5 Days Marangu route Kilimanjaro hiking 2022/2023 package from Moshi/Arusha

Marangu route Kilimanjaro climbing 5 days tour

5 Days, 4 Nights

ABOUT MARANGU ROUTE KILIMANJARO HIKING FROM ARUSHA/MOSHI

5 Days Kilimanjaro hiking via the Marangu route from Moshi or Arusha with the 2022/2023 package. Marangu route also known as the "Coca-Cola" route, is the oldest, most well-mounted route on Kilimanjaro. This is the best route that gives sleeping huts in a dormitory-style settlement rather than camping. There are 60 bunk beds each at Mandara and Kibo Huts and 120 bunk beds at Horombo Hut. Guests are provided with mattresses and pillows, however, sleeping bags are nevertheless required. The huts have communal dining halls and simple washrooms, starting from flushing toilets and running water on the lower huts to long drop toilets and buckets of water at Kibo Hut. Many prefer Marangu because it's far considered to be the easiest route at the mountain, given its slow slope and direct path. However, the fast time frame of the route makes altitude acclimatization pretty difficult. The route approaches Mount Kilimanjaro from the southeast. Marangu is, unfortunately, less scenic than the other routes due to the fact the ascent and descent are alongside the same route. It is also the most crowded route for that reason.

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5 Days Kilimanjaro hiking Marangu route 2022/2023 itinerary from Moshi and Arusha

Day 1: Kilimanjaro National Park Gate to Mandara Hut

Elevation: 5,500 ft / 1,700 m to 9,000 ft / 2,740 m

Distance: 7 km

Time: 4-5 hours

Climatic Zone: Montane Forest

Meals: Lunch, Dinner

Hut: Mandara Hut

After breakfast and briefing, we will drive to the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate (45 minutes), register, and start the climb. Walking through the rainforest to the Mandara encampment. An aspect trip to Maundi Crater is a superb way to look at the surroundings which include Northern Tanzania and Kenya. In the rainforest, look for towering Eucalyptus trees, bird life, and Colobus monkeys.

Day 2: Mandara Hut to Horombo Hut

Elevation: 9,000 ft / 2,700 m to 12,100 ft / 3,700 m

Distance: 11 km

Time: 6-8 hours

Climatic Zone: Heathland/ Moorland

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Hut: Horombo Hut

You will depart the glades of the rainforest and comply with an ascending path at the open moorlands to the Horombo encampment. Views of Mawenzi and the summit of Kibo are amazing. Look for large lobelias and groundsels. You may also start to feel the effects of the altitude.

Day 3: Horombo Hut to Kibo Hut

Elevation: 12,100 ft / 3,700 m to 15,400 ft / 4,700 m

Distance: 10 km

Time: 6-8 hours

Climatic Zone: Alpine Desert

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Hut: Kibo Hut

Ascending, we now pass the remaining watering point, taking walks into the saddle of Kilimanjaro between the peaks of Kibo and Mawenzi. Vegetation starts with upper heathland however then disappears into “moonscape”. We will have dinner, rest, and prepare for the summit climb.

Day 4: Kibo Hut to Summit then Horombo Hut

Elevation: 15,400 ft / 4,700 m to 19,300 ft / 5,895 m 19,300 ft / 5,895 m to 12,100 ft / 3,700 m

Distance: 4 km up / 14 km down

Time: 10-15 hours

Climatic Zone: Alpine Desert

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Hut: Horombo Camp

Very early in the morning (nighttime to 2 am), we begin the climb to the summit on steep and heavy scree or snow up to Gilman’s point located at the crater rim. Continuing, we now ascend to Uhuru Peak, which is the best point in Africa. There are exceptional perspectives at each turn. You will have some time to take photographs at the summit. From here we descend, stopping for lunch and a short rest at Kibo before continuing to the Horombo encampment. The beginning of this climb is performed in the dark and requires headlamps or flashlights. It may be very cold until you begin descending so you will want all your warm layers. This is the toughest tough part of the trek with many switchbacks. Going slowly “pole pole” and having a positive mindset will get you there!

Day 5: Horombo Hut to Moshi

Elevation: 12,100 ft / 3,700 m to 5,500 ft / 1,700 m

Distance: 18km

Time: 5-7 hours

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, a consistent descent takes us down via moorland to the Mandara Hut. Continue hiking down through the bush wooded area directly to the Kilimanjaro National Park gate at Marangu. At decreased elevations, it can be wet and muddy, gaiters and trekking poles will help through. Shorts and t-shirts will probably be plenty to wear (hold rain equipment and warmer clothing handy). A vehicle will meet you at Marangu gate to drive you again to your hotel in Moshi/Arusha. Don’t neglect to tip your guides and porters. It is time for celebration!