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Marangu Route
The
Marangu, is the main route by far the most popular way up to
Kilimanjaro Mountain. the 5 days schedule, trails and accommodation
are all designed to allow trekkers time to acclimatize.
Day 1: Arrival Day – Transfer to Arusha
Arrive in
Kilimanjaro, pickup and transfer to SG Resort Arusha (BB) for overnight and preparations
Day 2: Marangu Gate – Mandara Hut (Marangu Route)
Breakfast, drive from the hotel to Marangu gate, after registration
start climbing through dense semi-tropical to the first hut- Mandara
hut (9,000ft). Dinner and an overnight stay at Mandara hut
(Climbing Conditions)
Day 3: Mandara Hut – Horombo Hut (Marangu Route)
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
Day 4: Horombo – Kibo Hut (Marangu Route)
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
(Climbing
Conditions)
Day 5: Kibo – Uhuru Peak – Horombo (Marangu Route)
Wake up
at midnight for a snack and 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,
(Climbing
Conditions)
Day 6: Horombo – Marangu – Gate - Arusha (Marangu Route)
Breakfast, Descend from Horombo hut to Marangu gate, the waiting
driver will take you to SG Resort Arusha for dinner and
overnight.
Disabled man conquers the roof of Africa
An American disabled person has made another record on climbing the
Kilimanjaro by reaching the summit of Africa's highest mountain
using a hand cycle. Mr Christopher Waddell, 41, made it to
Uhuru Peak, the highest point on the mountain on Wednesday (30 Oct
2009) after a seven-day uphill trek to conquer the 5,800 metre high
Kilimanjaro. Unlike other mountain climbers who simply walk to
the snow-capped summit, Mr Waddell used a hand cycle he designed for
that purpose
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