7 Days Marangu route Adventure

Overview

Popularly known as the “coca-cola” route, Marangu route is the oldest most acknowledged route on Kilimanjaro. This is the only route, which offers hut accommodation in place of camping. Each Mandara and Kibo huts have 60 bunk beds, and Horombo Hut has 120 bunk beds. All the facilities are available for guests’ comfort including mattresses and pillows. Each hut has common dining halls, washrooms with flushing toilets and running water at the lower huts to long drop toilets and buckets of water at Kibo Hut. The route following Mount Kilimanjaro is from the southeast. Being its gradual slope and direct path, Marangu is said to be the easiest path to summit the mountain also the most crowded one for that reason. However, the short time frame of the route makes the acclimatization reasonably difficult. As compared to other routes, Marangu is less scenic.

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Tour Details

Marangu Route is often called the Coca Cola Route or the Tourist Route, and is both the least difficult and the shortest way to reach Uhuru Peak. It is also the oldest of the routes. 70% of all climbers choose to take this route, as it mostly consists of easy hiking.While this is the ‘easiest’ route, it also has a high failure rate due to poor preparation. If you take the route seriously and prepare adequately, you’ll be fine.Marangu is not considered as scenic as other routes, but it has the benefit of boasting hut accommodation along the route – which makes it a good choice in the rainy season. You can choose to complete this route in either 6days or 5days.

Include

Kilimanjaro trekking according to the itinerary
Professional, English-speaking guide
Mountain crew (cook & porters)
Overnight stays in hotels and mountain tents
Camping equipment (tents, sleeping mats, chairs, tables etc.)
Portable toilet and toilet tent
Meals according to the itinerary
Drinking water
All national park fees
All mentioned transfers

Exclude

Sleeping Bag
Flights
Optional activities
Alcoholic and soft drinks
Visa Fees
Tips
Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.
Travel Insurance

Itinerary

Day 1

Transfer from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your hotel in Moshi (any specified hotel) for dinner and overnight.

Day 2:

After breakfast, transfer to Marangu Gate/Machame Gate to start climbing through fascinating rain forests up to the first hut Mandara at 9,000 feet (2,725 meters), after a climb of three to four hours. Meals and overnight at the hut.

Day 3

After breakfast, follow the ascending path through the alpine meadow. The altitude begins to change and slows down your pace while enjoying the flora and the view of Mawenzi and Kibo Peaks. Arrive at the Horombo Hut 12 kilometers from Mandara Hut at 12,335 feet (3,780 meters) after about a five-hour walk. Meals and overnight at the hut.

Day 4

After breakfast, resume the climb. The landscape becomes rugged and rocky and groundsels and lobelias appear. Climb to Kibo Hut at 15,520 feet (4,730 meters) in about a five to six-hour walk. Meals and overnight at the hut.

Day 5

The beginning of the last ascent is made at about 3:00 a.m. in the morning while the scree is still frozen. Climb the very steep part of the route to Gilman’s Point at 18,635 feet (5,680 meters) arriving in about five ours. Uhuru Peak is reached within an hour’s walk along the crater’s rim at 19,344 feet (5,895 meters). Start the descent to Horombo Hut for overnight.