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Kilimanjaro: Route Comparison

	Marangu 5-day	Machame 6-day	Machame 7-day	Rongai 6-day	Rongai 7-day
Day 1	Mandara 2740m 9000ft 5 hours	Machame 3100m 10,200ft 5 hours	Machame 3100m 10,200ft 5 hours	Rongai 2880m 9450ft 4 hours	Rongai 2880m 9450ft 4 hours
Day 2	Horombo* 3700m 12,100ft 5 hours	Shira 2 3840m 12,600ft 4 hours	Shira 2 3840m 12,600ft 4 hours	2nd Cave 3450m 11,320ft 4 hours	2nd Cave 3450m 11,320ft 4 hours
Day 3	Kibo 4700m 15,400ft 5 hours	Barranco 3860m 12,700ft 6 hours	Barranco 3860m 12,700ft 6 hours	3rd Cave 3870m 12,700ft 4 hours	Kikelewa 3600m 11,800ft 4 hours
Day 4	Summit/ Horombo 5895m 19,300ft 11 hours	Barafu 4600m 15,100ft 8 hours	Karanga 4200m 13,800ft 4 hours	Kibo 4750m 15,600ft 5 hours	Mawenzi 4330m 14,200ft 4 hours
Day 5	To Gate 1700m 5500ft 3 hours	Summit 5895m 19,340ft 7-8 hours/ Mweka 3090m 10,150ft 5-6 hours	Barafu 4600m 15,100ft 8 hours	Summit/ Horombo 5895m 19,300ft 11 hours	Kibo 4750m 15,400ft 5 hours
Day 6		To Gate 1680m 5500ft 4-5 hours	Summit 5895m 19,340ft 7-8 hours/ Mweka 3090m 10,150ft 5-6 hours	To Gate 1700m 5500ft 3 hours	Summit/ Horombo 5895m 19,300ft 11 hours
Day 7			To Gate 1680m 5500ft 4-5 hours		To Gate 5500ft 3 hours

* This is where you would spend two nights if you wanted a rest day.

	Umbwe 6-day	Lemosho 8-day	Shira 6-day
Day 1	Umbwe 2800m 9200ft 5 hours	Mti Mkubwa 2790m 9160ft 3 hours	Shira 2 3840m 12,600ft 4 hours
Day 2	Barranco* 3900m 12,800ft 4 hours	Shira 1 3500m 11,500ft 5 hours	Barranco* 3860m 12,700ft 6 hours
Day 3	Karanga 4200m 13,800ft 4 hours	Shira 2 3850m 12,600ft 2 hours	Karanga 4200m 13,800ft 4 hours
Day 4	Barafu 4600m 15,100ft 4 hours	Barranco* 3860m 12,600ft 6 hours	Barafu 4600m 15,100ft 4 hours
Day 5	Summit 5895m 19,340ft 7-8 hours/ Mweka 3090m 10,150ft 5-6 hours	Karanga 4200m 13,800ft 4 hours	Summit 5895m 19,340ft 7-8 hours/ Mweka 3090m 10,150ft 5-6 hours
Day 6	To Gate 1680m 5500ft 4-5 hours	Barafu 4600m 15,100ft 4 hours	To Gate 1680m 5500ft 4-5 hours
Day 7		Summit 5895m 19,340ft 7-8 hours/ Mweka 3090m 10,150ft 5-6 hours
Day 8		To Gate 1680m 5500ft 4-5 hours

* This is where you would spend two nights if you wanted a rest day.

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