Quick summary

5-Day Kilimanjaro Trekking Marangu Route - Kilimanjaro is a 5 days tour in Tanzania via the Marangu route, starting from USD 1250. See the latest itinerary, inclusions, exclusions, and secure booking options below.

Duration
5 days

Route
Marangu

From
USD 1250

Operator
Kitano Tours & Safaris

About 5-Day Kilimanjaro Trekking Marangu Route - Kilimanjaro

Known as the "Coca-Cola" route, the Marangu route is a classic trek on Mount Kilimanjaro. It is the oldest, most well established route. Many favor the Marangu route because it is considered to be the easiest path on the mountain, given its gradual slope. It is also the only route which offers sleeping huts in dormitory style accommodations.

Duration: 5 days
Route: Marangu
From: USD 1250

Overview

Itinerary

Included & not included

Highlights for 5-Day Kilimanjaro Trekking Marangu Route - Kilimanjaro

Day 1: Marangu gate to mandara huts
Day 2: Mandara hut to horombo hut
Day 3: Horombo huts to kibo huts
Day 4: Kibo huts to horombo huts
Day 5: Horombo hut back to your hotel in moshi

Itinerary overview

Day	Title
Day 01	Marangu gate to mandara huts
Day 02	Mandara hut to horombo hut
Day 03	Horombo huts to kibo huts
Day 04	Kibo huts to horombo huts
Day 05	Horombo hut back to your hotel in moshi

Day 01: Marangu gate to mandara huts

>> After 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, bird life, 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. A 15-minute side trip to Maundi Crater 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.

Time: 8-10hrs
Meals: Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included) Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Accommodation: Mandara Hut Budget mountain hut located on Mt Kilimanjaro

Day 02: Mandara hut to horombo hut

>> 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.

Time: 8-10hrs
Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Accommodation: Horombo Hut Budget mountain hut located on Mt Kilimanjaro

Day 03: Horombo huts to kibo huts

>> 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. When you 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.

Time: 8-10hrs
Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Accommodation: Kibo Hut Budget mountain hut located on Mt Kilimanjaro

Day 04: Kibo huts to horombo huts

>> 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. Another 2 hours of hiking along the crater rim near the celebrated snows 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.

After your summit stays, descend back 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!

Time: 8-10hrs
Meals: All meals included Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Accommodation: Horombo Hut Budget mountain hut located on Mt Kilimanjaro

Day 05: Horombo hut back to your hotel in moshi

>> Wake, as usual, pack, and descend through the moorland to the Mandara Huts. Have lunch there then continue your triumphant recessional down through 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. A vehicle will take you back to your Hotel 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. We can arrange many reasonably priced trips and safaris around Moshi and the Kilimanjaro region.