Cycling Up Mount Kilimanjaro

$2585

per person

Cycling up mount Kilimanjaro you can reach to the top by mountain bike. Our experienced guides have done a good number of successful bike treks to summit Mt Kilimanjaro standing at 5,895 metres.

Cycling up Mount Kilimanjaro bike trek is our new product for trekking Mount Kilimanjaro. Kilema route is the only route where you can reach to the top by mountain bike. Our experienced guides have done a good number of successful bike treks to summit Mt Kilimanjaro standing at 5,895 metres. The trip takes 5 days to complete, to allow for proper acclimatization.

This Cycling Mount Kilimanjaro 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. For non-summit bound visitors, cycling starts from Londorosi gate or from Morum Picnic Site then back to Morum (a 44km ride)

The Kilema route with the first night at the dilemma camp option is shorter, less strenuous, and involve more mountain biking. where the first night will be spend in tent followed by using cabin from Horombo Hut.

PRICE OF CYCLING MOUNT KILIMANJARO

1 pax 2700 USD

2+ pax 2385 USD

Biking up Kilimanjaro is a new concept and to date only few mountain bikers have ever managed to successfully bike up Kilimanjaro on mountain bikes.

The Kilema route is the only route that you can reach to the summit by mountain bike. This route demands experianced bikers who can manage seating on the saddle for couple of hours up hills the paved trail is perfect for this kind of activities up 4700M from there bikes have to pick their bikes to Uhuru Peak 5895M which is optional. The rest of the tour is all Downhill.RELATED CYCLING TOUR

Tour Includes:

Pre and Post accommodation in mid-range hotel in Moshi http://www.panamagardenresort.co.tz
Mountain Bike and Mountain Guide
Arrival and Departure transfers from airport**
Accommodation during the cycling on the mountain (Sharing Hut)
Professional, experienced, mountain guides
All Park fees
Rescue Fees
All meals on the Mountain KILIMANJARO FOOD MENUS( Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner)
Guides, Porters, cook salaries and park fees
Clean, purified drinking water
Crisis management and safety procedures
Boiled water on the mountain
Guides, porters, waiter, cook accommodation and entry fees on the mountain

Tour Exclude:

Flights ( International)
Alcoholic and soft drinks
Tips for safari guide
Personal expenses in nature such as money for souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees etc.
Visa fees ( 100 USD for American and 50 USD for non-American)
Immunization documents ( yellow fever recommended for visa processing on arrivals)
Government imposed increase of taxes and /or park fees

5 Days

4+ Age

cycling trips

Departure

Kilimanjaro Int. Airport

Day 1 | Marangu/Kilema Gate – Horombo Hut

You will be picked from Moshi Hotel at 8:30 am and drive through Kilimanjaro’s semi-tropical foothills to Marangu Gate. Here you will spend some minutes for registration and then drive to Kilema gate and enter Kilimanjaro National park to start the riding up to Horombo Hut. Today is 100% cycling by bike.

Cycling distance 19km
Vegetation: Forest and Moorland

Day 2 | Full Day Horombo Acclimatization

After breakfast you start your cycling, riding through alpine desert. For some of the areas, you will be riding on small stone, up to Mawenzi Hut and back to Horombo. Today is 90% riding

Vegetation “Alpine desert
Cycling distance: 10 Km

Day 3| Horombo – Kibo Hut (4703 M)

After breakfast you will continue riding to Kibo Hut. You will ride on small stone in most areas

Cycling today is 90%.
Vegetation: Alpine Desert.

Day 4| Kibo Hut – Summit (5895 M) – Horombo Hut (3720 M)

At 4 am, you will be awakened by your guides to start the zigzag trek up a 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, you will spend some time for photos before riding down to Stella Point. After lunch ride down to Horombo

Today cycling, from Kibo to Uhuru and then Kibo 15%-20%, from Kibo to Horombo 100%.
Vegetation “Alpine desert /Icecap

Day 5 | Horombo Hut(3720 M) –Kilema gate (1800 M)

After a leisurely breakfast, make your final ride 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 Moshi Hotel.

Cycling Up Mount Kilimanjaro