Plan Harmony

Itinerary

Day 1: MOSHI - MARANGU GATE – KILEMA GATE – HOROMBO HUT

Stop At: Kilimanjaro National Park, Kilimanjaro National Park, Kilimanjaro Region
Meet your guide and embark on your transfer to the Marangu Gate, which takes about 45 minutes. The journey passes through the village of Marangu, which is located on the lower slopes of the mountain. Once you reach the park gate, all hikers are required to register at the Park office. After signing-in at the Marangu gate, we drive to the Kilema gate. Upon arrival, you will ensure that you have all your day-pack items (containing at least drinking water, your lunch pack, and extra clothing) and do a final check on your mountain bike.

You will then start the first route section of 16km, (with your guide also on a mountain bike) from the Kilema gate (1 950m) to the Horombo hut (3 705m). It is important to remember that the biggest cause of altitude sickness is ascending too high too quickly. We will be stopping regularly and to give your body the maximum time to adjust to the higher altitudes. We will aim to reach Horombo hut at around 15:00 pm.
Duration: 6 hours

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Accommodation included: Overnight at Horombo Hut

Day 2: FULL DAY HOROMBO ACCLIMATIZATION (Horombo Hut – Mawenzi Hut – Back To Horombo Hut)

Stop At: Kilimanjaro National Park, Kilimanjaro National Park, Kilimanjaro Region
After breakfast you start your cycling, riding through Alpine desert, some of the areas you will be riding on a small stone up to Mawenzi hut and back to Horombo hut. Today is 90% riding on “Alpine desert vegetation, cycling distance is 10 kilometers.
Duration: 5 hours

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Accommodation included: Overnight at Horombo Hut

Day 3: HOROMBO HUT - KIBO HUT

Stop At: Kilimanjaro National Park, Kilimanjaro National Park, Kilimanjaro Region
Early wake and make sure your duffel bags are packed. After breakfast, meet your guide and we head back up to Kibo hut. Again the first 3km, with the final 7km to Kibo hut offering a good biking trail. We will get lunch, then aim to rest. At around 16h00 depending on how you feel it is possible to hike partially up the summit path to orientate yourself for the summit attempt later that night Situated in the barren Alpine desert is Kibo hut, a stone build block house which has bunk beds for 60 climbers. The summit (Uhuru Peak) is now a further 1195m up and you will make your final ascent the same night. Prepare your equipment, thermal clothing, etc for your summit. This should include the replacement of your headlamp and camera batteries and make sure you have a spare set available as well. To prevent freezing it will be wise you Summit Potters or Guide to carry your water in a thermal flask.
Go to bed at around 19h00 and get as much rest and sleep as possible, until 22h00.
Duration: 6 hours

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Accommodation included: Overnight at Kibo Hut

Day 4: KIBO HUT - UHURU PEAK (SUMMIT) THEN RIDE DOWN TO HOROMBO HUT

Stop At: Kilimanjaro National Park, Kilimanjaro National Park, Kilimanjaro Region
At four am, you will be awakened by your guides to start the zigzag trek up long screen slop. After roughly two hours you should reach Hans Meyer’s Cave and from here the gradient gets steeper. Continue your climb for approximately another three hours to Gilman’s Point, you will take your bike from Porters and start riding to Uhuru peak, arriving at Uhuru peak spends some few minutes or take photos, and then riding down to Stella Point. After lunch ride down to Horombo. Today cycling from Kibo to Uhuru and then Kibo 15% to 20% vegetation is alpine desert and from Kibo to Horombo 100% “Alpine desert vegetation/Icecap."
Duration: 10 hours

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Accommodation included: Overnight at Horombo hut

Day 5: HOROMBO HUT - KILEMA GATE - MARANGU GATE TO MOSHI

Stop At: Kilimanjaro National Park, Kilimanjaro National Park, Kilimanjaro Region
After breakfast, make your final riding down to the Kilema gate across the alpine and the rainforest to the Kilema gate, then you will be transferred to the Marangu gate for check out and then to the hotel in Moshi.
Duration: 2 hours

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Accommodation included: Overnight in Moshi at CHANYA LODGE

• Private transportation - Gate Transfer ,Airport pick up and Drop-off
• Experienced Tour guide
• Hotel accommodation before and after trekking ( Can be booked direct by you or by Tour operator )
• All Fees and Taxes
• 4x Breakfast
• 4x Dinner
• 5x Lunch
• Accommodation included: 5 nights

• Local and international Flights
• Gratuities
• Personal Climbing Gears
• Medical insurance
• Visa
• Mountain Trekking bike hiring

• Wheelchair accessible
• Stroller accessible
• Service animals allowed
• Transportation is wheelchair accessible
• Not recommended for travelers with back problems
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
• Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
• Face masks required for travelers in public areas
• Face masks required for guides in public areas
• Face masks provided for travelers
• Hand sanitizer available to travelers and staff
• Social distancing enforced throughout experience
• Regularly sanitized high-traffic areas
• Gear/equipment sanitized between use
• Transportation vehicles regularly sanitized
• Guides required to regularly wash hands
• Regular temperature checks for staff
• Temperature checks for travelers upon arrival
• Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
• Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
• This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
• This tour/activity will have a maximum of 200 travelers
• Confirmation will be received at time of booking

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For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.