Day 2: Mandara Hut
An early start with a drive to Marangu gate. Begin trekking through the
rain forests for 3-4 hours to Mandara Hut.
Day 3: Horombo Hut
After breakfast, leave the glades of the rain forest and continue trekking
past the Maundi crater into open rolling moorland. The trek takes about
5-6 hours to Horombo Hut (3807m) for overnight. (Here, an extra day for
acclimatization is recommended)
Day 4:Horombo Hut - Acclimatization (full
day)
Day 5: Kibo Hut
After a good nights rest, trek past the last water point to reach Kibo
saddle, a broad desert zone between the two peaks of Kibo and Mawenzi.
Kibo Hut (4725m) is reached in 5-6 hours. Overnight
Day 6: Uhuru Peak - Horombo Hut
The start for the summit is made just after midnight. The steepest part
of the route is to Gillman's point (5700m), which takes 5-6 hours. Another
90 minutes of groveling through the snow and you are at Uhuru Peak (5895m)
- the highest point in Africa! The descent takes about 5-6 hours to Horombo
Hut. Overnight.
