Moshi is a very touristic small town and you feel it in the prizes. A good and cheap option to stay is the Kilimanjaro Backpackers in the main street. There one kann meet people and get good hints about where to go and what to do. The breakfast is not the highlight of the place! :(
Being there we had a little Problem. In this period of the year it's quite difficult to have a good view the Kilimanjaro, due to the bad weather conditions. Most of the time it's very cloudy around the mountain. According to the locals the best period to have a good view are the months of February and March.
The only chance was to wake up very early the next morning and try to get a good view before the clouds are formed. And YEEEEES! For a few minutes we could see the Kibo and the Mawenzi, which are two of the three peaks of the Kilimanjaro. All the effort was worthy. Awesome view of the second highest mountain in the world!
Of course, there are many kinds of tours to get to the mountain and to visit the park around it. All of them start at the main gate in Marangu, around 40km from Moshi. A matatu can get one to the center of Marangu, leaving from the bus station in Moshi, for 1,500 tsh. A taxi from center of Marangu to the gate will cost another 5,000 tsh (4,000 tsh if you bargain hardly).
The entrance fee for the park costs 60US$ for foreigners, 1,500 tsh (less than 1€) for East Africans. Count on additional costs for a guide and probably some fee for a vehicle.
Guys! Don't think that one can get a good view from the gate! There are some tracks outside the park, from which you can get a good view of the Kibo, but not from the gate. The locals charge 20US$ to take one to any those tracks. Since that was a bad day for tourism, I got someone that took me along one of those tracks for 10,000 tsh (5€). Ill try to publish a picture of the track soon.
To climb the Kilimanjaro one will need at least 6 days and spend around 1,000 US$ with fees, guide, etc.
Some pics from Moshi and the mountain below!
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