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Walk the Marangu rainforest to Mandara Hut and Maundi Crater in one day
Short on time, or travelling with someone who is not climbing? This day hike follows the first stage of the Marangu route through lush montane rainforest, home to blue monkeys and black-and-white colobus, to Mandara Hut at 2,720 m. After a picnic lunch you walk to the rim of Maundi Crater for views over the plains towards Kenya, then return to the gate. Pick-up from Moshi or Arusha.
Clear mornings, warmer nights, quieter trails than the July peak
Wet forest and cloud; climbs still run, with fewer people on the mountain
The most popular climbing season: dry trails, cold summit nights
Short showers, mostly in the afternoon; a good shoulder season
Pick-up at 07:00 from your Moshi hotel and drive about 1 hour to Marangu Gate. Walk about 3 hours up through the rainforest to Mandara Hut (2,720 m), have a picnic lunch, and walk 15 minutes to Maundi Crater. Return the same way, back in Moshi around 17:00. About 16 km on foot in total, 960 m of climbing.
Return transfer from an Arusha hotel instead of Moshi, for the whole vehicle.
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