• Elevation: 1200 m to 1,750m to 2,750m • Distance: 9km. • Hiking Time: 4-5 hours • Habitat: Montane Forest to moorland and heath vegetation. You will be transferred to Marangu gate from the hotel and do a registration at the gate. Afterwards, you will begins trekking through the rainforest to Mandara hut. Here you will have an acclimatization opportunity of visiting Maundi Crater. Dinner and overnight at Mandara Hut.

Maundi Crater is located just near the Mandara Huts Campsite, only about a kilometer away and within the rainforest zone of Mount Kilimanjaro. To get to Maundi Crater you will have to start from the Mandara Huts and trek to the crater. Climbers usually use this hike as a mode of acclimatizing in a bid to minimize the day one or as a detour en route to the Horombo huts on the second day. Your guide will then take you on a short hike (15 minutes walking distance) to the Maundi Crater, where you can enjoy wonderful views of Mount Kilimanjaro, Northern Tanzania, and Kenya. Once you have thoroughly enjoyed the views, you will return to Mandara Hut, where your delicious dinner awaits you.