5 Days Mountain Bike Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro Overview
To climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa on foot is some time challenging enough but with your Mountain bike can be more tiresome work, Tourist an experience challenges on the way up to Mount Kilimanjaro but on the way back can be wonderful fun enough. The cycling tour will start at Kilema gate toward to Kilema route which is beautiful peaceful route, this route is specific for the mountain bikers tourist and rescue from horombo hut when tourist attacked with high mountain sickness, for tourist taking five days will cycle all the way up to horombo hut at elevation of 3720m and here cyclist with join with a normal tourist climbers, the overnight here.
Note that; Riding mountain bike on Mount Kilimanjaro will include both riding and pushing the bike at some steeper parts. riding mountain bike all the way up nearly 5000m would theoretically be possible but it would use far too much energy. Remember you need to save most of energy for the summit day. On the way up to summit cyclists would love to push their bike to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro this will be fine but as we experience biking and pushing the bike on Mount Kilimanjaro we recommend that tourist to hire extra porter to help pushing a bike to the summit. To be honest there is no cyclist have ever managed to ride his/her bike successfully to the top of mount Kilimanjaro 5895m , the cycling style up hill and climbing mount kilimanjaro evolve , pushing or even carrying a bike in some stages, with highly assistance from porters or guides mainly climbing up to the top 5895m
Attention for those taking 6 days tourist/riders will spend their first night at the Kilema camp which is shorter, less strenuous. However, it can be more expensive, as the first night is spent camping in the camping equipment that we will not use them anymore because the rest of the nights are spent in the Marangu route’s huts both on the way up and down, from Kilema gate we will riding through rain forest, moorland, then later to alpine desert, and finally to the snow fields and ice cliffs
DAY-1 KILEMA GATE TO HOROMBO HUT
Starting 2100m Kilema gate
Ending 3720m Horombo Hut
Altitude change 1620m
Trekking distance 19kms
Walking hours 3 to 6 hours
Overnight hut Horombo hut
Early in the morning you will be picked up from the hotel at 8:00am, and drive to Marangu gate, spend some minutes for registrations and get the permit and then drive to Kilema gate 2023m and enter Kilimanjaro National park and start the riding up to Horombo Hut as we departure from Kilema gate soon we will start the rainforest, look for towering Eucalyptus trees, bird life, and Columbus monkeys, at Horombo hut the team will prepare hot drinks such as coffee , tea , and chocolate drinks warm up your body and then you will just hanging out enjoying the best view and relaxing for the dinner.
DAY-2 :FULL DAY ACCLIMATIZATION TO MAWENZI HUT
Starting 3720m Horombo Hut
Ending 4600m Mawenzi Hut
Altitude change 880m
Trekking distance 9kms
Walking hours 4 to 7 hours
Overnight hut Horombo Hut
Soon after breakfast you start a cycling through Alpine desert, some of the areas you will be riding on small stone up to Mawenzi hut and back to Horombo hut. Today riding will be on alpine desert vegetation, cycling distance is 19 kilometers up and down. At this moment we will be rewarded with the best views of the top only if the clouds are not there. Continue up into open apline where small shrubs are the main vegetation. Where you can enjoy amazing views of kibo and Mawenzi peark.
DAY-3 : HOROMBO HUT TO KIBO HUT
Starting 3720m Horombo Hut
Ending 4720m Kibo Hut
Altitude change 1000m
Trekking distance 9kms
Walking hours 4 to 5 hours
Overnight hut Kibo Hut
This is wonderful day, long and tough. nearly vegetation less plateau joins the main summit, at this stage is rather steep but we are rewarded with our first sight today of some of the famous ‘cones’ of mount Kilimanjaro both Kibo and Mawenzi. After the Maua River, we ride towards the barren, dry terrain known as The Saddle and head for the huts, which are at the bottom of the Kibo summit, in preparation for the midnight departure for the summit. Kibo Huts are made of stone and quite basic
DAY-4 : KIBO HUT TO UHURU PEAK
Starting 4720m Kibo Hut
Ending 5895M
Altitude change 1175m
Trekking distance 7kms
total time to be used to uhuru peak 7.5 hours
From Kibo hut to Gilmans point to Uhuru peak it is not possible to ride our mountain bike insteady we will push them up to Uhuru peak some parts will be fine to ride on the way down, the way up is the most mentally and physically challenging part of your trek to mount Kilimanjaro but hopefully with the great sense of achievement to reach a goal and will realize that this is Kilimanjaro time make the most of it. Normally a starting time is 12.00am midnight as a departure.
We will start our hike with long and tough climb from Kibo hut 4720m to Gilmans point 5651m, making our trek more difficult, after we made to the Gilmans point the hardest part will be done. The Gilmans point is the top of the ridge but it is not the highest point of the mountain, the highest point of the mountain is UHURU PEAK 5895M.(UHURU means FREEDOM) before Uhuru we will pass Stella Point 5720m which is the junction point from Barafu.
From Gilmans point can be easy to reach UHURU PEAK, it will take just maximum of 1 hour to 2 hours to accomplish the dream and say wow!!, I made to Kilimanjaro!, the highest free-standing mountain in the world and the peak of Africa! Well done. It will not be safe to stay at the top (UHURU POINT) for the long time because some time acute mountain sickness can attack tourist after they made to the top recomended time 10min to 15min will be enough to enjoy the views and taking more pictures way back. From Uhuru peak we will switch back downhill to Kibo hut on the same way, where it will take the maximum of 3hrs-4hrs hours downhill and we will short break and Kibo hut before wake up for the lunch and starting walking down to Horombo Hut.
KIBO HUT TO HOROMBO HUT
Starting 4720m Kibo Hut
Ending 3720m Horombo Hut
Altitude change 1000m
Trekking distance 9kms
Walking hours 2 to 3 hours
Overnight hut Horombo Hut
after having nice little rest and breakfast or lunch we will collect and park our stuff and again in the morning cycling back to Horombo Huts. Where we will have dinner and get some well-deserved sleep! Note that : avoid to stay longer at kibo hut after the summit 4720m still high and is possibly allow your body to be attacked by AMS, 1-2 hours will be enough to stay then team will call you to the next shift to horombo hut with more fresh air.
DAY-5 : HOROMBO HUT TO KILEMA GATE
Starting elevation 3720m Horombo Hut
Ending elevation 1820M Kilema Gate
Altitude change 1900m
Trekking distance 19kms
Walking hours 2 to 3 hours
Overnight hut Moshi town
The Great day has come yet, today you will make your final riding downhills to Kilema gate across the alpine and the rainforest to Kilema gate, then transferred to Marangu gate for check out, for all successful climbers, they will be able to receive the certificate of completion from the National parkClimbers who reached Gilmans Point (5681m) and Stella Point (5720m) will receive green certificates and Climbers who reached Uhuru Peak (5895m) receive gold certificates.
After receiving certificates, we will be ready to go back to the Hotel in Moshi or Arusha, where it is definitely time for hot shower and celebration! Departure to the airport or other tour activities. The tourist/cyclist will have to pay $2475.00(P/P) price based on 2 person include the following services as it listed on the table below. for any query please call us or send us a message for clarifications from our team. Book This Package Now
