7 DAYS / 6 NIGHTS
Marangu Route • Coca-Cola Route • Summit Uhuru Peak
7 DAYS / 6 NIGHTS
MARANGU ROUTE - MOUNT KILIMANJARO TREKKING
The Marangu Route, also known as the "Coca-Cola Route," is the oldest and most established route on Kilimanjaro. It is the only route that offers hut accommodation, making it a more comfortable option for trekkers.
$1,800
per person
1 - 2 Persons
$1,700
per person
3 - 4 Persons
$1,600
per person
5 - 9 Persons
DAY 1: KILIMANJARO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT / ARUSHA
Pick up on your arrival and drop you at the hotel booked for overnight.
- Destination : Kilimanjaro International Airport / Arusha
- Accommodation : Mvuli Hotel
- Meal Plan : Bed & Breakfast
DAY 2: ARUSHA / MARANGU
Breakfast. Drive from your overnight hotel to Marangu Gate. Registration, payment of fees and final parking will take place there. Start climbing through dense semi-tropical forest to the first hut: Mandara Hut (9,000 ft).
- Destination : Arusha / Marangu
- Elevation : 1,800m to 2,700m (9,000 ft)
- Hiking Time : 3-4 hours
- Accommodation : Mandara Hut
- Meal Plan : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (F.B)
DAY 3: MANDARA / HOROMBO
Early breakfast, then ascend through alpine meadow, grassland and moorland to Horombo Hut (12,000 ft). Both Mawenzi and Kibo peaks can be viewed easily on the way.
- Destination : Mandara / Horombo
- Elevation : 2,700m to 3,700m (12,000 ft)
- Hiking Time : 5-6 hours
- Accommodation : Horombo Hut
- Meal Plan : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (F.B)
DAY 4: HOROMBO / KIBO
After breakfast, further ascend to Kibo Hut (15,000 ft). The landscape becomes very stony and eroded. Spectacular mountain vegetation like giant cactus, groundsel and lobelia appear on the way.
- Destination : Horombo / Kibo
- Elevation : 3,700m to 4,700m (15,000 ft)
- Hiking Time : 5-6 hours
- Accommodation : Kibo Hut
- Meal Plan : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (F.B)
DAY 5: KIBO / HOROMBO
Wake up at midnight, have snacks and coffee, then proceed to the summit through Gilman's Point (18,640 ft). It is about 5-6 hours, and 1-2 hours from Kibo Hut to Gilman's Point and from Gilman's Point to Uhuru Peak (19,340 ft) respectively. Thus, you reach the peak early morning of the fifth day.
After pictures taking at the top, descend to Horombo Hut for dinner and overnight.
- Destination : Kibo / Horombo
- Elevation : 4,700m to 5,895m (Uhuru Peak) down to 3,700m
- Hiking Time : 12-15 hours
- Accommodation : Horombo Hut
- Meal Plan : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner (F.B)
DAY 6: MARANGU / MOSHI
After breakfast, descend from Horombo Hut to Marangu Gate. The waiting car will take you back to Moshi town for overnight at Kilimanjaro Crane Hotel (4-star).
- Destination : Marangu / Moshi
- Elevation : 3,700m to 1,800m
- Hiking Time : 4-5 hours
- Accommodation : Kilimanjaro Crane Hotel (4-Star)
- Meal Plan : Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
DAY 7: MOSHI / KILIMANJARO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
After breakfast, drive to Kilimanjaro Airport for your flight back home.
- Destination : Moshi / Kilimanjaro International Airport
- Accommodation : Departure
- Meal Plan : Breakfast
What's Included
- ✔ All park fees, picnic lunches, rescue fees, camping fees
- ✔ All transfers as indicated in the itinerary above
- ✔ Accommodations based in huts
- ✔ Meals as per the itinerary: 3 meals a day (vegetarians and non-vegetarians)
- ✔ Services of staff throughout (the cook will be responsible for your 3 delicious meals a day)
- ✔ Naturalist trekking guides and assistance guide
- ✔ All baggage handling (recommended weight for clients' backpack carried up the mountain: 15 kg; please allow 5 kg for personal daypacks including cameras)
- ✔ We provide 1 guide and 1 assistant guide for this trek (guides are licensed and trained by Mt. Kilimanjaro National Park instructors)
- ✔ Transfers to/from the gate before and after trek to Arusha
Not Included
- ✖ Soft drinks, beer, wine and spirits (as well as gifts like local crafts etc.)
- ✖ Any local and international flight tickets (airline)
- ✖ Tips for staff such as guides, porters and the cook staff
- ✖ Fees for passport, visas, immunizations and insurance
- ✖ Meals and expenses en route to Tanzania
- ✖ Laundry, phone and other items of a personal nature
Travel Advice - Kilimanjaro Trekking
- Good quality hiking boots (broken in)
- Warm sleeping bag (rated -10°C or lower)
- Trekking poles (highly recommended)
- Headlamp with extra batteries
- Sunglasses and sun cream (SPF 50+)
- Lip balm with sun protection
- Waterproof jacket and pants
- Layered clothing for varying temperatures
- Insulated water bottles / hydration system
- Camera and extra batteries (cold reduces battery life)
- Personal first aid kit and medications
- Warm hat and gloves for summit night