8 Days Marangu Route

Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

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Duration

8 days 7 Nights

Tour Type

Daily Tour

Group Size

12 people

Languages

English, French, Italian

Overview

Explore the 8 days Marangu Route

8 The Marangu Route is the most popular, least difficult, and shortest way to Uhuru Peak compared to the Rongai Route. This route is also called the Tourist Route or the Coca-Cola Route. 70% of all climbers choose this route because most of the route consists of easy hiking. This route is fairly easy but the final part to the summit is still difficult. Although this route is the easiest, it has the highest failure rate due to bad preparation. It is advised to take this route seriously enough, to be well organized, and to take all possible safety measures.

8 Days Marangu Route

8-Day Marangu Route The oldest route on Mount Kilimanjaro, the Marangu Route, is also known as the Tourist Route / Coca-Cola Route. You may have heard that the Marangu route is the easiest, cheapest and by far the most popular of all routes up Mt. Kilimanjaro.

All the camps on this route sell goods such as chocolates, beer, soft drinks, and mineral water, and they all have radio contact with the Park Office. This route can be done in 5 days, but it is advised to take an extra day for acclimatization at the Horombo hut, the only campsite on Kilimanjaro with beds and mattresses.

Highlights

Marangu gate to Mandara Hut
Mandara Hut to Horombo Hut
Horombo Hut to Kibo Hut
Kibo Hut to Uhuru peak to Horombo Hut
Horombo Hut to Marangu gate

Itinerary

Day 1: Kilimanjaro Airport to Moshi Hotel

Arrival in Moshi we welcomes you upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK) any time during the day. Note that transfers from Arusha Airport take an extra hour and are not included in the tour price.

You'll stay in a 3-star hotel (4-star for Premium) in Moshi, where we'll check your gear and clothing. Equipment rental is available if needed.

After breakfast at the hotel, we'll transfer to the eastern entrance of Kilimanjaro National Park. From here, our journey begins through the tropical forest, surrounded by Camphor trees, Podocarp, and East African Yellowwood.

Keep an eye out for Blue Monkeys and Colobus Monkeys in the forest. In the evening, you might even spot an African Porcupine.

The trek takes about 5-7 hours, ascending 840 meters. We'll spend the night in the hut at Mandara Camp. In the Premium tariff, participants have access to a shower.

In this segment, we leave the dense tropical forest and enter the equatorial moorland zone, featuring plants like Erica Arborea and the Giant Senecio (Dendrosenecio Kilimanjaro), some reaching up to 6 meters tall.

Upon arriving at the camp, we'll get our first glimpse of both the Kibo and Mawenzi volcanoes.

After lunch, there's a short acclimatization trek towards Kibo camp. In Horombo Camp, showers are also available for participants with the Premium package.

Our goal today is to reach 4,500 meters for acclimatization, adapting to the higher altitudes. The terrain becomes lunar-like with minimal but fascinating vegetation, including the 3-meter tall Lobelia deckenii.

This half-day trek offers a glimpse into the mountain's volcanic past with striking lava flows and rock formations.

After an elevation gain of 780 meters, we rest in the afternoon, enjoying the tranquility of the high-altitude environment.

After breakfast, we will hike through the moorland and the alpine desert region of Mount Kilimanjaro. After hiking for about an hour we will encounter a small mountain stream called the Maua River.

Once you pass Maua you will notice that the terrain gets smoother and the vegetation starts to diminish. We will have an appetizing lunch at the Middle Red Hill. We will continue our trek shortly after lunch and spend the next four hours traveling to Kibo on a steady incline through Mount Kilimanjaro's Saddle.

The silver lining to traveling through a baron dessert is the breathtakingly stunning vista of the Kibo and Mawenzi peaks. You will reach the Kibo hut in the afternoon. It is recommended that you rest and prepare for your midnight climb.

Our journey begins with a night trek from Kibo Camp (4,700m), ascending into the glacial zone. This nearly barren landscape is home only to hardy lichens. We'll witness the Rebmann and Ratz glaciers, symbols of Kilimanjaro's glaciers at risk due to climate change.

The entire trek today may last up to 12 hours. Upon conquering Uhuru Peak, we'll return to Kibo Camp for a brief 2-hour rest. Then, we continue our descent to Horombo Camp (3,720m).

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.

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel with a day-time transfer to the airport. The check-out time is scheduled for 11:00 AM. For those with evening departures, we offer an optional trip to relax at a hot spring (not included in the tour price).

Participants who have booked the additional 2-day program will head out for a safari in Tarangire National Park right after breakfast, and the following day, they will visit Ngorongoro National Park.

Included/Excluded

2 nights' accommodation at the Peace Hotel in Arusha.
All nights' accommodation in Huts.
Professional, experienced, mountain.
All Park fees and Rescue fees.
All meals while on the Mountain.
Arrival and Departure transfers.
Guides, Porters, cook salaries, and park fees.
Large portions of fresh, healthy, nutritious food.
Clean, purified drinking water.
Fair and ethical treatment of porters.

Tanzania Visa: $50 per person on arrival
Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.
Optional Tours.
Tips and any items of personal nature.
International and Local Flights.
Yellow fever vaccinations.

Durations

8Days 7Nights

Meal Plan

Full Board

Tour's Location

Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

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