Mt.Kilimanjaro Day Trip

Early in the morning, depart from vibrant, colorful Moshi  or Arusha for the trip to Marangu Gate, the gateway to Kilimanjaro. The scenery – coffee and banana fields, past charming Marangu hamlet, with Kilimanjaro rising magnificently ahead of you – will capture you. It is also possible to be picked up from Arusha to Marangu but it will have to be a little bit earlier since Arusha is about a 2-hour drive to Moshi.

Your trip will begin after we register you at the Marangu gate. The ridged trail is narrow at first as you travel through the rainforest. It’s lush and gloomy, with moss adorning the trees. Birdsong and weird rustlings fill the canopy above us — is it a colobus? It’s possible that a mongoose will scurry ahead of you.

You’ll also come across exhausted hikers on their way down from the peak. Give them a thumbs up for their efforts.

The climb to Mandara hut takes around three hours, so take a break and eat a delicious lunch there before continuing on to the Maundi Crater for a short but hard walk. The views to the east across Taveta and to the northwest over Mawenzi Peak are breathtaking on a clear day. Remember to bring your camera! After taking in the scenery, you’ll trek back down to the Marangu Gate, where our van will be ready to transport you back to Moshi/Arusha exhausted but pleased.