Close to the northern city of Arusha is the majestic snow-capped and pink-haloed Mount Kilimanjaro, the Shinning Mountain. Not only the highest mountain in Africa this extra ordinary mountain is also the highest freestanding peak in the world and is topped by one fifth of all the ice in Africa. To climb the mountain lies within the range of anyone who is reasonably fit and ascent is make by trekking rather than by climbing.

Day one:
Arrive at Kilimanjaro international airport, transfer to a amid class hotel in Moshi/Arusha

Day two:
After 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 overnight stay at Mandar hut.

Day three:
After breakfast, ascend through the alphine meadow and grassland and moorland to Horombo Hut[12,000ft]. both Mawenzi and Kibo peaks can be viewed easily on the way. Dinner and overnight at Horombo hut

Day four:
Breakfast, further ascending to Kibo Hut [15,000ft]. The landscape becomes very stony and eroded. Spectacular lobelia appears on the way. Dinner and overnight stay at Kibo hut.

Day Five:
Wake up at midnight, and after a snack, proceed to the summit through Gilman’s point [18,640ft]. it is about 5-6hours and 1-2hours from Kibo 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 dinner and overnight.

Day six:
Breakfast, descend from Horombo hut to Marangu gate. The waiting car will take you back to yor hotel in Moshi/Arusha

Day seven:
After breakfast, transfer to the airport for your international flight or to Namanga for your shuttle bus back to Nairobi

Distance Time{Approx}
Marangu gate-Mandara hut 3-4hrs
Mandara-Horombo hut 5-6hrs
Horombo-Kibo hut 5-6hrs
Kibo-Gilmans point 5-6hrs
Gilmans-Uhuru Peack 1-2hrs