Snow capped Kilimanjaro is the highest point in Africa at 5,895 metres, and one of the world’s largest free standing mountains accessible to walkers. Kilimanjaro is located in northern Tanzania, only 190 miles from Nairobi. We will pick you right from the airport in Nairobi plan all your safari until the end. contact us for more information
This route is also called the “coca cola route” due to it being an easy route. Marangu route is the oldest route up Kilimanjaro as it is also the only route which you can sleep in huts and has running water at the campsites apart from the base camp which is Kibo hut.
This route gives you an up close view of the Mawenzi peak which is one of the three peaks of Kilimanjaro.
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DAY 1: NAIROBI/ARUSHA TO SPRINGLANDS
Arrive at Kilimanjaro airport; picked up with our driver and then transferred to Springlands hotel or similar hotel in Moshi for overnight and morning breakfast.
If you are from Nairobi let us know and we will put you on our daily shuttle that leaves nairobi at 7.30 am to arrive in Moshi 3 pm.
If you are being picked up from Arusha, we will Transfer you from Arusha to Moshi.
Here you will meet your Guide for briefing and selection of gear. Also if you have any questions you guide will answer all them and help you to prepare.
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DAY 2: SPRINGLANDS TO MARANGU GATE TO MANDARA HUT
After breakfast and a briefing from your guide, leave Moshi at 9 AM, drive for 45 minutes to the Marangu Gate on the eastern side of Kilimanjaro, register with the national park, and begin hiking at 10:30 AM. In the rainforest, look for towering Eucalyptus trees, bird life, and Colobus monkeys. At these lower elevations, it can be wet and muddy, so gaiters and trekking poles will help. Shorts and t-shirts should be sufficient, but keep your rain gear and warmer clothing handy. Stop halfway for lunch, and reach the Mandara Huts at 2 or 3 PM. Unpack, rest, and have some tea or coffee. A 15-minute side trip to Maundi Crater is a good way to see the surroundings including Northern Tanzania and Kenya. Dinner is served during the early evening at 7 PM. Bathrooms with running water are available
DAY 3: MANDARA HUT TO HOROMBO HUT
Mandara Huts (2,740 m/9,000 ft) to Horombo Huts (3,690 m/12,100 ft) 11 km, 6-8 hours Heath land
Wake to a 7:30 AM breakfast, and pack for your next trek. Break camp by 8:30 AM, hike for an hour through rainforest glades, then follow an ascending path through heathland where you can look for giant lobelias and groundsels. Continue up into open moorlands where small shrubs are the main vegetation. Stop halfway for lunch, where you can enjoy amazing views of Mawenzi. Arrive at the Horombo Huts by 3 PM, where you can see Kibo’s summit. Rest, unpack, and prepare for dinner. Bathrooms with running water are available. You may start to feel the effects of altitude here and to aid your acclimatization,
DAY 4: HOROMBO HUT
On this day, you can either rest at the huts or take a stroll up to the Mawenzi basecamp then return to the Horombo Huts. This extra day will help your acclimatization, and further your understanding of the mountain’s weather and altitude. After your pause, you will continue up to the Kibo Huts on your fourth day for your midnight start to the summit.
DAY 5: HOROMBO HUT TO KIBO HUTS
Horombo Huts (3,690 m/12,100 ft) to Kibo Huts (4,695 m/15,400 ft) 10 km, 6-8 hours Alpine Desert
Wake to breakfast as usual, but if you wake early you can get some great photos of the sunrise. The first part of the day’s hike climbs through the dwindling heathland that blends into a moonscape as you enter the sweeping saddle connecting Mawenzi and Kibo. When you stop for lunch, and later when you cross this surprisingly large saddle, you can examine the summit climb up Kibo that you will be starting in just a few hours. Be careful to notice any signs of altitude sickness. There is no running water at the Kibo Huts.
