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DAY 1
Moshi Hotel
Depart from
Johannesburg International Airport for Kilimanjaro
International Airport. On arrival you will be met and
transferred to your hotel in Moshi, where you stay
overnight. Here you will be briefed on your climb before
going to bed.
DAY 2 1st
Cave
Today
you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro National Park Gate,
where you will check in and begin your descent of
Kilimanjaro. The days climb takes you up to the first cave
en route, which is 1,800m. The climb will take about 2 - 3
hours. This part of the climb takes you through the
Cultivation Area of the mountain, where you can see how
local farmers tend to their lands on the side of the
mountain. Your stay will be in a tented camp and dinner will
be prepared for you before you rest.
DAY 3 3rd Cave
Early
in the morning, you will begin trekking out past the second
cave, and on to the 3rd cave. This is at an altitude of 3,800m
and will take you about 6 7 hours. The climb today is
relatively difficult, taking you through the forest and well
in to the Moorland. After this long climb, you will stay in
tents at the cave, where food will be prepared for you before
your evening's sleep.
DAY 4 Kibo Hut
Today you
continue ascending to Kibo Hut, which stands at 4,700m and
takes about 3 - 4 hours to get there. Here you will need to
rest early as the next days trek starts just after midnight.
The evening will be spent at Kibo Hut, where you will stay in
the cabins.
DAY 5 SUMMIT: Gilmans Point, Summit and Horombo Hut
This is
your most difficult day's climb, beginning very early and
takes you up the steep point of Gilmans Point (5,681m). From
here you will trek on to the crater rim where you should see
the sun rise. This part of the journey should take about 7 - 8
hours. Thereafter you will continue on to Uhuru Peak (5,896mm)
and then begin your descent back to Horombo Hut. This part
should take about 4 - 7 hours, depending on how tired you are.
Here you will stay in the hut, and enjoy a well deserved meal
before retiring.
DAY 6 Final descent
The last day of your climb, or
should we say descent at this stage. The journey back to the park gate will take
in the region of 5 - 6 hours. Here you will be met, collect your certificate,
and head back to your hotel in Moshi. We are sure your evenings rest is going to
be a good one.
DAY 7 Back home
After breakfast you will be
transferred back to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight back home.
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