Marangu Route
Duration
5 Days
Tour Type
Group Joining
Start/End
Moshi
Transport
Transfer include
5 Days Marangu Route
Safari Overview
The Marangu route is a popular route and also the cheapest. It is the only route that offers mountain huts instead of tents for the overnight stays. The route leads straight up to the summit and down again via the same route. Altitude changes per day are significant, which is why this route is only suitable for experienced climbers.
The ascent via the Marangu route takes a total of five days. However, it is recommended to add an extra day to give your body time to adjust to the high altitude. If you choose to do so, you can stay an extra night in Horombo huts on the fourth day and make an acclimatization hike. This extra day significantly increases your chances of reaching the summit.
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What you'll Experience on this Tour
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Day by Day
Full Itinerary
When you arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport our African Specialist guide is there waiting for you. He then drops you off at your hotel, where you can relax from your flight.
Preparation for your climb: You meet your guide before the start of your climb, where he briefs you and offers advice on what to wear, what to pack, and other important tips to make your climb as comfortable as possible.
- Overnight
Name of Accommodation
The first morning, your guide takes you from the hotel to Marangu Gate. The first part leads you through coffee and banana plantations and then you cross some untouched rainforest.
After a seven-hour hike, you reach the Mandara huts. In the afternoon you have the option to go to the Maundi crater, a volcanic crater near the Mandara Huts or you can just rest and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. As this is your first day at this altitude, remember to drink plenty of water!
- Altitude: 1,870m to 2,720m
- Hiking distance: 8 km / 5 miles
- Hiking time:4–5 hours
From Mandara Huts, the landscape slowly changes from cloud forests to grass plains with some heather and other vegetation. The higher you go, the less vegetation can be seen and the more it starts to look like a lunar landscape.
The air is also becoming thinner now. A few hours after lunch you can make an acclimatization hike with an ascent of 200 meters and then return to Horombo Huts for dinner and overnight.
- Altitude: 2,720m to 3,720m
- Hiking distance: 11 km / 6.8 miles
- Hiking time: 5–6 hours
Today your hike leads through a kind of Alpine desert to a point between the two famous mountain peaks Kibo and Mawenzi. The hike is heavy and takes you through open landscapes with less shelter.
You arrive at Kibo camp for lunch, after which you can relax in preparation for the big day ahead!
- Altitude: 3,720m to 4,703m
- Hiking distance: 10 km / 6.2 miles
- Hiking time: 6–7 hours
In the middle of the night, you start your ascent to Uhuru Peak, with your flashlight. The biggest challenge lies in the first part of this climb until you reach Gilman's Point. From here, Uhuru Peak is not far and is relatively easy to reach.
Once at the summit, enjoy a beautiful sunrise, which is quite impressive at this height! After celebrating this achievement at the top, your descent begins through the Kibo Huts Camp down to the Horombo huts for dinner and overnight. In total, you are on your feet for about twelve hours today, so prepare yourself for a hard but rewarding day!
- Altitude: 2,200 m – 2,780 m
- Hiking distance: 7 km
- Hiking time: 5 hours time
On this final day on the mountain, you descend to Marangu gate, the exit of Kilimanjaro National Park. This is a wonderful five to six-hour walk through the beautiful forests of Kilimanjaro. Your guide then takes you to your hotel, where you get a well-deserved rest.
- Altitude: 3,720m to 1,870m
- Hiking distance: 20 km / 12.4 miles
- Hiking time: 6–7 hours
Kilimanjaro Marangu Route
per person sharing
5 Days Trek
1 Pax
$5000
2 Pax
$5000
3 Pax
$5000
4 Pax
$5000
5 Pax
$5000
6 Pax
$5000
- Full board (breakfast, lunch & dinner) accommodation.
- All park and entrance fees
- Professional English-speaking driver/guide or other language as specified during the safari.
- Bottled water in safari vehicles
- Current Government taxes and levies
- 24-Hour support during the safari from our office in Moshi.
- Internal or International flights
- Transfers to and from the airport
- Balloon excursion (US$600 pp)
- Entry visa to Tanzania.
- Travel and health insurance
- Gratuities to your guide, hotel staff, and porters
- Meals, drinks, and excursions not described in the itinerary
- Any other items of a personal nature, laundry, telephone and postage
- Item of personal Nature
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