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 7
DAYS MT. KILIMANJARO- MARANGU ROUTE
Day 1. Depart Arusha and transfer to Capricon Hotel based at the
foot of the mountain. Dinner and overnight at Capricon Hotel.
Day 2. Morning walk through the Kilimanjaro forest and spend your
night at Mandara Hut. 2,700 metres above sea level.
Day 3. You start your trekking early in the morning up to Horombo
Hut for dinner and overnight 3,720 metres above sea level.
Day 4. The whole trekking will take you up to Kibo hut for dinner
and overnight 5,680 metres above sea level.
Day 5. For fit climbers, this day will be the final ascend to the
summit before dawn, "THE UHURU PEAK" 5,895 metres above sea level. The night
will be spent at Horombo Hut.
Day 6. Morning descend to Capricon Hotel where the afternoon will
be at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Capricon Hotel.
Day 7. Drive back to Arusha.
MACHAME
ROUTE 6 NIGHTS/7 DAYS MT.KILIMAJARO
Day 1. Moshi.
Depart Arusha for Moshi .Dinner and overnight at a Moshi Hotel.
Day 2. Machame Hut.
Drive to Machame village , The climb starts at the end of the tarmac road.
Walk through shambas (farms) then forest to the Machame hut(3000m,6hours).
Day 3. Shira Hut.
Continue along the steep ridge going on to rock ridges and through heather.
The route turns west into a river gorge, reaching Shira hut (3800m,5hours).
Day 4. Baranco Hut.
Continue east towards the lava tower. Shortly after this, You descend to
Baranco Hut.(3940m,4hours).
Day 5. Barafu Hut.
A short scramble to the top of the great Baranco and then a traverse overscree
and ridge to the Karanga Valley 4000m,3 hours.. Beneath the icefalls of
the Heim, Kersten and Decken glaciers, After climbing out the Karanga Valley
the trail ascends a ridge to the Barafu Hut. A bleak location with little
vegetation at 4600m,3hours walking.
Day 6. Barafu hut.
An early start for the ascent to the rim of the Kibo Crater between the
Rebbmann and Ratzel Glaciers 4hours.the last section before the rim can
sometimes be snow- covered and an ice axe or ski-stick is useful for balance.
From here a further hour leads to uhuru peak, from where there are often
fine views of Mt.Meru to the west and the jagged peak of Mawenzi to the
east. Descend to the Barafu hut in the giant heather zone on the forest
edge, those with energy on the summit may wish to descend to the Reutsh
Crater and visit the dramatic ice pinnacles of the eastern icefields.
Day 7. A three to four hour descend through beautiful forest brings
you to the park gate and your waiting transport back to the Hotel for overnight.
Day 8. Arusha.
Depart after breakfast , transfer back to Arusha.
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