Mount Kilimanjaro Marangu Route 6 Days
Overview
Marangu Route, popularly called “Coca-Cola Route”, is the most renowned route to trek Kilimanjaro. Marangu is the only route that provides sleeping in huts, all the way to Uhuru Peak, contrary to all other routes where you get to sleep in tents/sleeping bags. The route is very steady, with gradual slopes, but it is far from easy. It has a very low success rate, because trackers tend to not take it seriously, due to its reputation to be “Tourists Route”. You do not need camping gear while trekking Marangu, but by all means you need to be physically prepared for the climb, otherwise there is a good chance for dropping out before reaching the top. The route is offered at 5 or 6 days, but note that on shorter plan you do not have a day for acclimatization, which is usually necessary to accommodate high altitude conditions. Descend is at Marangu gate.
ARRIVE IN TANZANIA
Upon you arrive you will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) with our representative and transferred to your hotel in Moshi/Arusha town; you will be meet your guide who will brief you on your upcoming trek and do an equipment final check to make sure you have all the necessary mountain gear. Dinner and overnight.
DAY 1: MARANGU GATE (1860M) TO MANDARA HUTS (2700M)
- Distance: 7km
- Hiking Time: 3 hours
- Habitat: Montane Forest
You will be picked up from your hotel in the morning and driven to the Mount Kilimanjaro National Park Gate. Once signed in at the park and final preparations are complete, we start ascending on a cleared ridge trail through the rainforest. Our first night is at Mandara Hut camp set in a forest clearing. This camp consists of a group of wooden A-framed huts and flush toilets behind the main hut.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included.
DAY 2: MANDARA HUTS (2700M) TO HOROMBO HUTS (3700M)
- Distance: 12km
- Hiking Time: 6 hours
- Habitat: Moorland
In the morning we leave camp and trek through a short stretch of forest through to moorland, circumventing the base of the Maundi Crater. In the afternoon we will reach the Horombo Hut where will we stay overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included.
DAY 3: ACCLIMATIZATION AT HOROMBO HUT (3700M)
A day here provides an opportunity for you to acclimatize gradually to the altitude. There are a few walks you can make in the vicinity of the hut – the most popular of which is to the base of Mawenzi Peak, the dramatic eastern summit of Kili. This walk takes four to five hours (round trip), and will get you to an altitude of 4048m before you return to the hut – this will stand you in good stead later on. Overnight stay at Horombo Hut (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner).
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included.
DAY 4: HOROMBO HUT (3700M) TO KIBO HUT (4700M)
- Distance: 10km
- Hiking Time: 5 hours
- Habitat: Alpine desert
Today we continue our ascent into the Alpine desert zone to Kibo Hut. This afternoon we will have an early dinner, prepare your personal gear for the summit and then get some sleep. Our summit trek starts around midnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included.
DAY 5: KIBO HUT (4700M) TO SUMMIT UHURU PEAK (5895M) TO HOROMBO HUT (3700M)
- Distance: 21km
- Hiking Time: 6-7 hours
Habitat: Stone screed and ice-capped summit and Moorland
You will be woken around 23:30pm, and after a hot breakfast we will start our final summit. The first section of the trail consists of a rocky path to Hans Meyer point (5250m). The path then zigzags up to Gillman’s point (5681m) on the crater rim. This section is very steep with a lot of scree. From Gillman’s Point we could encounter snow all the way up to Uhuru peak (5895m), the highest point in Africa. After taking photos at the summit we start the 3 hours descent back to Kibo Hut. After a short rest we pack up all your personal gear and trek down to Horombo Hut (3 hours). Tonight is our last night on the mountain.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included.
DAY 6: HOROMBO HUT (3700M) TO MARANGU GATE (1860M)
- Distance: 18km
- Hiking Time: 6 hours
- Habitat: Montane Forest
This morning we make our final descent down to Marangu Gate where we started. You will be taken for lunch and here you will receive your summit certificate to commemorate your great achievement. We will then drive you back to your hotel where we will say our farewell.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included.
DEPART TANZANIA
Today is left free to wind down after the trek before your flight back home. Depending on flight times you could go and explore Moshi town before heading to the airport. You can schedule your Tanzania wildlife safaris or beach vacation in Zanzibar.
Meals: Breakfast Included
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What's included:
- Professional, experienced, mountain guides
- All Park fees
- Rescue fees
- All meals while on the Mountain
- Arrival and Departure transfers
- Guides, Porters, cook salaries and park fees
- Hut accommodation
- Large portions of fresh, healthy, nutritious food
- Clean, purified drinking water
- Fair and ethical treatment of porters
- Crisis management and safety procedures
- Flying Doctors insurance (AMREF) during the safari
What's excluded:
- International or local flights
- Optional activities
- Alcoholic and soft drinks
- Visa fees
- Tips for the safari crew
- Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.
- Travel insurance
