Route (1) Marangu Gate via Montane Forest to Mandara Hut

After breakfast at your hotel in Moshi we will transfer you from Moshi for atleast one hour from 0800hrs or earlier than that time to Marangu gate at Kilimanjaro national park. Here you will complete your registration and commence the climb. Begin a hike that only require medium fitness through the rainforest for estimated 3 to 5 hours to reach to Mandara Hut where you will enjoy your picnic lunch with options depending on the need, you can either have your packed lunch on route or after arriving at Mandara Hut depending on walking pace of the participants. A side trip to Maundi Crater is a good way to see the surroundings that you will see the Kenya side and Kenya (depends on time and if weather is permitting for this). You are likely to enjoy the breath-taking views of the rainforests during your walking tour, encounter great amount of birdlife like horn bills and many more wildlife such as Monkeys. After reaching the Mandara hut and all the experiences in the area you will descend through the rainforest on the same trail back to the Marangu park gate for like 3-4 hours depending on the participant fitness where your driver will be waiting to transfer you back to Moshi and this will be the end of this experience.