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  • Kilimanjaro glaciers, Marangu Route
Unique Kilimanjaro flora (Lobelia deckenii)
Unique Kilimanjaro flora (Lobelia deckenii)
Unique Kilimanjaro flora (Lobelia deckenii)
Marangu Route Huts overnight stay, Kilimanjaro Trekking with a big group
Marangu Route Huts overnight stay, Kilimanjaro Trekking with a big group
Monkey in Kilimanjaro National Park Forest, Marangu Route
Monkey in Kilimanjaro National Park Forest, Marangu Route
Kilimanjaro Trekking, Stella Point at 5756 Meters AMSL
Kilimanjaro Trekking, Stella Point at 5756 Meters AMSL

5 Days Kilimanjaro Marangu Route Trekking

brief overview The Kilimanjaro Marangu route is often called the tourist route or Coca-Cola route and is both the easiest and the shortest way to the Uhuru summit. It is also the oldest of the routes. The majority of all climbers choose this route because it is mostly easy walking on a well maintained path.

Unfortunately, this route also holds the sad record of the most aborted Kilimanjaro summit attempts. Mostly this is due to bad preparation and overestimation of one’s own abilities. If you show the necessary respect for the route, you will be rewarded with a varied ascent. The Marangu Option has fewer vantage points, as you walk for a long time through high vegetation. On the other hand, it has the unique advantage of offering small mountain huts with toilets along the way – especially recommended during the rainy season. This route is usually completed in five or six days.

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Day 1: Arrival in Arusha / Moshi

Transfer from Kilimanjaro airport or Arusha bus terminal (e.g. from Nairobi) to your accommodation in Moshi or Arusha.

Day 2: Arusha – Marangu Gate (1,860 m) – Mandara hut (2,700 m)

altitude Δ: 900 m, distance: approx. 6 km, time required: approx. 4 hours

After breakfast at your accommodation you will be taken to the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate. After you have completed the formalities, you will register in the mountaineering book. Now your Kilimanjaro ascent begins; you enter the Kilimanjaro National Park and are greeted by a dense rainforest. If you hike in silence, you will have a good chance to spot some colobus monkeys in the dense vegetation. After 4 hours you will reach your destination for the day, the Mandara Hut. After a well-deserved break you can optionally visit the Maundi Crater, which offers a great view under cloudless skies. Dinner and overnight stay at the Mandara Hut.

Day 3: Mandara Hut (2,700 m) – Horombo Hut (3,700 m)

altitude Δ: 1,000 m, distance: approx. 11 km, time required: approx. 5-7 hours

Today you start the day early with a freshly prepared breakfast. Shortly after leaving Mandara Hut you will reach the tree line. Here alpine moorland and the heath zone dominate the landscape. After about 6 hours your daily hiking is completed and you will reach the Horombo Hut. From here you have a fantastic view of the two peaks Mawenzi and Kibo. Dinner and overnight stay in the Horombo hut.

Day 4: Horombo Hut (3,700 m) – Kibo Hut (4,700 m)

altitude Δ: 1,000 m, distance: approx. 10 km, time required: approx. 5-7 hours

Today your long hike will take you past the last water point. You will finally reach a desert-like plateau with almost no vegetation that connects the two peaks Kibo and Mawenzi. When you have reached your daily destination Kibo Hut after 6 hours, get ready for a short night. Your summit attempt starts very early around midnight. Dinner and overnight stay at the Kibo Hut.

Day 5: Kibo Hut (4,700 m) – Uhuru Peak (5,895 m) – Horombo Hut (3,700 m)

altitude Δ: 2,200 m, distance: approx. 23 km, time required: approx. 12-14 hours

Around midnight the summit ascent begins: from Kibo Hut via Gillmans Point (5,685 m) to Uhuru Peak (5,895 m), then back to Horombo Hut. You normally start your summit attempt between midnight and 2.00 am, so you can watch the sunrise at Gillman’s Point. The steep trail leads you first to Hans Meyer Cave and finally to the crater rim with a magnificent view of the glaciers. At Gilman’s Point (5,681 m) you will gather your strength for the final summit push. You will pass Stella Point and the Ratzel and Rebmann Glaciers on your way to the highest point in Africa, Uhuru Peak (5,895 m). Hongera (congratulations in Kiswahili) for a successful Kilimanjaro ascent! The descent is the same way and on your return to Kibo Hut a warm meal awaits you. After a short rest you will start the last part of today’s long stage, the way back to Horombo Hut. Dinner and overnight stay at Horombo Hut.

