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Starting From

Arusha

Location

Tanzania

Duration

6 Days

Accommodation

Hut Accommodations

Recommended For

Adventure Seekers

Adventure Seekers

Small Groups

Small Groups

Solo Travellers

Solo Travellers

Overview

Marangu Route also known as the "Coca-Cola Route" is an extraordinary trek on Mount Kilimanjaro. It is the most settled route. Many help the Marangu route since it is seen as the most straightforward path on the mountain, given its dynamic inclination. It is in like manner the fundamental route which offers napping cottages in habitation style lodging. The base days required for this route is five, in spite of the way that the probability of successfully accomplishing the top in that timeframe is extremely low. Spending an extra acclimatization day on the mountain is much recommended when Mount Kilimanjaro Climbing by using the Marangu route. The route has the least beautiful grouping of the impressive number of routes because the rising and fall are done on a comparable way and it is the most pressed route along these lines. Marangu is bolstered just in the midst of the stormy season, where the cottage accommodations are supported over wet ground.

Arrival Day

With the huts and the most spectacular vistas the oldest of the routes Marangu known as the “Coca-Cola” – route is rightfully popular amongst Kilimanjaro climbers. The huts to rest and the moderate slope make it less difficult to climb. Marangu Route is the least expensive route to the Kilimanjaro summit. It usually takes 5 days/4 nights for the round trip. But a 6 day itinerary is recommended for those trying it for the first time. If you are taking an extra day, then you are required to pay the additional cost for it.

Itinerary

  • Day:1

    You would be picked up and transferred by your guide to Moshi town from the Kilimanjaro International Airport. You would have your accommodation at a base hotel in Moshi: known as the gateway to Mount Kilimanjaro.

  • Day:2

    After your breakfast , your guide would give you a short briefing on the day’s tour and then you would take a drive of 45 minutes to the Marangu Gate where you would have to registered your entry with the park authority and officially start with a four-hour walk to the Mandara encampment. We will pass through a thick rainforest will officially commence with a four-hour walk to the Mandara encampment. We will pass through a thick rainforest zone, where there is a high chance of rain in the afternoon. We will spend the night at Mandara Hut (2,750m), an attractive collection of buildings. Bathrooms are available with running water.

  • Day:3

    Today we will continue our ascent through the forest for a short time, before reaching the heather and moorland zone at roughly 3,000m (approximately a six-hour walk). Enjoy stunning views of the mountain peaks at this altitude. We will spend the night at Horombo Hut (3,720m), which lies in a valley surrounded by giant lobelia and groundsel, flora which are characteristic of this semi-alpine zone. Bathrooms are available with running water.

  • Day:4

    Our trek continues past the final watering point, and ascends onto the sale of Kilimanjaro, between the peaks of Kibo and Mawenzi. The vegetation thins out as we enter the desert-line alpine zone (approximately 4,000m) and, once we cross the saddle, Kibo peak comes into view. The saddle is an alpine desert that resembles a lunar landscape. Be careful to notice signs of altitude sickness. This seven-hour walk will be taken at a slow pace. We will landscape. Be careful to notice signs of altitude sickness. This seven-hour walk will be taken at a slow pace. We will spend the night at Kibo Hut (4,703m), a comfortable stone construction (no running water at Kibo Hut). This semi-desert zone receives an annual rainfall of under 250mm; the ground often freezes at night, but ground temperatures soar to above 30 degrees Celsius by day. Few plants other than lichens and grasses survive in these conditions.

  • Day:5

    Shortly after midnight, we will commence our climb to the summit of Kilimanjaro, since it is easier to climb the scree slope to Gillman’s Point (5,861m) on the crater rim when it is frozen and an early start for the six-hour hike improves our chances of reaching the summit in time for sunrise. From Gilman’s Point, it is a further two-hour round trip long the crater’s edge to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa. From the summit we would start descending all the way to Horombo Hut where we will be spending our last night on the mountain.

  • Day:6

    Today’s descent continues past the Mandara encampment to the bottom of the mountain, where each hiker will receive a well-earned certificate. From here, you will be transferred t a Base Hotel in Moshi / Arusha for dinner and overnight.

Map

Marangu Route Map

Include/Exclude

  • Airport pick up and drop off
  • 2 Nights Accommodation in Arusha on bed and breakfast bases
  • Professional, experienced guides
  • Fresh, healthy, nutritious food
  • Clean, purified drinking water
  • Hard working, team-oriented support staff
  • Fair wages to our employees
  • Quality, waterproof, four-season mountain hardware tents
  • Solid safety and crisis management procedures
  • Transfer to/from the Mountain
  • Flight tickets
  • Visa fees
  • Items of personal nature
  • Climbing gears eg, Walking poles etc
  • Tips to Mountain crew

Trekking Preparation

Altitude Sickness
Altitude Sickness

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Mount Kilimanjaro Climbing Gear
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Kilimanjaro Food
Kilimanjaro Food

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Kilimanjaro Gadgets
Electronic Gadgets

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Health
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