KILI 360° MTB 5 STAGES RACE
06TH - 10TH AUGUST 2022
Tour de Kili 360° 2022 edition covers about 360 km in 5 stages around the slopes of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The stage race is ideal for local and international pro riders willing to challenge themselves as well as travelers and tourists who wish to spend more days covering long distances while enjoying beautiful nature and discovering all the diversity of Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Tour Highlights
After having spent the night at the SnowCap Cottages, you will begin the race by an 87km ride all the way to the beautiful and vibrant village of Marangu. This ride will take you through the banana trees and coffee plantations of the Chagga lands with the Kilimanjaro always looking over your shoulders. Upon arrival at Marangu, you will relax in the beautiful Marangu hotel camp, chat with the other participants and enjoy a well-deserved night rest.
STAGE 1 | CHAGGA TRAILS
Distance : 87km
Elevention gain: 1387m
Max elevation: 2008m
On the second day, you will then head from Marangu to Moshi town. You will ride through the dry slopes of the Marangu villages but also through the dense and humid forest. Here, you will spend the night and relax in the Kahawa shamba (coffee farm) and enjoy the view of Mount Kilimanjaro.
STAGE 2 | THE GREEN KIDIA
Distance : 34km
Elevention gain: 617m
Max elevation: 1740m
dirty and gravel road will first take us through rain forests and banana and coffee plantations, homes of the Chagga people. As we are heading west, we will find ourselves on a windy part of the mountain with more open-air plains, and acacia woodlands. This is the land of Maasai people, where we will be able to experience the differences among different tribes and their cultures in Tanzania. We will pass by Ngabobo and Tinga Tinga village and drive on the border of the National park, crossing the paths and native lands of different animals. We will then spend the night at the Olpopongi Maasai village.
STAGE 3 | WEST KILIMANJARO
Distance : 92km
Elevention gain: 2063m
Max elevation: 1726m
You will be cycling through the Sinya and Ngasurai open plains, which serve as a wildlife corridor for animals moving from Amboseli National Park in Kenya to the Enduimet wildlife management area in Tanzania. Today’s route will be completely off-the-beaten-path with no tarmac. If it is a clear day we will be able to see magnificent views of Mt.Kilimanjaro, Mt. Meru, and Mt. Ol Doinyo Lengai. We will then arrive at Simba farm campsite, where we will spend the night.
STAGE 4 | TWIGA XCO
Distance : 77km
Elevention gain: 1662m
Max elevation: 1742m
route will take you through the north-eastern side of Mt. Kilimanjaro which borders Kenya. We will pass through vibrant villages, farmlands, and finish at the entry of the Rongai trek route to Kilimanjaro in the Nalemoru village. The village is located on the border of the Rongai forest, conservation center for a lot of tree species that you can see. We will then spend the night at the Snow Cap Cottages, in the Rongai Village.
STAGE 5 | SMOOTH JOINT
Distance : 74km
Elevention gain: 1425m
Max elevation: 2103m
INTERNATIONALS
$1345
EAST AFRICAN RESIDENTS
$699
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