Unforgettable 6 Days Mt Kilimanjaro Cycling Tour: Ride Through Tanzania’s Untamed Trails

This morning you will be picked up from your hotel and with a car transferred to Marangu gate where the permit registrations will be done for every cyclist personally. There you will meet a team of porters who will follow you on the route. From Marangu gate, we are going to the Kilema gate which will be our starting point for the ride in the national park of Mount Kilimanjaro. We will cycle through a huge green rainforest with a lot of different plant species, birds, and animals. The ride will end in Kilema camp on 2980 meters where we will stay overnight in tents inside the camp area.

Today the ride will take us through Kilimanjaro’s semi-tropical foothills and then on a steep path to the Horombo camp on 3700 meters. From there you will have a beautiful view of the mountain Kilimanjaro with it two peaks, two brothers, Mawenzi and Kibo. We will overnight in the camp.

• Distance: 9.6 km up and 9.6 km down
• Habitat: Alpine Desert

After an early breakfast, meet your guide and begin your ascent into the Alpine Desert. The first 3 km of the trail is very rocky and challenging for cycling, requiring you to push and carry your bike through some sections. After about 3 km, the trail becomes more rideable.

The “Saddle,” the area between the peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo, is relatively flat, making cycling easier. However, the high altitude, low oxygen levels, and cold conditions make the 7 km stretch toward Kibo Hut strenuous and demanding.

The final kilometer before Kibo Hut is particularly tough. Remember to slow down, stay hydrated, and take breaks as needed. Upon arrival at Kibo Hut, lunch will be served.

After lunch, enjoy an exhilarating downhill ride from Kibo Hut, descending nearly 800 m over 7 km. The final 3 km descent to Horombo Hut is technical and challenging.

Dinner and overnight stay will be at Horombo Hut.

The ride will start after breakfast. On our way, we will pass the Senecio garden with the endemic species of the three and continue through the Alpine desert. It is the path that goes in the middle of the two huts Kibo and Mawenzi, which make this route very scenic. In Kibo base camp you will have a summit briefing for all information needed in the rest of the trip and the time for resting in the afternoon.

This part of the route starts at midnight with a zig-zag trek climbing up along the slope. It will take approximately 2 hours to reach Hans Meyer’s Cave and from here the gradient gets steeper. The climb continues for another 3 hours to Gilman’s point, where you will take your bike from porters and start riding on the crater ring to the summit – Uhuru Peak. From here you can see the glaciers of Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru, the beautiful land of Tanzania, and parts of Kenya.

From the summit, you can choose whether you are going to ride a bicycle or walk, according to your health condition and the suggestions of the guide ( THE SUMMIT POTTERS WILL ASSIST TO CARRY YOUR BIKES). On the way down we will stop at the Kibo base camp for brunch and continue to the Horombo camp. Today, from Kibo to Uhuru and then Kibo is 20% – 80% cycling, from Kibo to Horombo is 80% cycling.

After the night of rest and breakfast, you will make your final ride down across the moorland and rainforest to Kilema gate. From there you will be transferred to Marangu gate for check out and then to your hotel. Drive back from Kilema gate to Moshi with the bicycle is optional.