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The Marangu Route is also known as
the "Coca Cola" or "tourist" route. It is the easiest and
shortest route to the summit. This is also the only route with
the comforts of sleeping huts at every camp site with solar
lights and comfortable beds. The huts are communal, and the
bunks have a sponge mattress and pillow. There are 60 beds at
both Mandara and Kibo Huts and 120 beds at Horombo Hut.
Bathrooms and running water are available at the two lower huts.
Mens' and ladies' latrines are available at the last camp but
are very basic.
This route is usually done on 5
days but can be done in 6 days for better acclimatization. The
extra day can be spent resting at Horombo or climbing the small
peak of Mawenzi.
Day 1: Arrive in Moshi or Arusha.
Evening briefing and packing of
mountain gear.
Day 2: After breakfast
transfer to Marangu gate (1km-1850m) where your hike starts
after an introduction to your crew. The day’s hike takes 3-4
hours through the natural forest to the Mandara Hut at 2774m. If
you have sufficient time and energy, you can visit the Maundi
Crater close by.
Day 3: Today’s hike takes
6-7 hours covering a total of 15km and leads you soon out of the
shadows of the natural forest to grassland where you can first
view the sprawling plains below. After a lunch break at “Kimangi
Marangu” once an important rainmaking site, your walk takes you
to Horombo Hut at 3550m surrounded by giant lobelia and
groundsels.
Day 4: You leave Horombo Hut
after breakfast for a hard day’s hike of 13km through the alpine
dessert leaving the moorland behind at the last water point. The
hike ends at the Kibo hut, which is at 4750m. Here you’ll have a
chance to rest and enjoy the view over the saddle to the
majestic Mawenzi before you retire for the night prior to the
summit ascent.
Day 5: After a short night
and a hot drink, the final ascend starts at about midnight. The
path gets gradually steeper finally taking you to the Gilman’s
point (5685m) from where you can watch sunrise and the
magnificent ice fields. After a short break, you then proceed
along the crater rim to the uhuru peak 5895m reaching there at
about 9.00am. After your summit photo, you then descend to Kibo
hut for lunch before dropping to Horombo Hut.
Day 6: Covering the last
section of the mountain, the trek continues down through the
forests to Marangu gate where you will be awarded your
certificate before proceeding to the Hotel for a hot shower,
dinner and overnight.
Day 7: Transfer to
Kilimanjaro airport for departure. Tailor made safari options
after your climb can be organized for interested parties.
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