Simple hotels (2 nts) Mountain huts (4 nts) 6 breakfasts, 5 lunches, 4 dinners
Day 1: Moshi
Arrive in Moshi and head to the hotel. Attend a pre-departure meeting with the local guide to go over last minute details of the trip.
Day 2: Moshi / Mandara Huts
Most days the hiking will begin early in the morning, with hikes of around 5 to 6 hours. The guides will set a moderate pace, so as to allow for time to acclimatize to the altitude changes. Guides will continually repeat the words, “pole pole” (po-ly, po-ly), which means “go slowly” in Swahili.
Day 3: Mandara Huts / Horombo Huts
Hike through the heather and moorland zone to Horombo Hut.
Day 4: Horombo Huts / Kibo Huts
Proceed onto the Kilimanjaro Saddle, through a desertlike alpine zone, to Kibo Hut.
Day 5: Kibo Huts / Horombo Huts
Night hike to the summit via Stella Point. Appreciate the beautiful sunrise from the roof of Africa, then descend back to Horombo Hut.
Day 6: Horombo Huts / Moshi
Day 7: Moshi
Tour ends at approximately 8:00 am. Depart at any time.