DAY 1
After breakfast drive from Moshi town to Marangu gate for payment then continue driving 3 hours to Rongai gate at 2200 m (Nalemuru gate) for registration. There you sign in and start hiking for 2.5-3 hours to Simba Camp at 2700 m. Stay overnight.
DAY 2
After breakfast walking through moorland for 3 hours to Second Cave at 3450 m. Spectacular view of Kibo Peak. Stay overnight.
DAY 3
After breakfast continue hiking through the moorland for 4 hours to Kikelelwa Camp at 3600 m. Stay overnight.
DAY 4
The day is spent for hiking for 3-4 hours to Mawenzi Tarn Hut at 4330 m. This was once the base camp for Mawenzi Peak Summit in old time. Stay overnight.
DAY 5
After breakfast leaving Mawenzi Peak continues hiking through the Alpine Desert and down to the Saddle area for 5-6 hours to Kibo Hut at 4700 m. Spectacular view of Saddle parasitic cones. This is the base camp where you rest and prepare for summit ascent.
DAY 6
In the middle of the night, you start to climb to the summit. This will take you 6 hours to the rim Gilman’s Point at 5600 m, walking along the rim to Stella Point at 5700 also rim point. From there continue walking along the rim’s edge for 1 hour to the summit at 5895 m. Here is the Roof of Africa. After the summit you descend back to Kibo Hut for 3 hours and rest there. After lunch continue descending to Horombo Hut for another 3 hours. Stay overnight.
DAY 7
This day is spent for descending for 3 hours to Mandara Hut for lunch. After lunch continue going down for 2 hours to Marangu gate for signing out, then drive back to Moshi town.
