BIKE TOUR MOUNT KILIMANJARO
Bike trek is our new product of trekking the Kilimanjaro Mountain, Kilema route is the only route that Bike trek to
Kilimanjaro Mountain can reach to the top of the Mount Kilimanjaro by mountain bike. With our experienced guides
the whole trip to summit Mt Kilimanjaro 5895M, took 5 days with proper acclimatization.
This activity provides physical exercise and recreational use of the natural environment with minimum impact while
enhancing visitors’ experience. Summit bound visitors will use Kilema route (19km) and cyclists will meet their porters
at Horombo and continue to the summit
Itinerary
Day 1 Marangu Gate – Horombo Hut
Today is 100% cycling by bike.
Cycling distance 19
Vegetation: Forest and Moorland
You will be picked from Hotel at 8:30 am, this morning we drive through Kilimanjaro’s semi-tropical foothills to Marangu
Gate, Spend some minutes for registrations and get the permit and then drive to Kilema gate and enter Kilimanjaro
National park and start the riding, Up to Horombo Hut
Day 2 Full Day Horombo Acclimatization
Today is 90% riding
Vegetation: “Alpine desert
Cycling distance: 10 Km
After breakfast you start your cycling, riding through Alpine desert, some of the areas you will riding on small stone, up
to Mawenzi Hut and back to Horombo Hut
Day 3 Horombo – Kibo Hut (4703 M)
Cycling
Today is 90%.
Vegetation: Alpine Desert
After breakfast you will continue with riding to Kibo Hut, you will ride on small stone in most areas
Day 4 Kibo Hut – Summit (5895 M) – Horombo Hut (3720 M)
Today cycling, from Kibo to Uhuru and then Kibo 15%-20%, from Kibo to Horombo 100%.
Vegetation: “Alpine desert /Icecap
At 4 am, you will be awakened by your guides to start the zigzag trek up long screen slop after roughly two hours you
should reach Hans Meyer’s Cave and from here the gradient gets steeper.
Continue your climb for approximately another 3 hours to Gilman’s Point, you will take your bike from Porters and start
riding to Uhuru peak, arriving at Uhuru peak spends some few minutes or photos and then riding down to Stella Point.
After lunch ride down to Horombo
Day 5 Horombo Hut (3720 M) –Kilema gate (1800 M)
After a leisurely breakfast, make your final riding down to Kilema gate across the alpine and the rainforest to Kilema
gate, then you will be transferred to Marangu gate for check out and then to Hotel.
Inclusions
The Kilimanjaro Bike Trek price includes two nights’ hotel accommodation in Moshi before and after the trek, professional mountain guides and support crew with an extra hired bike, and airport arrival and departure transfers. Climbers are provided with quality waterproof four-season private mountain tents or hut accommodation on the Marangu Route, along with all Kilimanjaro National Park and rescue fees. The package also covers all meals on the mountain, a comfortable mess tent with tables and chairs, and a continuous supply of clean, purified drinking water as well as boiled water for use during the climb.
Exclusions
The price does not include tips for guides, porters, cooks, and waiters (recommended per day: $20 for the head guide, $15 for an assistant guide, $15 for the cook, and $10 per porter, shared among climbers), meals and drinks not specified in the itinerary, personal climbing gear such as sleeping bags and trekking poles (available for rent on arrival), items of a personal nature, additional hotel nights beyond the two included, international flights and visa fees, emergency oxygen, or portable toilets, which can be arranged at an extra cost of USD 80 per toilet.
Tour Details
Tour Type: Bike tour