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Mt. Kilimanjaro Climbing Expedition
- 7 Days, 6 Nights! |
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Mt. Kilimanjaro Climbing Expedition
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Marangu Route
7 Days /
6 Nights
Climbing Map
Gear List |
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Mt. Kilimanjaro |
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Marangu Gate |
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Mandara Hut |
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Horombo Hut |
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Kibo Hut |
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Kilimanjaro Summit |
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Uhuru Peak |
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At the top! |
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Your
Kilimanjaro Climb |
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Marangu Route has a moderate
slope, making it less difficult to climb. It is the most
popular way up Kilimanjaro, and is the only route with
emergency evacuation service. Also, it is the only route
with huts, having dormitory and dining rooms. |
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Distance |
Approx.Time
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gate - Mandara hut |
3-4
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| Mandara - Horombo hut |
5-6
hours |
| Horombo
- Kibo hut |
5-6
hours |
| Kibo -
Gillmans point |
5-6
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Gillman's - Uhuru Peak |
1-2
hours |
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Day 1 |
Greet & meet and arrival transfer to
Impala Hotel in Arusha for
Mt. Kilimanjaro climb briefing, dinner and overnight. |
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Day 2 |
Check out and leave after
breakfast in a four wheel drive vehicle for
Mt. Kilimanjaro
- Marangu gate for Mountain Climb registration and
entrance fee payments. Begin climbing to the first hut,
Mandara hut,
at 9,000ft. Lunch along the way. Dinner and and overnight stay at Mandara
hut. |
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Day 3 |
After breakfast, ascend through the alpine
meadow, grassland and moorland to
Horombo hut, 12,000ft.
Enjoy a view
Mawenzi and
Kibo peaks
and lunch along the way. Dinner and an overnight at
Horombo
hut. |
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Day 4 |
After breakfast, further ascending to
Kibo hut, 15,000ft,
over stony and eroded terrain with mountain vegetation: giant cactus,
groundswell and lobelia. Lunch along the way. Dinner and an
overnight stay at
Kibo hut. |
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Day 5 |
Wake up at midnight, and after a snack,
proceed to the summit through Gillman’s point, 18,640ft, about 5-6
hours. From Gillman’s point go on to
Uhuru Peak, 19,340ft,
about 1-2 hours. We'll reach the peak in the early
morning. Begin descent Kibo hut, lunch along the way. Then
further down to
Horombo hut for dinner
and overnight. |
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Day 6 |
After breakfast, continue your
descent to Marangu gate with lunch on the way. The car
will be waiting for you to take you to back to the
Impala Hotel in
Arusha. |
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Day 7 |
Transfer to airport to catch a
homebound flight.
-End of Tour |
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Prices:
Departures Daily |
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| Included: |
 | Guaranteed departure and guaranteed price,
after deposit is received. |
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| Arrival and departure airport transfers.
Free bus shuttle transfer to/from Nairobi-Arusha. |
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| Accommodations at a hotel in Arusha, before and after the climb.
Accommodations include breakfast/dinner as listed in the
itinerary above. |
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| Transport from the hotel to Mt. Kilimanjaro and back to
the hotel. |
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| All park fees, including mountain
rescue fees, and all applicable fees and taxes including
government taxes. |
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| Services of Professional
English (or Spanish) speaking mountain guide, assistant guide or
guides, a
skilled cook, and porters
for your luggage, food, and water. |
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| Dining Tent and meals as indicated in the
itinerary above. |
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| Accommodations in mountain huts or
tents during your climb. We use the highest quality
expedition tents, made in the United States by Eureka and The North
Face. These are imported specifically for Orio Wildlife
Safaris. Tents contain mattresses. |
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| Use of radios or phones for your
safety. |
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| Group average of 4-6 climbers, maximum
of 12. |
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Included: |
| Passport, Visa, traveler’s insurance,
medical evacuation insurance. |
| International Airfare: airplane ticket
to/from your country of origin to Kilimanjaro Airport, Dar es
Salaam Airport or Nairobi Airport (unless explicitly
stated). |
| Emergency Oxygen. Add $180 per person to
include emergency oxygen on your climb. |
| Personal items,
such as smokes, cigarettes, alcoholic beverages. |
| Tips to guides and porters. |
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