Proposed Trekking Itinerary

Kilimanjaro trekking Marangu route 6 days itinerary is what we recommend as it allows one day of acclimatization at Horombo on the 3rd day. Named cocacola route & considered to be the easiest rout of all, this has proved wrong as we have encountered a high failure rate on this route. This is due to that perception which leads to poor preparation and untimely attempt. Despite of being fairly easier the final part to the summit is hard. Marangu is the only route offers hut accommodation with beds & mattress. Soft drinks, mineral water, chocolate bar & beer can be purchased at the camps but trash in trash out is closely observed

Day 01: MARANGU GATE

Leave Arusha at 8am and drive for 1 hour to Moshi at the base of Mt Kilimanjaro. Pick up guides and travel onwards to Marangu Gate on the eastern side of Kilimanjaro. Fill out necessary registration paperwork at the park gate.

Start the 3-4 hour walk to Mandara Hut (2700m). Stop halfway for lunch. Reach Mandara Hut at about 2:30 pm. Unpack, rest and have some tea or coffee. Dinner is served around 7 pm. If you feel up to it, your guide can take you to Maundi Crater (about 15 minutes away), as there are views of Kenya and Northern Tanzania. Bathrooms are available with running water

Lunch and dinner provided

DAY 2: MANDARA HUTS (2700M) – HOROMBO HUTS (3720M)

Be ready for breakfast and pack for the next leg. Break camp at about 8:30am and hike for 5-6 hours to Horombo Huts (3720m). On the way, you will travel through more scrub-type vegetation and finally see great views of Mawenzi and the summit of Kibo. Stop half way for lunch. Arrive at Horombo Huts at about. Rest, unpack and prepare for dinner. Bathrooms are available with running water.

Breakfast Lunch Dinner provided

     Kilimanjaro hiking to Mandara hut

DAY 3: HOROMBO HUTS (3720M) ALL DAY.

Even though this day is used as an acclimatization day, you will still walk about 4 hours up to Mawenzi Hut and back. Experience summit-type weather during your short practice climb. Overnight again at Horombo Hut.

Breakfast Lunch and Dinner provided

DAY 4: HOROMBO HUTS (3720M) – KIBO HUTS (4703M)

Wake up to breakfast as usual (you can get some great sunrise photos). Pack and begin the hike to Kibo Huts (4703m). The first half of the day’s trek will traverse the upper heathland, while the second half crosses the vast saddle that connects Mawenzi and Kibo. The saddle is an alpine desert that resembles a lunar landscape. Be careful to notice signs of altitude sickness. The day’s hike should take 6 to 7 hours, stopping half way for lunch. No running water at Kibo Huts

Day 5: SUMMIT DAY! Kibo Huts (4703m) – Uhuru Peak (5895m)

Wake at around midnight as this is summit day! This section happens early morning so you can reach the summit around sunrise. Eat a light breakfast, get your head torch out and around 1am start shuffling up to Gilman’s Point (5685m), on the rim of the crater. See picture to the left which outlines this last “push”. This last part is the toughest and it is where you need to pull out all that mental energy that you never knew you had inside you. Listen to your guides and simply concentrate on putting one foot in front of the other… you can do it! Once you get to Gilman’s Point around 7am, you will move around the crater for a couple more hours till you reach Uhuru Peak (5895m), the summit. After a short time to catch your breath and take some pictures, you will start the descent back down to Kibo Huts for a short rest and to collect your things. Afterwards, continue the descent down and across the saddle to Horombo Huts where you will spend the night. Eat dinner and get some well-deserved sleep.

Dinner and Breakfast provided

The Kibo huts peak (Summit)                                

Day 06: Continue Descending From Horombo Hut to Marangu Gates

Wake as usual, pack and get ready to descend to Mandara Huts. Before starting the trek down you may like to take those last set of pictures of your climbing team. Once you get to Mandara huts, you will take lunch and then continue onto the park gate.

Afterwards, you will be driven back to Arusha for enjoying long over shower and relaxing the rest of your day at your hotel. You have earned it!

Breakfast and dinner provided at the lodge.

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