6 Days Marangu Route

Description

Many favor the Marangu route because it is considered to be the easiest route on the mountain. The minimum days required for this route is five, although the probability of successfully reaching the top in that time is a bit low. Spending an extra acclimatization day on the mountain is highly recommended, maximizing the chance of reaching to the summit. Marangu is the only route which offers sleeping huts in dormitory style accommodations.

Itinerary Details

• Day
  1

  Arrive Kilimanjaro

  Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, proceed to the arrivals hall where your driver will be waiting to transfer you to your hotel in Moshi. In the afternoon, your guide will schedule a briefing at the hotel to prepare you for the days ahead.

  Overnight: Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel

• Day
  2

  Marangu Gate To Mandara Hut

  Elevation: 1200 m to 1,750 m to 2,750 m

  Distance: 9 km

  Trekking Time: 3 hours

  Habitat: Montane Forest

  You will be transferred to Marangu gate from the hotel and do a registration at the gate. Afterwards, you will begins trekking through the rainforest to Mandara hut. Here you will have an acclimatization opportunity of visiting Maundi Crater. Dinner and overnight at Mandara Hut.

• Day
  3

  Mandara Hut To Horombo Hut

  Elevation:2750 m to 3,807 m

  Distance:13km

  Trekking time: 5-6 hours

  Habitat: Moorlands

  After breakfast you will out climb the rainforest and continue trekking to Horombo hut where you will trek through rolling moorlands and get your first clear view of towering Kilimanjaro, dinner and overnight at horombo hut.

• Day
  4

  Acclimatisation Day

  Spend an extra day here at Horombo during the 6-day itinerary for acclimization purposes. This day you will hike to Mawenzi Ridge or Zebra Rock to have your body adjust to higher altitudes. After this session you will return back to Horombo hut for lunch, resting until dinner and overnight.

• Day
  5

  Horombo Hut To Kibo Hut

  Elevation(m):3807m to 4725m

  Distance: 13 km

  Trekking time: 5-6 hours

  Habitat: Desert

  After a good night rest and breakfast, you will trek past the last water point to reach saddle area, a great desert between the two peaks Mawenzi and Kibo. An early dinner and overnight at Kibo hut.

• Day
  6

  Kibo Hut To Uhuru Peak To Horombo Hut Camp

  Elevation: 4,695 m to 5,895 m to 3,690 m

  Distance: 4 km up, 14 km down

  Hiking Time: 10-15 hours

  Habitat: Alpine Desert

  Wake up at midnight to a light breakfast then prepare for your summit ascent. This is an important time to keep on slowly. The goal is to climb before dawn so that you can reach Uhuru Peak shortly before or after sunrise. Switchback up steep scree or possibly snow, and reach Gilman’s Point on the crater rim at between 4 and 6 AM. At this point, you will have a view of the fabled crater and its icecaps facing you. Then after 2 hours of hiking along the Kibo crater rim near the celebrated snows takes you to Kilimanjaro’s true summit, Uhuru Peak here you will spend some times for taking photo’s. After your summit photos and taking in the view, descend back to the Kibo Huts, have lunch, rest, collect your equipment and continue down through re-cross the saddle to the Horombo Huts.

• Day
  7

  Horombo Huts Camp To Marangu Gate

  Elevation: 3,690 m to 1,830 m to 1,387 m

  Distance: 18 km

  Hiking Time: 5-7 hours

  Habitat: Rainforest

  After a long sleep you will be awaked for breakfast and pack, continue your descent through the moorland to Mandara Huts. Here you will have lunch then proceed your triumphant recessional down through lush forest to Marangu park gate. After the gate sign out, a vehicle will take you to back to the hotel where it is definitely time for your certificate presentation and celebration!

• Day
  8

  Departure

  At the agreed time, your driver will collect you and transfer you to the airport for your return flight home.

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