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Kilimanjaro Marangu Route
Trip Valid:
01/01/2008 to 31/12/2008
Duration:
7 days (ex Kilimanjaro Airport)
Highlights:
Conquer Africa's highest peak, Gaze at the vast plains and ice fields of Africa, Experience an incredible African sunrise from Mt Kilimajaro
Trip Code:
YXM
Guarantee:
Departure is guaranteed
Group Size:
Minimum 1, Maximum 12
Price:
USD $1090
*(plus local payment USD $435)
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Extras:
view 2008 airport transfers and pre- & post-trip accommodation prices
This classic trek is the most popular route, and the only one serviced by mountain huts to keep you well protected from the elements. It’s the most direct route to the summit and covers the 67 km trail in just 5 days . Although it can be busy, the route is well maintained and is a fabulous trek to the spectacular summit of Mt Kilimanjaro.
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meals included: All meals during trek
transport: Minivan, trekking
accommodation: Hotels (2 nts), national park mountain huts (4 nts)
budget: Allow USD $50 for meals not included.
departs: Selected Sun
important notes:
If you would like to start or end the trip in Nairobi please request a transfer (at an additional cost) when booking this trip.
Please check the "Health" section of these trip notes as Tanzania has just toughened its Yello Fever vaccination policy and all travellers arriving by plane from endemic areas (this includes flying in from Naorobi) must produce a vacination certificate or pay to be imunised at the airport.
At this stage this does not seem to apply to travellers arriving overland.
we also recommend:
The animals are going to look pretty small from on top of Africa's highest mountain but you can get up close and personal with them by adding your climb to our Serengeti Trail itinerary for the toal Africa experience. (YOS)
Day 1 Kilimanjaro Airport/ Marangu
Admire the cloud-covered summit of tomorrow's challenge - Mt Kilimanjaro.
Day 2 Mandara Hut
Enticing bird calls and glimpses of different types of monkeys make this rainforest walk incredibly rewarding.
Day 3 Horombo Hut
Get muscles pumping on a trek to Horombo Hut and spend the night in the shadow of twin snow-tipped peaks.
Day 4 Kibo Hut
Hike through hauntingly beautiful moorland forests of hanging moss and skirt the stark moonscape of the Saddle to reach Kibo Hut.
Day 5 Summit
At midnight, zig-zag up a scree slope by lamplight and pass along the rim of a crater to get up to the highest point in Africa. The views from here are unforgettable and so is the sense of achievement as you look down over ice fields and distant plains.
Days 6-7 Marangu/ Kilimanjaro Airport
Descend through alpine meadows and rainforest.
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Every day, hundreds of happy people return from Intrepid trips, and their comments are here for you to read. We do not screen the feedback on this site, all comments are posted here as they were written (unless they used inappropriate language).
The trip was fantastic, and we managed to see so much in the 2 weeks. Much more than I ever expected.
Lauren Mountford
The trip was excellent. The only thing we were dissapointed in was post trip transportation. Because we we're not immidiately flying out after the trip the cost of transportation to the nearest town was not "covered" by intrepid. To improve this I suggest trying to accomodate overland travelers as well by providing transportation to the nearest town after the trip (equivalent in cost to Kilimanjaro airport)
Christopher Campbell
I thought this trip was fantastic. The people who run the Marangu hotel were lovely and really helpful and informative. The tour leader himself was amazing and without him, we would never had reached the top of Kili. We saw a few cowboy outfits out there and were extremely pleased that we had chosen to book our trip through Intrepid Guerba.
Katharine Whitehead
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