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Kilimanjaro Route Comparison Table

 

Marangu
5/6-day

Machame
6-day

Machame
7-day

Rongai
6-day

Rongai
7-day

Umbwe
6/7-day 

Shira
6/7-day

Lemosho
8/9-day

Day 1

Mandara
2740m
9000ft
5 hours

Machame
3100m
10,200ft
5 hours

Machame
3100m
10,200ft
5 hours

Rongai
2880m
9450ft
4 hours

Rongai
2880m
9450ft
4 hours

Umbwe
2800m
9200ft
5 hours

Shira 2
3840m
12,600ft
4 hours

Mkubwa
2750m
9000ft
3 hours

Day 2

Horombo*
3700m
12,100ft
5 hours

Shira 2
3840m
12,600ft
4 hours

Shira 2
3840m
12,600ft
4 hours

2nd Cave
3450m
11,320ft
4 hours

2nd Cave
3450m
11,320ft
4 hours

Barranco*
3900m
12,800ft
4 hours

Barranco*
3860m
12,700ft
6 hours

Shira 1
3500m
11,500ft
5 hours

Day 3

Kibo
4700m
15,400ft
5 hours

Barranco
3860m
12,700ft
6 hours

Barranco
3860m
12,700ft
6 hours

3rd Cave
3870m
12,700ft
4 hours

Kikelewa
3600m
11,800ft
4 hours

Karanga
4200m
13,800ft
4 hours

Karanga
4200m
13,800ft
4 hours

Shira 2
3850m
12,600ft
2 hours

Day 4

Summit/
Horombo
5895m
19,300ft
11 hours

Barafu
4600m
15,100ft
8 hours

Karanga
4200m
13,800ft
4 hours

Kibo
4750m
15,600ft
5 hours

Mawenzi
4330m
14,200ft
4 hours

Barafu
4600m
15,100ft
4 hours

Barafu
4600m
15,100ft
4 hours

Barranco*
3860m
12,700ft
6 hours

Day 5

To Gate
1700m
5500ft
3 hours

Summit/
Mweka
5895m
19,300ft
11 hours

Barafu
4600m
15,100ft
8 hours

Summit/
Horombo
5895m
19,300ft
11 hours

Kibo
4750m
15,400ft
5 hours

Summit/
Mweka
5895m
19,300ft
11 hours

Summit/
Mweka
5895m
19,300ft
11 hours

Karanga
4200m
13,800ft
4 hours

Day 6

 

To Gate
6000ft
4 hours

Summit/
Mweka
5895m
19,300ft
11 hours

To Gate
1700m
5500ft
3 hours

Summit/
Horombo
5895m
19,300ft
11 hours

To Gate
1829m
6000ft
4 hours

To Gate
1829m
6000ft
4 hours

Barafu
4600m
15,100ft
4 hours

Day 7

 

 

To Gate
6000ft
4 hours

 

To Gate
5500ft
3 hours

 

 

Summit/
Mweka
5895m
19,300ft
11 hours

Day 8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To Gate
1829m
6000ft
4 hours


* Here you can spend an extra acclimatisation day.

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