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Kibo Hotel: Kibo Hotel
Kibo Hotel is over 100 years old and has many artifacts on display showing climbs of Kilimanjaro over the years. The hotel is located in Marangu and is in the medium price range for the area.
The rooms are ok with all bedding and items coated in anti mosquito spray giving the place a peculiar smell. Many beds have mosquito nets to give extra protection given the ever present danger of malaria.
The hotel has a swimming pool (avoid) and restaurant. The restaurant has very good priced meals (most mains are TS8000) and all meals that my group had were more than okay.
Security is in the form of a Maasai warrior who hides in the shadows inside the hotel - rather freaky at first though our man was very friendly even if his big pointy stick (spear) looked rather dangerous - I'm guessing that poison on the tip is still in fashion!
Be warned though that it's a cash only situation so if you want to eat & drink you'll need money to do so. For a couple of meals plus a beer or 2 you'll be looking at approx TS26000. If you don't have local currency the hotel can change $US etc though at a rather unattractive rate!
- Opinion of Price: about average
- Related to: Hiking and Walking, Backpacking, Budget Travel
- Written September 17, 2009
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Kibo Hut: Kibo Hut
You will not spend much time at Kibo Hut as normally you will arrive here after noon and will get woken at 11pm for a midnight assult on Kilimanjaro's peak. The hut is split into 5 x 12 bunk dorms with matress and pillow for each. At just under 5000M, you need to be aware of the need to walk slowly when moving about including going to the long drop toilets.
There are also campers here from the Rongai route.
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- Related to: Budget Travel, Backpacking
- Written September 17, 2009
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Horombo Hut: Horombo Hut
Horombo Hut is the busiest site on the mountain with climbers from both directions (up and down) staying here. The huts are either 4 or 6 person and have solar powered lights.
On the way up the Marangu route you may stay here for 2 nights if you have an acclimatisation day and will also stay here for a night on the way back down after walking all the way from the summit back to Horombo for the night for climbers on both the Marangu and Rongai (in tents) routes.
It's normally above the clouds however, as my party experienced, the place can get covered by the clouds reducing visibility esp at night (my headlamp was good but still very hard to get ones barings!) At approx 3700M it gets cold enough at night for water to freeze so watch your footing when going to the toilet at night - and wear your jacket!
The location here is amongst some really unusual plants (like massive triffids - aka Giant Senecio) and this makes it a bit on the surreal side. The toilet block is okay though the girls are certainly in better nick than the boys!! There is a large communal hall for eating and swapping stories with people from all over the globe.
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- Related to: Backpacking, Budget Travel
- Written September 17, 2009
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Mandara Hut: Mandara Hut
Mandara Hut is the first group of huts on the Marangu route and sits at 2720M on Mt Kili. There are several huts for climbers, separate huts for the porters and a main hut for communal gathering including meal times. The location is at the end of the Rain Forest band and several species of monkey can be found including Colombus and Blue Monkey.
The toilets here are possibly the best on the mountain. There is a side walk you can also do which takes you around the Maundi Crater - it takes you about 1 hour. The huts have matresses and pillows - you only need to bring your sleeping bag. Lighting is also taken care of with solar panels attached to each hut charging up batteries which power the lights. You may want to bring a head-lamp just in case!
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- Related to: Budget Travel, Backpacking
- Written September 17, 2009
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Horombo Huts: Second shelter on a rout
Second shelter on a rout appeared to be even more primitive than the first one. Rooms are smaller, beds are shorter...
Try to avoid sleeping at the second floor above canteen - porters and guides have their supper at very late time. Loud voices and music from radio sets could disturb you if you are not too tired.
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- Related to: Hiking and Walking
- Written March 12, 2006
Mawenzi Peak above Horombo
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Mandara Huts: Sitting on a plank bed like a king...
Huts on the way to summit are rather primitive wooden or stone cabins. Equipment is limited to two-story beds. Toilets and water supply are on the outside, though rather clean.
There are special houses for kitchen and for canteen.
This is the first huts on the rout called Mandara Huts.
This room is for 10 people, other rooms are smaller. Total number of beds is about 120, but booking procedure is not very precise, so do not wonder if there will not be any free beds and you will be asked to shere it with someone.
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- Related to: Hiking and Walking
- Written March 12, 2006
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Millenium Camp
Millenium camp was our descent camp and our final night on the mountain. It suddenly seemed like a five-star hotel, nestled in brush, with fancy toilets that had doors (but alas, only small cut-out holes). There were also great views back to the summit. This was where we took our official farewells from the porters, who sang us a song against this extraordinary backdrop.
The ranger at Millinium camp sells beer if you are feeling well enough to celebrate. We opted to celebrate at our hotel the following night (after a long shower).
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- Related to: Mountain Climbing
- Written August 16, 2005
Our support crew at Millenium Camp
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Mti Mkubwa (Big Tree) Camp
This was our first campground, and was crowded in comparison with some of the later campgrounds. We shared a small clearing nestled in the woods, with several other groups. Unlike many of the later camps, though, Mti Mkubwa is very well sheltered in among the trees.
Like most of the camps, there's a ranger station in the middle of camp: the rangers spend 10 days on the mountain at a time, rotating between different camps and have lots of interesting tales to tell.
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- Written August 16, 2005
Impatiens kilimanjari - on the way to Mti Mkubwa
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Shira Two Camp
After a day of walking across the Shira Plateau towards Shira Two camp, we realized just how far we had been from the summit cone - despite it seeming so close! This was a slightly more sheltered camp, at the edge of a slope. One of our group became ill here - altitude sickness or, perhaps just exhaustion - so we spent an extra night at the camp, acclimatizing and relaxing, with amazing night-time views down to Moshi and Arusha.
Great night-time views of the lights in Moshi and Arusha!
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- Related to: Mountain Climbing
- Written August 16, 2005
Porters passing us on the way to Shira Two Camp
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Shira One Camp
Shira One camp was the first of two on the Shira Plateau, and was far more exposed than our previous night at Mti Mkubwa. The camp was right out in the open, with a stream running nearby and a couple of outhouses sticking up here and there. We heard the wind howl at night, but the incredibly clear sky (with zero light pollution) was perfect for stargazing, while the moon illuminated the summit (which seemed remarkably/deceivingly near).
On the Shira Plateau, we got our first summit views of the hike! What an amazing dinner back drop!
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- Related to: Mountain Climbing
- Written August 16, 2005
Shira One Camp with Kili in the background
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