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6-Day Trek To Kilimanjaro Via Marangu Route

  • Tour Category

    Group Tour

  • Tour Types

    Mountaineering, Trekking, Climbing

  • Duration

    6 Days

  • Activity Level

    Hard

  • Language

    English, Swahili

Description

Marangu Route is also known as the “Coca Cola” or “tourist” route. It is the easiest and shortest route to the summit. This is also the only route with the comforts of sleeping huts at every campsite with solar lights and comfortable beds. Begin your ascent to Uhuru Peak through rainforests, moorland, alpine deserts and ice-caps in this 6-day trek!

Highlights
  • Admire the views of Kibo and Mount Meru
  • Trek through the forest area of Mandara
  • Camp at the savannah zone of Kibo hut
  • Day 1: Airport to hotel expand_more

    • On arrival, you are met and transferred to your booked hotel in Moshi/Arusha.

    Dinner and overnight.

  • Day 2: Marangu Gate to Mandara Hut expand_more

    • Transfer to Marangu Gate, where you begin to climb. 

    • Climb through lush rainforests teeming with bird and animal life, including the Colobus monkey. 

    • Proceed to Mandara Hut.

    Stay overnight.

    3-4 hours walk to Mandara Hut, which is at 2743 meters.

  • Day 3: Mandara Hut to Horombo Hut expand_more

    • From Mandara, the trail crosses alpine meadows and thinly vegetated moorlands to Horombo Hut at 4167 meters.

    Stay for dinner and overnight.

    Duration:  5-6 hours walk.

  • Day 4: Horombo Hut to Kibo Hut expand_more

    • Continue your climb to Kibo Hut (5173 meters) at the foot of Kibo peak, further on to the saddle between the peak of Kibo and Mawenzi. 

    • Then across the high altitude desert for dinner and rest upto midnight at Kibo Hut. 

    Duration: 5-6 hours walk.

  • Day 5: Kibo Hut to Uhuru Peak to Horombo Hut expand_more

    • Take on the final challenge up steep, loose slopes. Start at about 1 am (0100 hours), reaching Gillman's Point at dawn. 

    • Continue along the crater rim at Gillman's Peak to Uhuru Peak ( 5895 meters), the Peak of Africa, giving magnificent views over the vast plains below. 

    • Return to Horombo Hut for your dinner and overnight stay. 

    Duration: 6-7 hours walk

  • Day 6: Horombo Hut to Marangu Gate expand_more

    • Complete the descent via Mandara Hut to Marangu Gate and transfer to Moshi Town/Arusha Town. Have a hot shower, leisure dinner and overnight at your booked hotel.

What's Included

  • All huts accommodation

  • Entry fee

  • 3 meals a day

  • Salary for mountain team

  • Transport

  • Government taxes and cooking gears

What's Excluded

  • Tipping

  • International flight tickets

  • Insurance

  • Things of personal nature

Know before you go

  • This requires in advance booking at least 4 months to book the huts. 

  • In case of any alleged or physical problem, kindly communicate.

Meeting Point

Arusha, Tanzania

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Adult
1 To 4 USD 1550 Per Person

This is a group tour

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USD 1550 / person