High Altitude Training - Mount Kilimanjaro

Itinerary

Day1 : Direct arrival at Hotel. Pre-climb briefing on the trek. Overnight at selected hotel in Moshi

Day2 : Start climb at Marangu Gate (1860m). Trek for 3-4 hours and distance of 7km. Overnight at Mandara Hut (2720m).

Day3 : Trek through heather & grassy moorland. Trek 5-6 hours and distance of 11km. Overnight at Horombo Hut (3720m).

Day4 : Continue ascending passed ‘the last water point’. Trek 5-7 hours and distance of 12km. Overnight at Kibo Hut (4700m)

Day 5 : Around midnight, move to the summit, to Gilman's Point (568lm) & to Uhuru Peak (5895m). Trek12-16 hours and distance 2lkm. Overnight at Horombo Hut (993720m).

Day 6 : The descent through heather & moorland & the forest zone to Marangu Gate (1860m). Transfer to Moshi. Trek 5-7 hours and distance 17km. Overnight at hotel in Moshi.

Day 7 : Check-out. Departure.

Packages Includes:

• Transportation (Airport to Hotel on first day & Hotel to Airport on last day

• 2 nights’ accommodations at Hotel in Moshi

• National Park conservation fees.

• Kilimanjaro National Park camping or Hut fees.

• Kilimanjaro National Park rescues fees.

• Kilimanjaro National Park trained and certified English speaking mountain guides.

• Trained and certified porters (1 porter sharing 2 person for personal mountain luggage) – 15kg per person.

• All meals on the mountain on a full board basis. (Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)

• Muslim Cook and halal food.

• 1 Transfer from Moshi to Park gate (1 trip only).

• 1 Transfer from Park gate to Moshi (1 trip only).

• Safe and luggage storage at Hotel while at trek.

• Boiling drinking water on the trek.

Packages Excludes:

• Tips / gratuities. (USD 100)

• Additional transfer from Park gates to Moshi

• Extra nights' accommodations at hotel.

• Additional airport transfer (Different from group travel)

• Duffle Bag / Sleeping Bag / Down Jacket

• Specialized trekking equipment such as oxygen cylinders

• Beverages such as soft drinks, alcohol, etc.

• International flight and visa.

• Meals not mentioned (At hotel)

MARANGU ROUTES

(7 Days 6 Nights)

Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa Continent and the highest free standing mountain in the world at 5895 meters (19,341ft) above sea level and about 4,900 meters above its plateau base. Mount Kilimanjaro also gives the best challenge in terms of High Altitude Sicknesses and we will experience many symptoms from mild AMS to severe HAPE. We use Mount Kilimanjaro High Altitude Training to see how people react to High Altitude Sicknesses and we provide solutions for them before they take big mountaineering challenges above 8000 meters including climbing Mount Everest.

The Marangu route is one of the most popular routes to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro due to the short days and exposure to AMS. Due to the logistic requirement and stay in the hut, among all the routes, Marangu is the least expensive and easy to organise route. We select the route with 5 days or 6 days to complete our training. After the hard work climbing Kilimanjaro and going through the High Altitude Training, we can reward ourselves with 3 days Wild Safari at Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara, and Ngorongoro Crater.