A Day Trip To Kilimanjaro Marangu Route
Overview
Apart from big adventures Exceed Expectations Tours offers day trips to different places. This being one of that adventures it's a perfect trip organized for those who want to explore Mt. Kilimanjaro and its parts.
We will go through the Marangu forest and hike to Mandara Hut, you will have enough time to tour here before we head back to Marangu gate and then go back to Moshi Town.
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What's Included
✓ Included
- Lunch
Itinerary
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Stop 1
Leave Moshi town at about 08:30 am and drive about 45 minutes to Marangu Gate on the eastern side of Kilimanjaro. Do the necessary paperwork at the park gate such as registrations. Begin hiking at about 9:30 am. Hike through the rainforest from the park gate (6000 ft) to Mandara Hut (9000 ft), taking about 3 – 4 hours. Stop half way for lunch. Reach Mandara Huts at about 01.30 pm. After short tour at the hut and start coming down to Marangu gate and you may reach at the gate around 04:45 pm. A side trip to Maundi Crater (about 15 minutes away) is a good way to see the surroundings as well as views of Kenya and Northern Tanzania. Return to Moshi and will arrive in the late evening around 06:45 pm.
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Good to Know
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness