Ride to the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro and downhill into the African plains. You might ask yourself: We add a further adventurous to twist this adventure. We add a big cherry on top at the end of our itinerary with a mountain bike safari at West Kilimanjaro. We use Kilema route, The Kilema Mountain bike trail runs parallel with the Marangu route. The Kilema route is mainly used as an access road by vehicles to bring supplies to the Horombo hut and to evacuate medical emergencies from Horombo hut. The route from Kilema gate to Horombo hut is a 4 x 4 gravel road, which is usually in a fair condition. As a reward for reaching the summit we have a compulsory souvenir photo in store for you as well as a nearly 5000m descent. You’re guaranteed to be talking about this for a long time afterwards.
You will be picked up from
Kilimanjaro airport or any other arrival point by a Click Expedition guide who will welcome you and transfer you to your hotel and Hotel is included. This day you will get all needed information and preparations for the trip. The rest of the day could be used for resting and exploring the city of Moshi.
Start point
Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
08:00 - 08:30
This morning a pick-up will be arranged from your hotel in Moshi and transfer to Marangu gate where we will take care of the permit registrations for every cycling person. There we will meet a team of porters that will follow us on the route.
Then, from Marangu gate, we will be transferred to the Kilema gate which will be our starting point for the ride in The national park of Mount Kilimanjaro. We will cycle through rainforest with a lot of different plant species, birds and animals. The ride will end in Kilema camp on 2980 meters where we will overnight in tents inside the camp area.
Today is 70% cycling.
Today the ride will take us through Kilimanjaro's semitropical foothills and then on a steep path to the Horombo camp at 3700 meters high. From there we will have a beautiful view of the mountain Kilimanjaro with its two peaks, two brothers, Mawenzi and Kibo. We will overnight in the hut.
Today is 75% cycling.
This day is going to be used for acclimatization which is a very important part of the trip. After the breakfast, we will ride through the Alpine desert up to the Mawenzi Hut and then back to Horombo camp. Overnight is again in Horombo camp.
Today is 90% cycling.
The ride will start after breakfast. On our way, we will pass the Senecio garden
with the endemic tree species and continue through the Alpine desert. It is the path that goes in the middle of the two peaks, Kibo and Mawenzi, which makes this route very scenic. In Kibo base camp you will have a summit briefing for all information needed regarding the rest of the trip. Then, we will have time to rest in the afternoon.
Today is 90% cycling.
This part of the route is starting in the middle of the night with a zig-zag trek climbing up along the slopes. It will take approximately 2 hours to reach Hans Meyer's Cave and from here the gradient gets steeper. The climb continues for another 3 hours to Gilman's point, where we will take our bike from porters and start riding on the crater ring to the summit - Uhuru Peak. From here we can see the glaciers of Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru as well as beautiful lands of Tanzania and parts of Kenya. At the summit, you can choose if are you prefer to continue riding your bicycle or walk, according to your health condition and suggestions from the guide. On the way down we will stop at the Kibo base camp for the lunch and continue to the Horombo camp.
Today, from Kibo to Uhuru and then Kibo is 20% - 80% cycling, from Kibo to Horombo is 80% cycling.
After the night of rest and the breakfast we will make our final ride down across moorland and rainforest to Kilema gate. From there you will be transferred to
Marangu gate for check out and then to your hotel. Drive back from Kilema gate to Moshi with the bicycle is optional.
Transfer back to the airport can be arranged is included
End point
Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
09:00 - 02:00
2Nights: the night before the climb and the night after the climb accommodation during climbing.
Flights are not included.
Chief guide equipped with a Pulse Oximeter, used to take blood-oxygen level readings of clients twice a day
Breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as hot drinks on the mountain
-All meals will be served inside a mountain mess tent or designated dining halls, except for lunch which are normally provided as a lunch pack.
-Daily water for washing purposes
Other activities and services are not included.
- Pick up from /Transfer to Airport
-Mountain bikes and Helmets
-Breakfast and dinner is included on the first and last night at the hotel
-Moshi hotel accommodation – 2 Nights’ shared, tourist class 3 star accommodation at Keys Hotel
-Hotel accommodation includes storage facilities for excess luggage during the expedition
-Return transfers between the hotel to the start / finish point of the expedition
-All Kilimanjaro National Park gate fees, camping / hut fees and biking permits
-Kilimanjaro National Park rescue fees (Kilimanjaro Rescue Team)
-Kilimanjaro National Park Mountain bike permit
-Chief guide equipped with a Pulse Oximeter, used to take blood-oxygen level readings of clients twice a day
-Emergency oxygen (for use in emergencies only – not to be utilized as a summiting aid)
-Complete First Aid kit (for use in emergencies only)
-Qualified mountain guide, assistant guides, porters and cook
-Salaries paid to the mountain support crew as per the recommended KINAPA (Kilimanjaro National Park Authority) salaries
-Breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as hot drinks on the mountain
-All meals will be served inside a mountain mess tent or designated dining halls, except for lunch which are normally provided as a lunch pack.
-Daily water for washing purposes
-Porter to carry your duffel bag, with maximum weight of 15kg / 32 lbs, from one camp to the next camp
-Porters on stand-by to assist with your mountain bike from day 3 onwards.
-Kilimanjaro National Park certificates for your successful summit attempt
-Complimentary 3 liters of mineral water (per biker) for the first day on your expedition and 3 litres of purified water per person per day from night 1 onwards
-The option to have a private expedition at no additional charge, irrespective of the gro
- Flights
-Items of a personal nature
-Optional but highly recommended travel and medical insurance.
- Tips to the crew.
Transport to/from destinations included as per itinerary.
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