Trek Up The Marangu Route
Description
Hike on the Marangu Route, which is the easiest and shortest route to Kili’s summit and known as the “Coca Cola” or “tourist” route. This is the only route on Kili with the comforts of solar-powered sleeping huts and comfortable beds at every camp.
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Receive breakfast and a briefing from your guide.
Leave Moshi at 9 AM, drive for 45 minutes to the Marangu Gate on the eastern side of Kilimanjaro, register with the national park, and begin hiking at 10:30 AM. In the rainforest, look for towering Eucalyptus trees, birdlife, and Colobus monkeys. At these lower elevations, it can be wet and muddy, so gaiters and trekking poles will help. Shorts and t-shirts should be sufficient, but keep your rain gear and warmer clothing handy.
Stop halfway for lunch, and reach the Mandara Huts at 2 or 3 PM.
Unpack, rest, and have some tea or coffee.
Take a 15-minute side trip to Maundi Crater which is a good way to see the surroundings including Northern Tanzania and Kenya. Dinner is served during the early evening at 7 PM. Bathrooms with running water are available.
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Wake to a 7:30 AM breakfast, and pack for your next trek.
Break camp by 8:30 AM, hike for an hour through rainforest glades, then follow an ascending path through heathland where you can look for giant lobelias and groundsels.
Continue up into open moorlands where small shrubs are the main vegetation.
Stop halfway for lunch, where you can enjoy amazing views of Mawenzi.
Arrive at the Horombo Huts by 3 PM, where you can see Kibo’s summit.
Rest, unpack, and prepare for dinner. Bathrooms with running water are available. You may start to feel the effects of altitude here and to aid your acclimatization, you can choose to spend an extra day resting at Horombo or climbing to a basecamp below Kibo’s sub peak Mawenzi.
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Wake to breakfast as usual, but if you wake early, you can get some great photos of the sunrise. The first part of the day’s hike climbs through the dwindling heathland that blends into a moonscape as you enter the sweeping saddle connecting Mawenzi and Kibo.
Stop for lunch, and later when you cross this surprisingly large saddle, you can examine the summit climb up Kibo that you will be starting in just a few hours. Be careful to notice any signs of altitude sickness. There is no running water at the Kibo Huts.
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Wake at midnight to a light breakfast, then prepare for your summit ascent. The goal is to climb before dawn so that you can reach Uhuru Peak shortly after sunrise.
Leave at 1 AM, switchback up steep scree or possibly snow, and reach Gilman’s Point on the crater rim at 5,861 m/18,640 ft between 5 and 7 AM. Here, views of the fabled crater and its icecaps greet you.
Hike for another 2 hours along the crater rim near the celebrated snows which take you to Kilimanjaro’s true summit, Uhuru Peak, by 9 AM. This is Africa’s highest point, and you would have to travel more than 3,000 miles toward the Himalayas to find a higher peak! Be sure to have your picture taken at the summit to show your friends.
Descend after your summit stays to the Kibo Huts, have lunch, rest, collect your things, and recross the saddle to the Horombo Huts.
Eat dinner and get some well-deserved sleep!
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Wake, as usual, pack, and descend through the moorland to the Mandara Huts.
Have lunch there then continue your triumphant recessional down through the lush forest to the park gate, which you should reach around 2 or 3 PM. Remember to tip your guides, cooks, and porters, since you will be leaving them here.
Board a vehicle which will take you back to Eastpoint Hotel or similar in Moshi, where it is definitely time for celebration!
Depart for the airport or other destinations in Tanzania or Kenya. A trip to the beaches at Zanzibar is a good way to recuperate. The guides can arrange many reasonably priced trips and safaris around Moshi and the Kilimanjaro region.
What's Included
Two nights accommodation at the Eastpoint Hotel or similar hotel in Moshi double or triple occupancy (before and after the climb)
First night includes breakfast
Last night includes dinner & breakfast
Qualified guides with mountain crew
National park fees
Hut/camping fees and tents
Tents foam sleeping pads, cooking equipment, and (cutlery/crockery) eating utensils.
Rescue fees (required by the National Park)
Pulse oximeters
First aid kit
Salaries for guides, porters, cook, and waiter
Boiled water on the mountain
Airport transfers (JRO – Kilimanjaro International Airports)
All meals on the mountain (breakfast, lunch & dinner)
Accommodation and entry fees on the mountain for guides, porters, waiter, and cook
What's Excluded
Single rooms supplement at Eastpoint Hotel or similar hotel
Tips for guides, porters, cook & waiters
Meals and drinks not specified
Mountain equipment (eg sleeping bags)
Gear for your climb. Some equipment is available for rent. Ask for rental price list.
Car Supplement USD$145 per car for clients who go through Lemosho/Rongai/Shira Routes
Items of personal nature (expenses)
Emergency Oxygen
Additional nights beyond the two standard hotel nights included
Extra activities (waterfall tour, cultural village visit)
Visa fees & travel insurance
Flight tickets
Know before you go
Kilimanjaro Marangu Route: Tanzania Wildlife Adventure guides trek up the Marangu Route, which is the easiest and shortest route to Kilimanjaro’s summit and is known as the “Coca Cola” or “tourist” route. This is the only route on Kilimanjaro with the comforts of solar-powered sleeping huts and comfortable beds at every camp. The huts are communal, and each bunk has a sponge mattress and pillow.
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
The group size and price | |
1 To 28 | USD 1783 Per Group |
This is a group tour |