Day 6: Horombo Hut (3,700 m) – Marangu Gate (1,860 m) – Arusha / Moshi

Height Δ : 1,900 m, distance: approx. 17 km, time required: approx. 5-7 hours

Your last day takes you back through the heath and moorland zone to the Mandara Hut, where a warm lunch awaits you. Soon you are back in the lush tropical rainforest and after about 6 to 7 hours of hiking you are back at Marangu Gate. After saying goodbye to your team, our driver will return to your preferred accommodation.

Day 7: Arusha / Moshi

After breakfast transfer to the central bus station, to the airline office in the city for your shuttle bus to the airport or extension e.g. Northern Circuit Safari or onward flight to Zanzibar.

Good to know
Good to know:

Although the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority sets the minimum age for climbing the mountain at 10 years, we recommend at least 13 years. Please let us know in advance if one of the participants is younger than 16 years.

Before each Kilimanjaro ascent you will check your equipment with our staff, if necessary you can rent missing trekking equipment. Each expedition is led by an experienced and certified chief mountain guide. Each of these certified guides knows the mountain and the routes exactly and has reached the summit dozens of times. Should your group exceed 2 persons, he will be additionally supported by assistance guide(s). He will give you a safety briefing, you will discuss the route and behaviour in case of an accident or acute hypoxia symptoms. Especially because the probability of irrational decisions increases when altitude sickness occurs, you should always follow the instructions of your mountain guide. Our guides put your health before a summit success.

During your ascent you will carry a backpack with your personal belongings. Your porters carry all equipment, food, tents, gas bottles etc. The expedition cooks deserve a special mention. Here in Tanzania people are used to cooking outdoors and with simple methods. But what your crew will conjure up on the mountain with simple gas stoves will amaze you; hearty meals with appetizers and desserts and even freshly baked bread! Because a part of your team always starts in front of you, hot drinks are available and the tents are set up when you reach your daily destination. As there is always fresh spring water available until the highest stages of the day, you will be constantly supplied with boiled mountain water. Mostly you will sleep in small 2 person tents, in some places there are mountain huts with showers. At the camping sites your team will provide you with a bucket of warm water for an improvised shower.

Service
Included in the travel price:
  • Mountain Rescue fees
  • Qualified mountain guide and assistant(s)
  • Mountain Cook(s)
  • 4 overnight stays in huts (full board)
  • Boiled spring water on the mountain
  • Accompaniment of at least two porters per participant, depending on the load
  • Entrance and overnight fees for the National Park
  • Transfers as described
Not included in the travel price:
  • Visa fees
  • Insurance
  • Personal or special equipment for mountain climbing (e.g. hiking boots, walking sticks, headlamp, towels, binoculars etc.)
  • Tips and gratuities
  • Alcoholic beverages, soft drinks
  • Personal expenses
  • Scheduled flight
  • Overnight stays before and after the ascent
Prices
Prices 5 days Kilimanjaro trekking tour Marangu Route:

The following prices are per person for a group of 2 or more persons. Prices for large groups on request.

YEAR HUTS AND CAMPING
2024 from $1.330
2025 from $1.330

Due to many factors our safari prices can change:

  • Exchange rate fluctuations
  • Number of travellers
  • In case of families, age of children (e.g. do small children sleep in their parents’ hotel room?)
  • short-term price changes of entrance fees and accommodation from institutions or the government

Our consultants will calculate the price for your tailor-made dream trip individually. Here at Tanzania Experts, our motivation is to offer as many people as possible the chance to travel to the incredibly beautiful and diverse paradise of Tanzania. Our prices are therefore very competitive. Please note: You are welcome to extend this tour by one day for better acclimatization (e.g. with a trip to Zebra Rocks 4,020 m). Due to the uniqueness of the country, with UNESCO protected world natural heritage sites such as the Kilimanjaro, the Serengeti with the world famous Great Animal Migration, the Ngorongoro Caldera, the gemstone Tanzanite – only found in a very small mining area near the Mererani Hills or the largest contiguous protected area in Africa (Selous Game Reserve), you will enjoy a truly once in a life time experience.

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Add-on
You are welcome to combine this safari with the following options:
  • Day trips (e.g. Marangu village cultural tour)
  • Beach holiday on the Zanzibar Archipelago
  • 9 Days Tanzania Holiday Safari Classic (Northern Circuit)
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