About this trip
This is a six-day climb of Kilimanjaro via the Marangu route, the shortest and most established way up the mountain. Rather than tents, you sleep in solar-powered huts with bunk beds and mattresses, and the extra day built into this itinerary is there to help your body adjust to the altitude.
The huts are communal, so you end up sharing dining space and evenings with climbing groups from other countries, which tends to make for a sociable, upbeat atmosphere rather than a solitary trek.
It's a moderate route by Kilimanjaro standards, but this is still a serious high-altitude climb, not a countryside walk.
What you'll do
- Trek through rainforest, moorland and alpine terrain on the way to the summit
- Sleep in solar-powered huts with mattresses and pillows rather than tents
- Use the extra acclimatisation day to rest at Horombo or climb toward Mawenzi's basecamp
- Share meals and evenings with other international climbing groups in communal dining huts
- Aim for Uhuru Peak, Kilimanjaro's summit
- Bathrooms and running water are only available at the two lower huts; the highest camp has basic latrines
- Bring small Tanzanian bills if you want to buy drinks at the huts, as prices rise with altitude
- This is a six-day version of a route usually done in five, built in specifically to improve your chances of acclimatising well
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Your free day in Moshi
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Worth it if you want genuinely attentive guides and porters who treat you like family and deliver solid food at altitude. Think twice if you need pre-trip hand-holding; communication before departure is slack.
- Guides and porters go genuinely above and beyond: rubbing frozen fingers, waking you with hot drinks, celebrating birthdays with cake.
- Food quality is surprisingly good and portions huge—soups, chicken, fish, pasta cooked properly at altitude most days.
- Pre-trip communication from the company is minimal; you must ask questions or research elsewhere to feel properly prepared.
- Salinero Hotel in Moshi (pre and post-climb) is clean and well-run; gear checks happen on arrival, not before.
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Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Moshi · 24 Jul – 25 Jul
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