Best scenery
Machame Route, 7 days
The most scenic line on the mountain, walked over seven days for the acclimatisation that pushes summit success above 90 percent.
From$1,890
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Length6 days / 5 nights
From$2,500per person sharing, 2 climbers
StartsArusha / JROAny date
StylePrivate 4x4Your own guide
Route
Marangu Gate · Mandara · Horombo · Kibo · Uhuru Peak
Why this trip works
- Sleep in huts with bunks and solar lighting instead of camping
- Built-in acclimatisation day at Horombo Hut (3,720 m)
- 64 km round trip with a high summit success rate on the six-day version
- Certified guides, rescue fees and emergency oxygen included
Day by day
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Day 0 · Arrival, briefing and gear check
Met at Kilimanjaro Airport and driven to your Arusha hotel. In the evening your head guide checks every piece of kit and briefs the group, so nothing is missing at the gate.
Hotel in Arusha·Half board
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Day 1 · Marangu Gate (1,980 m) to Mandara Hut (2,700 m)
Registration at the gate, then a 3 to 4 hour climb through rainforest to Mandara. Colobus monkeys in the canopy, flush toilets at the huts, and the porters already ahead of you boiling water.
Mandara Hut·Lunch, dinner
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Day 2 · Mandara to Horombo Hut (3,720 m)
Out of the forest into heathland, past Maundi Crater, with giant lobelia and groundsel along the way. Six to eight hours of walking, then dinner at Horombo.
Horombo Hut·Full board
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Day 3 · Acclimatisation day at Horombo
A short hike towards Mawenzi Hut at 4,600 m and back down to sleep low, the single most effective thing you can do for summit success.
Horombo Hut·Full board
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Day 4 · Horombo to Kibo Hut (4,700 m)
Into the alpine desert on the saddle between Mawenzi and Kibo. Early dinner and lights out by 19:00 ahead of the midnight push.
Kibo Hut·Full board
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Day 5 · Summit day: Uhuru Peak (5,895 m)
Wake at 23:30 for tea and biscuits, then climb through the night to Gillman's Point (5,681 m) on the crater rim and on to Uhuru Peak. Photos, then descend to Kibo for lunch and continue to Horombo for the night.
Horombo Hut·Full board
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Day 6 · Horombo to Marangu Gate and Arusha
Five to seven hours down through the rainforest, certificates at the gate, then back to Arusha for a shower, a proper meal and a celebration with your crew.
Hotel in Arusha·Breakfast
Included
- Two hotel nights in Arusha (arrival and after the climb), half board
- Park fees, rescue fees and hut fees
- Professional mountain guides, cook and porters with fair wages
- All meals on the mountain and purified drinking water
- Emergency oxygen and pulse oximeter checks
- Airport transfers and summit certificate
Not included
- Tanzania visa (USD 50 on arrival for most nationalities)
- Personal climbing gear and sleeping bag hire
- Travel insurance covering trekking to 6,000 m
- Tips for guides and porters
Questions about this trip
The terrain is gentler and you sleep in huts, but the altitude profile is steeper: Marangu reaches 4,700 m in four days. The six-day version here adds the acclimatisation day that makes the difference.
Down to -10 C to -15 C at Kibo and on the summit at night. A four-season sleeping bag rated to -15 C, a down jacket, thermals and good gloves are essential.
Price
$2,500
per person sharing, 2 climbers
- USD 2,500 per person sharing for two climbers; USD 5,000 for two.
- Solo climbers pay a single supplement because the crew ratio stays the same.
Park, concession and crater fees included. Free quote in 24 hours.
