dining rooms. |
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Day 1 |
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, transfer to accommodation in Arusha, Planet Lodge. |
Day 2 |
Breakfast,
drive from your hotel to Marangu gate, we will spend about two hours
for registration, payments of fees and final parking. Start climbing
through dense semi-tropical to the first hut- Mandara hut (9,000ft).
Dinner and an overnight stay at Mandara hut, B.L.D. |
Day 3 |
Breakfast,
ascend through the alpine meadow, and grassland and moorland to Horombo
hut (12,000ft). Both Mawenzi and Kibo peaks can be viewed easily on the
way. Dinner and an overnight stay at Horombo hut, B.L.D. |
Day 4 |
Today
we spend the acclimatization day at Horombo by hiking to a nearby
Mawenzi and the surrounding and come back the hut for hot lunch,
Horombo, B.L.D |
Day 5 |
Breakfast,
further ascending to Kibo hut (15,000ft). The landscape becomes very
stony and eroded. Spectacular mountain vegetation like giant cactus,
groundswell and lobelia appear on the way. Dinner and an overnight stay
at Kibo hut, B.L.D. |
Day 6 |
Wake
up at midnight, and after a snack, proceed to the summit through
Gilman��s point (18,640ft). It is about 5-6hours and 1-2 hours from
Kibo hut to Gilman��s point and from Gilman��s point to Uhuru Peak
(19,340ft) respectively. Thus reaching the peak in the early morning of
the fifth day and start descending after picture taking on the top to
Horombo hut for diner and an overnight after a short break at Kibo hut,
B.L.D. |
Day 7 |
Breakfast, Descend from Horombo hut to Marangu gate. The waiting car will take you to Planet Lodge. B.L |
Day 8 |
Transfer to the airport for your return flight, B. |
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Years |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
Prices
(in USD) |
$ 1,600 |
$ 1,600 |
$ 1,660 |
Cost for adding an extra day on the trek |
$ 220 |
$
220 |
$
220 |
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Schedule dates for 2013 / 2014 /2015: Friday of every week
except in April & May |
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For those who think jet lag might affect them and/or
prefer to arrive a day earlier, we recommend a day trip
to the nearby Arusha national park for game drive and
hiking for an extra cost of $180/person including
additional night in hotel in Arusha. |
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Distance |
Time(Approx.) |
| Marangu gate - Mandara hut |
3-4 hours
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| Mandara - Horombo hut |
5-6 hours
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| Horombo - Kibo hut |
5-6 hours
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| Kibo - Gilmans point |
5-6 hours
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| Gilman's - Uhuru Peak |
1-2 hours
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Price Includes |
- Arrival
and departure Kilimanjaro Airport transfers. Also, free bus shuttle
transfer Nairobi-Arusha-Nairobi if flying to/from Nairobi.
- Accommodation in mountain huts or mountain tents with mattresses We use the highest quality expedition tents of Eureka and Mountain Hardware.
- Meals as indicated (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner).
- All park fees, including mountain rescue fees, government taxes and all applicable fees and taxes.
- Services of a Professional leading guide who is medically trained, certified, licensed and English speaking
- Services
of English-speaking assistant guide (s), a skilled cook, and enough
numbers of porters for your luggage, food, and water, and a dinning
tent.
- Dining tent on the trek .
- Transport from your hotel to the mountain, and back to your hotel.
- Use of radios/phones to increase your safety.
- Group average of 4~6 climbers, maximum of 10
- Discount is available for group of 3 or more, booking together
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Price Excludes |
- Items of a personal nature such as passport, visa, traveler��s insurance, medical evacuation insurance (a 50$ value).
- Tips to guides and porters.
- International Airfare (unless explicitly stated).
- Medical
Equipment which can be rented well in advance for the following costs:
$250/group for hyperbaric chamber, $210/group for an emergency Oxygen
cylinder and $140/group for a stretcher. Please note these prices
include a porter to carry the equipment.
- Portable
toilets: If you do not want to use public toilets which some of
climbers have been complaining about being dirty, then add $110/person
(or $180/group) for a portable toilet. Kindly, let us know at the time
you make a booking and not afterwards.
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