Meru is a great preparation hike for climbing Kilimanjaro, or a spectacular trek for those not compelled to do Kilimanjaro. You will hike past wildlife, the landscape is spectacular, and sunrise on the summit has Kilimanjaro as the backdrop. Arusha National Park will combine groups of people to hike with one park ranger, therefore, we cannot guarantee a private Meru trek.
Early morning pick up from the hotel and transferred to the airport for the flight at 7:30 a.m. arriving in Arusha at 9:30 a.m. the transfer to Moshi and check inn at Chanya lodge have lunch and relax. Then dinner and overnight.
Hiking time: 5 hours
Distance: About 12 km’s.
Habitat: Montane forest.
Elevation change: + 720 m
Early within the morning after breakfast you’ll be getting a meeting of your hiking from Climbing Kilimanjaro guides before been transfer to Marangu gate around 9:00 am within the morning which takes about 45 minutes to achieve there. On your arrival to Marangu gate which is found at the Marangu village normal formality of registration for climbing Kilimanjaro will happen . A backpack is significant for you to carry few things which may be useful for the particularly day trekking like camera, extra cloth, s kin oil, rain jacket and other things which you’ll be directed. Porters will carry other things for your climbing Kilimanjaro like food, beverage , clothes and cooking gas and normally they walk faster than you so as that they will be during an edge of pre paring of dinner for you on time.
After all the formality our guide will show you a transparent trail and assist you with any additional information or needs you’d possibly have. You now leave the park office and ascend on a cleared ridge route through the rain forest. The forest covered with mist and saturated with beards of moss. This trail follows the sting of a stream through the undergrowth and offers you the selection to rejoin the foremost trail either, after one and half hours hiking, you’ll reach Mandara hut. The weather at Mandara hut isn’t much cold and normal dressing and a jacket is enough. With an exception of Kibo hut the other huts have a gaggle of wooden A-framed huts during a forest clearing. Each hut features 6-8 sleeping bunks with solar generated lighting. the entire capacity of the camp is 60 climbers. Water is piped into the camp from springs above and there are flush toilets behind the foremost hut.
Mandara hut 2700m- Horombo hut 3720m
Hiking time: 6 hours.
Distance: About 15 km’s.
Habitat: Moorland.
Elevation change: + 1020 m
Early within the morning after your breakfast you’ll starts climbing 5 Days Kilimanjaro Climb Trekking Marangu Route towards Horombo hut together with your picnic lunch. From Mandara hut the trail passes through a quick stretch of forest, then heads around the base of the Maundi Crater where you’ll leave the forest and enter the moorland. We recommend you’re taking a quick detour up to the rim of the Maundi Crater – from here you see the impressive Kibo Crater, and on a transparent day you’ll even be ready to see the glaciers of Kibo. this is often an excellent photographic opportunity. within the moorlands you’ll also encounter variety of Kilimanjaro most spectacular and strange plants within the open moorland – with giant lobelia and groundsel growing to heights of three and 5 metres respectively! Later within the afternoon you reach Horombo Hut to stay for decent dinner and an overnight. Your hut are getting to be comfortable enough to form sure an honest nights rest. Temperatures during the night are getting to be around freezing point .
Hiking time: 6 hours
Distance: About 15 km’s
Habitat: Alpine deser
Elevation change: + 980 m
The 5 Days Marangu Route Kilimanjaro climb is becoming harder because the oxygen at these altitudes begins to thin out considerably. to start today you’ll take one of the two trails to the “Saddle”, located between the peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo. stick with the lower route, which is way easier and has the extra advantage of taking you past the last watering point. you ought to refill with all the water you’ll need – subsequent watering point are getting to be at Horombo hut once you come back there on your descent the night after next. once more remember to need it slowly and drink enough water. it’ll take from 5 to 7 hours to achieve Kibo Hut where you’ll rest and have dinner. this is often a barren area of utmost conditions, with temperatures within the dark sometimes dropping to below freezing point and daytime temperatures being relatively high. Kibo could also be an outsized stone house which can comfortably sleep 60 hikers in bunk beds – remember there’s no water system at this hut.
Spend time this afternoon preparing your equipment as you’ll be making your final ascent tonight–you will need your ski-stick and extra thermal clothing for your summit bid – also make sure that your headlamp and camera batteries are so as and confirm you’ve got spare sets of batteries available also. Carry your water during a thermal flask otherwise it’ll freeze later. confirm you’re in bed by 7:00 pm – you’ll need all the sleep you’ll get before your very early awaken call in only four and half hours time.
Kibo hut 4700 m – Uhuru Peak 5895 m- Horombo hut 3720 m
Hiking time: 10 hours
Distance: About 27 km’s
Habitat: Stone scree and ice-capped summit
Elevation change: + 1195 m, – 2175 m
Today in 6 Days Kilimanjaro Climb Marangu Route will far and away be your toughest day, you’ll be woken just before midnight and shortly leave into the cold night up a rocky path towards to th e Hans Meyer Cave at 5150 metres – you’ll take a quick rest here before continuing your ascent up to Gillman’s point at 5680 metres. Probably the foremost demanding section of the entire route because it’s extremely steep and stony – go slowly and punctiliously here. From Gillman’s Point, you’ll quite likely be walking through snow for subsequent 2 hours, once you’ll finally reach the summit of Uhuru Peak at 5895 metres.
Cold and fatigue will set in quickly here and you’ll find it very difficult to urge sta rted again. So spend slightly time to enjoy the actual fact that you simply simply have conquered Kilimanjaro, get the camera out and take some pictures, then it’ll be best that you simply simply get cracking again – it’s an extended way down! the primary a neighborhood of your descent to Kibo hut will take almost another 3 hours. After a quick rest you which of them of them are getting to be accompanied with heavy breakfast, you’ll begin subsequent a neighborhood of your descent – it’ll take another 3 hours of hiking to urge to Horombo hut. Arriving Horombo hut at afternoon for decent hut lunch and rest also as dinner and spend overnight there. You’ll little question have an honest sleep, feeling exhilarated and pleased together with your achievement.
Hiking time: 6 hours
Distance: About 27 km’s
Habitat: Moorland + Rain Fores
Elevation change: – 1740 m
After an early and well-deserved breakfast, you continue your descent passing the Mandara hut, right down to the Marangu gate – this may take the simplest a part of six hours. At Marangu gate you sign your name and details during a register. To make your achievement official, you’ll receive a summit certificate. If you reached Gillman’s Point you’ll be presented with a green certificate, and if you made it all the because of Uhuru Peak you’ll have earned yourself a gold certificate. You then take a road transfer back to your hotel where you’ve got certainly earned an extended hot shower and a drink. Then taken to the hotel at Chanya lodge dinner and overnight.
Breakfast the transferred for the flight to Zanzibar in the morning.
10 pax price per person $1975
Elevation: 12,205 ft to 6,046 ft
Time: 5-7 hours
Distance: 20 km
Habitat: Rain Forest
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