Climb
Mount Kilimanjaro via Marangu
Route
6
Days/5 Nights
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Trip
Duration:
6 Days/5 Nights
Group Leader:
Tour Leader, Driver
and Guide
Accommodations:
Hotel, tent, regional
lodges
Transportation:
Hiking, 4-wheeled
vehicle, van
Cost:
$1600
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Ascending Mount
Kilimanjaro via the Marangu
Route, this 6 day/5 night adventure
tests participants with its
day-long treks through the environmental
diversity that is the area surrounding
Africa’s mightiest mountain.
Venturing through rainforests
and over cactus-lined deserts,
this journey visits various
mountain-bound huts as well
as the area known as “the
saddle,” completing the
epic trek at Uhuru Peak –
the highest point of elevation
in all of Africa.
Proposed
Itinerary
Day One:
You will arrive in Tanzania’s safari capital, Arusha, concluding
the day’s journey in Moshi
where the group will be debriefed
– receiving a short orientation.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
provided.
Day Two:
In the morning, participants
head out to Kilimanjaro National
Park with numerous wildlife
observations en route to Marangu.
Beginning the trek through pristine
rainforests, the beginning ascent
takes the group to an elevation
of approximately 2800 meters.
The day’s ascent concludes
with an overnight stay in Mandara
Hut where participants can relax
in preparation for the next
day’s continued climb.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
provided.
Day Three:
Journeying through the last
stretch of the region’s
rainforest, the group’s
ascent continues through a significantly-steep
5-7 hours trek where the effects
of the high altitude begin to
be felt. Arriving at Horombo
Hut, an elevation of approximately
3700 meters treats the group
to spectacular views of Kibo
and Mawenzi’s peaks. Breakfast,
lunch and dinner provided.
Day
Four: As series of ascents
(5-7 hours, followed by another
2-hour trek) take participants
past various landscapes –
cactus, broad deserts –
before arriving in a region
known as “the saddle”
(an area situated between Kibo
and Mawenzi at an elevation
of approximately 4700 meters).
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
provided.
Day Five:
Setting out on a midnight trek,
the group begins a 5-hour ascent.
Arriving at Gillman’s
Point at sunrise, the group
is treated to an awe-inspiring
view upon the crater’s
rim at an elevation of approximately
5700 meters. Approaching Uhuru
Peak – the highest point
in all of Africa – the
group is able to view much of
Kenya and Tanzania. After spending
some considerable time at Mount
Kilimanjaro’s peak, the
group begins its descent, concluding
the day at Horombo Hut where
they will remain overnight.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
provided.
Day Six:
The day begins with a
continued descent to the park
gate, where participants will
be greeted and transferred to
their respective hotels for
an overnight stay – knowing
that they ascended one of the
world’ s mightiest mountains.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner
provided.
Day Seven:
After breakfast, the group returns
to Moshi for their return to
their respective host families/hostels.
NOTE: This
is a sample itinerary and may
be altered to accommodate changes
in field conditions
Dates
and Price
Price:
$1600 ONLY for Global Crossroad’s
Volunteers (6 days)
Dates:
To be determined by In-Country
Coordinator (most likely at
the end or middle of participant’s
respective volunteer program)
Included
in Program Fee:
- Pick-up/drop-off from project
site
- National park entry fees,
camping fees,
- English-speaking guide(s).
cook porters
- Full board/camping accommodations
for duration of the climb
- All camping equipment
- Mineral water for the first
day, boiled and filtered water
on the other days
- Transfer to the gate and
return to Arusha
Not
Included
- Meals and accommodations
in Arusha
- Sleeping bag
- Climbing equipment
- Tips (for safari guide
and/or camp staff)
- Other items of personal
consumption (i.e. alcohol,
bottled water)
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