DAY 6: KIBO HUTS TO SUMMIT THEN TO HOROMBO
Summit Day! Kibo Huts 4,695 m/15,400 ft) to Uhuru Peak (5,895 m/19,340 ft) to Horombo Huts (3,690 m/12,100 ft) 4 km up, 14 km down 10-15 hours Alpine Desert
Wake at midnight to a light breakfast, then prepare for your summit ascent. The goal is to climb before dawn so that you can reach Uhuru Peak shortly after sunrise. Leave at 1 AM, switchback up steep scree or possibly snow, and reach Gilman’s Point on the crater rim at 5,861 m/18,640 ft between 5 and 7 AM. Here, views of the fabled crater and its icecaps greet you. Another 2 hours of hiking along the crater rim near the celebrated snows take you to Kilimanjaro’s true summit, Uhuru Peak, by 9 AM. This is Africa’s highest point, and you would have to travel more than 3,000 miles toward the Himalayas to find a higher peak! Be sure to have your picture taken at the summit to show your friends. After your summit stays, descend back to the Kibo Huts, have lunch, rest, collect your things, and recross the saddle to the Horombo Huts. Eat dinner and get some well-deserved sleep! You do the beginning of this climb in the dark with headlamps or flashlights. It will be very cold until you start descending, so you will need all of your warm layers. This is, by far, the most difficult part of the trek. Slowly slowly, or, “pole pole,” and an optimistic attitude will get you there!
DAY 7: HOROMBO HUT TO MARANGU GATE
Horombo Huts (3,690 m/12,100 ft) to Marangu Gate (1,830 m/6,000 ft) to Moshi (890 m/2,920 ft) 18 km, 5-7 hours: at Springlands hotel for overnight; bed and breakfast.
Wake, as usual, pack, and descend through the moorland to the Mandara Huts. Have lunch there then continue your triumphant recessional down through lush forest to the park gate, which you should reach around 2 or 3 PM. Remember to tip your guides, cooks, and porters, since you will be leaving them here. A vehicle will take you back to the Springlands Hotel in Moshi, where it is definitely time for celebration
DAY 8: SPRINGLANDS TO ARUSHA OR NAIROBI
Transfer to the airport for the flight back home.
For those departing to Arusha we can arrange for a transfer to take you to Arusha at an extra cost
For those departing to Nairobi, we have our daily shuttles from Moshi that will be able to take you to Nairobi to drop you at your hotel of choice or the international airport for USD 30
The shuttle leaves at 7 am and arrives around 3 pm
THE COST IS:
USD 1970 - FOR 1 PERSON
USD 1850 - FOR 2-5 PEOPLE
USD 1750 - FOR 6 PEOPLE AND ABOVE
INCLUDED:
- Two nights accommodation at the Springlands Hotel in Moshi double or triple occupancy (before and after the climb)
- First night includes breakfast
- Last night includes dinner & breakfast
- Qualified guides with mountain crew
- National park fees
- Hut/camping fees and tents
- Tents foam sleeping pads, cooking equipment, and (Cutlery / Crockery) eating utensils.
- Rescue fees (required by the National Park)
- Pulse oximeters
- First aid kit
- Guides, porters, cook, waiter salaries
- Boiled water on the mountain
- Airport transfers (JRO - Kilimanjaro International Airports)
- All meals on the mountain (breakfast, lunch & dinner)
- Guides, porters, waiter, cook accommodation and entry fees on the mountain
Not Included:
- Single rooms supplement at Springlands Hotel.
- Guides, Porters, Cook & Waiters tips (recommended tips per day: for guide - USD 20, for assistant guide - USD 12, for chef - USD 8, for porters - USD 6 per day)
- Meals and drinks not specified in the itinerary
- Mountain equipment (eg sleeping bags)
- Items of personal nature (expenses)
- Emergency Oxygen
- Additional nights beyond the two standard hotel nights included
- Extra activities (waterfall tour, cultural village visit).
- Visa fees & travel insurance.
- Flight tickets.
The following are equipments available for hire
Rucksack/Daypack : USD 12
Mont bell Sleeping bag -25-35C. Temp : USD 40
Ponchour - Light local : USD 12
Hiking poles (pair) : USD 12
Torch/Flashlight ( we have a few) : USD 8
Sunglasses(we have a few) : USD 8
Long underwear( we have a few) : USD 5
Raincoat G.T, Waterproof : USD 12
Warm jacket/ Down jacket : USD 8
Hat or neck scarf : USD 6
