8 Days 360 Cycle Around Mount Kilimanjaro
ItInerary
DAY 1
Arriving in Tanzania
Your guided Kilimanjaro bike trip starts today! Get picked up from the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to Moshi town, where you will check in to your hotel. You will also meet your guide today and be briefed on this guided cycling holiday around Mount Kilimanjaro.
Accommodation
Meals
Dinner Only
Distance
Non
DAY 2
Moshi to Ngabobo Village
Start your bike trip around Kilimanjaro on a great ride that takes you from the greener southern side of Mt. Kilimanjaro towards the more arid western side of the mountain. Your ride today will start by going through coffee and banana plantations, however, as you head west you will cycle through the more arid open plains and acacia woodlands. These plains support a remarkable variety of wildlife and spectacular views of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Accommodation
Camping at Osiligiai Maasai Lodge
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Distance
56km on Tarmac, dirt, and gravel roads
DAY 3
Ngabobo Village to Simba Farm Lodge (At the foot hills of Mount Kilimanjaro)
Today’s bike ride goes through the Enduimet Wildlife Management Area, which is one of Tanzania’s best-kept secrets. Enduimet borders Amboseli National Park and serves as an important migratory route for wildlife including African elephants, Zebra, Wildebeest, Antilope, and Giraffe. This area is inhabited primarily by the Maasai people but there are large populations of other tribes such as the Chagga, Meru, and Pare people.
Accommodation
Lodging at Simba Farm
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Distance
53km on tarmac, dirt, and gravel roads
DAY 4
Simba Farm Lodge to Snowcap Cottages
Today’s ride will have you cycling towards the northeast side of Mt. Kilimanjaro to Nalemoru village, near the Kenyan border. Nalemoru village is where the Rongai route up to Kilimanjaro starts off. Your ride today takes you through beautiful open farmlands with breathtaking views of the west Kilimanjaro plains behind you.
Accommodation
Camping at Snowcap Cottages
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Distance
66km on tarmac and dirt roads
DAY 5
Snowcap Cottages to Lake Chala
Today you will enjoy a downward hill ride towards the beautiful Lake Chala, a crater lake lying right on the border between Kenya and Tanzania. Lake Chala is one of Tanzania’s hidden gems. Fed entirely by underground springs from Mt Kilimanjaro, the turquoise blue and green waters are surrounded by diverse plants, trees, and wildlife.
Accommodation
Camping at Lake Chala Camp
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Distance
64km on the tarmac and dirt roads
DAY 6
Lake Chala to Marangu
Today is a short but challenging day, as you ride up to Marangu village in the foothills of Kilimanjaro. As you cycle through Marangu village you will pass banana and coffee plantations along the way as well as the friendly Chagga people who will be waving and shouting “Jambo!” as you cycle by.
Before getting to your camp, you will take a detour to the iconic Kinukamori waterfalls where you can stretch your legs and walk down to the base of the waterfalls. While here, a local Chagga guide will give you a brief history of the area, the people, their traditions, and customs as well as the mystical legend about the waterfalls. After shower you will be taken to Chagga Cave where you will wonder and amazed with history of Chagga people in the past, their traditions later on you will be transferred to your hotel for accommodation.
Accommodation
Lodging at Marangu/Kibo Hotel
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Distance
29km on tarmac and dirt roads
DAY 7
Marangu to Moshi
You will be wrapping up your last day of cycling by traversing the villages and plantations on the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The first half of the ride will be comprised of several steep ascents and descents followed by a second half which is a gradual downhill ride towards the bustling and vibrant Moshi Town/ Arusha.
Accommodation
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Distance
49km on tarmac and dirt roads
DAY 8
Departure Day
After Breakfast at the lodge, transfer to the Airport for your flight back home.
Includes:
- Park fees, government fees.
- Snacks and fruits at water points.
- Full board accommodation as per itinerary.
- TREK Mountain Hard Tail 4300 Model, Merida Matts 20D mountain bikes & Avalanche 18cm.
- 2-way airport transfer.
- Bottled mineral water throughout the cycling.
- All village fees.
- Support vehicles.
- Cycling Guides.
- Mechanics for the big group.
Excludes:
- Tips to the guide and supporting crew.
- Items of a personal nature.
- Laundry service.
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks.
- Helmets.
- Flights.
- Extra services as indicated below.