Mt Kilimanjaro 7 Days Luxurious Climb

Known as the “Coca-Cola” route, the Marangu route is a classic climb 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.

The minimum days required for this route is five, although the probability of successfully reaching the top of Mt kilimanjaro in that period is quite low. Spending an extra acclimatization day on the mountain is highly recommended when climbing Mt Kilimanjaro using the Marangu route.

Marangu is favored only during the rainy season, where the hut accommodations are preferred over wet ground, or for those who only have five days to climb kilimanjaro.

DEPARTURE/RETURN LOCATION

Marangu/Hotel of Choice

DEPARTURE TIME

Please arrive at least 1 hours before departure.

INCLUDED

Accommodation and meals	Park fees	Services of a driver/guide
Drinking water	Game drives as per the itinerary	Allowances for a driver/guide
Transportation

NOT INCLUDED

JKIA Airport – hotel pick up	Tips	Items of personal nature
Visa	Medical insurance	Any expenses of personal nature (e.g. drinks, laundry, optional activities, souvenirs etc.)

Day 1: ARUSHA -MARANGU

Transfer to Marangu. Dinner and overnight at a Hotel.

Day 2: MARANGU – MANDARA HUT (2,744 M)

Distance: 9 kms. Estimated duration: 4 hours. Depart from your hotel, drive straight to Marangu National Park gate, where the climb begins (1860m) on the edge of the mountain forest. Walk through the semi tropical dense rain forest, with camphor, cedar, juniper, wild olive and pillar trees festooned with lianas, lichens and Spanish moss. Flowers of various species delight the eyes, while monkeys shake trees and terraccos and other colourful forest birds sing in the forest profusion. The walking takes 4 hours covering 9 km to Mandara Hut, at 2744 m near Maundi Crater. Dinner and overnight at Mandara Hut.

Day 3: MANDARA HUT – HOROMBO HUT (3,761 M)

Distance: 11kms. Estimated duration: 5 hours. Starting early in the morning towards Horombo Hut you walk 5 hours, to cover the first 4 km or so, the dense rain forest now gives way to the rolling moorland, clothed in knee-high grass tussocks dotted here and there with giant heather trees, some standing upto 9 m high. Here is perhaps the most pleasant point, where the landscape is decorated with tropical flowers and the sun is refreshingly warm. From here, both Kibo and Mawenzi Peaks are magnificently viewed. Some animal species are found here, i.e. bush duikers etc. The landscape becomes more rugged and rocky, as you continue to Horombo Hut at 3761 m above sea level. Dinner and overnight at the Horombo Hut. You should have warm clothes due to strong winds here.

Day 4: HOROMBO HUT – KIBO HUT (4,700 M)

Distance: 10kms. Estimated duration: 5 hours. After breakfast, continue to Kibo Hut through the euphorbia trees and here high altitude causes difficulty in breathing and tiredness is felt. The path leading you to Kibo Hut passes the water streams and skirts MAWENZI before opening out into the lunar landscape of the saddle. It forms a “U” between MAWENZI and KIBO Peaks. You will experience the winter nights as cold and icy winds encircle the huts accompanied by frost and snow. Dinner and overnight at KIBO Hut.

Day 5: UHURU PEAK – HOROMBO HUT (3,761 M)

Distance: 24kms. Estimated duration: 12-13 hours Wake up soon after midnight for the final attempt to the summit. Walk for about 5 hours, the steepest and most difficult part of the route, to GILMAN’S POINT at 5681 m above sea level, on the Crater rim. Try again if your stamina allows, for UHURU Peak, reached in about 2 hours. This is the highest point in Africa. After signing the visitors book, descend to Horombo Hut, for dinner and overnight.

Day 6: HOROMBO HUT – MARANGU HOTEL

Descend to Marangu Gate then transfer to Marangu or Kibo Hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 7: MARANGU – ARUSHA

After breakfast, return to Arusha by company transport.

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