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Day 1: Nalemuru Gate to Simba Camp
Day 2: Simba Camp to Kikilewa Camp
Day 3: Kikilewa Camp to Mawenzi Tarn Camp
Day 4: Acclimatization day
Day 5: Mawenzi Tarn Camp to Kibo Hut
Day 6: Kibo Hut to Uhuru Peak to Horombo Hut
Day 7: Horombo Hut to Marangu Gate
You will be picked up from your hotel in Moshi and driven to the Nalemulu gate, where you will complete the necessary registration formalities. From the gate, you will begin climbing through the dense rainforest of the Rongai route to reach Simba Camp at an altitude of 2,625 meters. This hike covers a distance of around 7 km and takes approximately 4-5 hours.
After breakfast on this day, you will continue through the moorland zone and heather to reach Kikilewa Camp at an altitude of 3,600 meters. This hike covers a distance of around 11 km and takes approximately 6-7 hours.
Continue to hike through the moorland zone and begin to see stunning views of the Mawenzi peak. You will arrive at Mawenzi Tarn Camp at an altitude of 4,315 meters. This hike covers a distance of around 6 km and takes approximately 4-5 hours.
This day will be spent resting and adjusting to the altitude in preparation for the summit attempt. You will have an acclimatization day at the Mawenzi Tarn Camp.
We will cross the lunar desert and reach the Kibo Hut at an altitude of 4,700 meters. This hike covers a distance of around 8 km and takes approximately 5-6 hours.
You will wake up very early in the midnight and start the final ascent to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa at 5,895 meters. This climb covers a distance of around 5 km and takes approximately 6-7 hours. After spending some time at the summit, you will begin the descent to Horombo Hut at an altitude of 3,720 meters. This hike covers a distance of around 15 km and takes approximately 6-7 hours.
After breakfast on the final day, you will descend through the rainforest and reach the Marangu Gate, where you will receive your summit certificates. This descend takes approximately 5–6 hours and covers a distance of around 20 km. You will then be driven back to your hotel in Arusha or Moshi.
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