8 DAYS TO MOUNT KILIMANJARO

Day 1 Arrive JRO, meet and transfer to Moshi Bristol Cottages Hotel for overnight stay.

Day 2 After breakfast transfers to Marangu gate & after formalities, start the climb through rain forest for about 3 – 4 hours to Mandara hut

2,700m for lunch. Afternoon tour of Maundi crater. Dinner & overnight at Mandara hut.

Day 3 Rise early & climb through more forest & across open moorland for about 6 – 7 hours with picnic lunch to Horombo hut at 3,720m

for dinner & overnight.

Day 4 Acclimatization at Horombo hut with full board stay.

Day 5 Climb through the saddle lying between Mawenzi and Kibo peaks for about 3 – 4 hours to Kibo hut at 4,703m for lunch. Afternoon

rest for the final ascent. Dinner and overnight at kibo hut.

Day 6 Rise shortly after midnight and climb for 6 – 7 hours to Gilman’s point at 5,685m on the crater rim and watch dawn break. Continue

round the rim for another 1 – 2 hours to Uhuru peak at 5,895m, after the photo session, descend to Kibo hut for lunch. Descend

further to Horombo hut for dinner and overnight.

Day 7 This is the last day on the mountain, descend to Mandara hut for lunch, then descend further to Marangu gate, after presentation of

certificates, transfer to Bristol Cottages for dinner and overnight.

Day 8 Relax at the hotel with lunch, afternoon transfer to the airport for flight back home or extended trip to Zanzibar.