4 DAYS/3NIGHTS TRIP TOUR: MARANGU GATE (6000 FT) – MANDARA HUT – HOROMBO

Leave Moshi town at about 08:30hrs and drive about 45 minutes to Marangu Gate on the eastern side of Kilimanjaro. Do the necessary paperwork at the park gate such as registrations. Begin hiking at about 1000hrs. Hike through the rainforest from the park gate (6000 ft) to Mandara Hut (9000 ft), taking about 4 hours. Overnight at Mandara Hut.

Mandara Hut (9,000 ft) – Horombo Huts (12,000 ft), Hiking time: 6 hours
Habitat: Heathland

Wake to breakfast (approx. 7:30 am) and pack for the next leg. Break camp at about
8:30 am and hike to Horombo Huts (12,000 ft). This leg should take 5 to 6 hrs. You travel through lower heath land with small shrubs being the main vegetation. Stop halfway for lunch. Views of Mawenzi are amazing. The summit of Kibo can be seen from Horombo Huts. Arrive at Horombo Huts at about 3 PM. Rest, unpack, and prepare for dinner. Bathrooms are available with running water

Extra Day for Acclimatization (OPTION):

You may have an extra day at Horombo Hut, where will have a full day (the second and third night will be at Horombo), clients will go up to Mawenzi base camp and come back to Horombo Hut. Clients will acclimatize, walking around at Horombo hut. Forth Day will continue walking down to Mandara then to Marangu gate and transferred to Moshi.

Descending from Horombo to the Marangu Gate

Wake up, as usual, pack, and descend to Mandara Huts. Take lunch there and continue on to the park gate where you will be met by your transport back to Moshi. You should reach the park gate around 2 or 3 PM.