At 5 895m, Mt Kilimanjaro is the tallest Mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain in the world. Mt Kilimanjaro is located close to the Equator, where you can hike more than 60km, gain 4 000m in altitude, traverse rain forest, moorland, alpine desert, snow fields and ice cliffs in less than 7 days.
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. Of these, only a small number made it to the summit unassisted, by cycling, pushing or even carrying their bikes during some stages, without any assistance from our porters or guides, before starting a mighty roller coaster ride of 3 000m downhill cycling.
Biking Kilimanjaro Preparation
To further assist mountain bikers with the preparations for their Kilimanjaro biking expedition to the summit of this famous mountain, Climbing Kilimanjaro can assist with essential advice on mental and physical preparation, fitness program, as well as recommended gear. Other useful information includes travel and transfer details, health issues to take note of, as well as a detailed breakdown of what to expect from meals, porters and guides during a biking up Kilimanjaro expedition.
Kilimanjaro Biking Tours is a special Kilimanjaro hiking Package where you will cycle up Kilimanjaro with two wheel. Whether you reach the summit depends almost exclusively upon one factor: Your acclimatization. Our whole itinerary is geared towards one single day, that is to say, summit day.
A lot of the time we will have to push the bikes. Riding them would theoretically be possible but it would use far too much energy. We need to save most of this for the day of the summit…when we will have a climb of 1200m. There is more than enough time for this, as we will set off shortly after midnight. As a reward for reaching the summit, we have a compulsory souvenir photo in store for you as well as a nearly 5000m descent. You’re guaranteed to be talking about this for a long time afterward.
The Kilema Mountain bike trail runs parallel with the Marangu route. The Kilema route is mainly used as an access road by vehicles to bring supplies to the Horombo hut and to evacuate medical emergencies from the Horombo hut. The route from Kilema gate to Horombo hut is a 4 x 4 gravel road, which is usually in fair condition.
The Kilema route with the first night at the Kilema camp option is shorter, less strenuous, and involves more mountain biking, compared to the Kilema route option with the first night at Mandara hut. However, it is more expensive, as the first night is spent camping in tents and the rest of the nights are spent in the Marangu route’s A-frame huts. Cycle Up to Kilimanjaro With THE VICMOS TOURS & SAFARIS!
The VICMOS team member will be waiting for you at your arrival time. You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and transferred to your Lodge in Moshi town situated on the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Today you will meet your tour guides, who will brief you about your upcoming tour, and together you will do the bike fitting.
Meal Plan; Full Board
Activities : Mountain Biking
Day 2: Preparation day
On This Day You will be picked from hotel or lodge at 8:30 am and ride your bikes from your hotel /lodge to TPC Sugar plantation for physical preparation before the amazing Kilimanjaro Mountain bike tour – Back to hotel/Lodge in Moshi.
Meal Plan; Full Board
Activities : Mountain Biking
You will be picked from hotel or lodge at 8:30 am, This morning we drive through Kilimanjaro’s semi-tropical foothills to Marangu Gate, Spend some minutes for registrations
and get the permit and then drive to Kilema gate and enter Kilimanjaro National park and start the riding, Up to Horombo Hut. Today is 100% cycling by bike.
Cycling distance 19 Vegetation: Forest and Moorland
Meal Plan; Full Board
Activities : Mountain Biking
After breakfast you start your cycling, riding through the Alpine desert, some of the areas you will
ride on a small stone, up to Mawenzi Hut and back to Horombo
Today is 90% riding Vegetation “Alpine desert Cycling distance: 10 Km
Meal Plan; Full Board
Activities : Mountain Biking
After breakfast you will continue with riding to Kibo Hut, you will ride on a small stone in most areas
Cycling today is 90%. Vegetation: Alpine Desert
Meal Plan; Full Board
Activities : Mountain Biking
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 spends a few minutes or photos, and then 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
Meal Plan; Full Board
Activities : Mountain Biking
After a leisurely breakfast, make your final riding 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 your Hotel in Moshi.
Activities : Mountain Biking
After a leisurely breakfast, make your final riding 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 your Hotel in Moshi.
Activities : Mountain Biking
Sadly, this is the end of your holiday and the time to go home has arrived. Enjoy your last hours in Tanzania before our driver comes to pick you up and takes you to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight home or Zanzibar. Still longing for more? It's also possible to add a few days of safari or a beach holiday to your Kilimanjaro adventure!
Activities : Mountain Biking
Sadly, this is the end of your holiday and the time to go home has arrived. Enjoy your last hours in Tanzania before our driver comes to pick you up and takes you to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight home or Zanzibar. Still longing for more? It's also possible to add a few days of safari or a beach holiday to your Kilimanjaro adventure!
Activities : Mountain Biking
| No of pax | Age Limit | Price per pax (Rs) |
|---|---|---|
| Adult | Above 12 years | $ 2465 / Adult( With Tax ) |
* 20% Advance Percentage of total booking amount
* Upon cancellation, refund will be made after deducting the Retention Amount.
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