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 Camp at 3450 m. Spectacular view of Kibo Peak. Stay overnight.
DAY 3
The day is spent for walking through moorland for 2.5-3 hours to Third Cave Camp at 3800 m. Spectacular view of Kibo Peak. Stay overnight.
DAY 4
After breakfast ascend out of Moorland then Alpine Desert for 4 hours to Kibo Hut at 4700 m. Spectacular views of Mawenzi, Kibo Peaks and Saddle parasitic cones. This is the base camp where you rest and prepare for summit ascent.
DAY 5
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 6
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.
