The only route that approaches from the north, on the rain-shadow side of the mountain. Drier underfoot than anything on the south, genuinely quiet, and the one to pick if your dates fall in the wetter months.
$150 deposit holds your seat · Twin-share · single supplement $200
Airport pickup, gear check, briefing.
The drive round to the Kenyan side, then three to four hours of open forest.
Five hours up through moorland with Kibo ahead all day.
Five hours across the moorland toward Mawenzi.
A steep four hours to a tarn under the Mawenzi spires, with an afternoon acclimatisation walk.
Five hours across the saddle to summit camp. Early dinner, sleep by six.
Midnight start via Gilman Point to Uhuru, then the long descent to Horombo.
Six hours down the Marangu path, certificates, transfer to JRO.
Hotel · Moshi
Full-service tented camps · Rongai route
Hotel · Moshi
Rain. The northern side sits in the rain shadow, so in April, May or November it is the route that still works.
Different. Less rainforest, more open country, and Mawenzi Tarn is the best camp on the mountain.
No, you come down the Marangu path on the southern side.
Migration timing, off-season finds, and dispatches from our guides. About one note a month.
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