Overview
The most well-known route to climb Kilimanjaro is the Marangu Route, often known as the “Coca-Cola Route.” Unlike the other routes, which allow you to sleep in tents or mattresses, only the Marangu route allows you to stay in huts all the way to Uhuru Peak. Although there are gentle slopes and a relatively steady route, the route is not simple. Because trackers frequently disregard it because they believe it to be a “Tourists Route,” it has an extremely low success rate.
Although you do not require camping equipment to hike Marangu, you must be physically fit because if you are not, you run the risk of giving up before the summit.
The trek is available in 6 days; however, the shorter plan leaves out the day for acclimatization that is typically required to handle high altitude conditions. At the end of our hiking program the exit is Marangu Gate and drive back to Arusha for overnight.
Tour Itinerary
You will meet your tour guide when you arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport. With the remainder of the day free to relax and take in the African environment, this will get you to your accommodation. In addition to being an expert on Tanzanian culture, your private and knowledgeable guide can provide you with a wealth of information about the nation’s stunning national parks and tourist attractions. Therefore, ask any questions you may have; your Exceptional Travel Expert guide will be more than pleased to respond. We’ll gather in the hotel where you ’ll have a late for a pre-climb briefing and an outfit check. We’ll also confirm you have the applicable obligatory medical content and trip insurance.
Overnight at the hotel
After breakfast and a briefing, you will be picked up and driven to the entrance to Kilimanjaro National Park (1860m). The porters will load the goods after some paperwork at the entrance, and your trek can start. You will soon be in the misty forest, where there are many of trees, ferns, flowers, and birds. The white-tailed black and white colobus monkeys and blue monkeys are other potential sightings. After around four hours, you’ll get to Mandara Hut. You can stroll to the Maundi Crater to enjoy views of Kenya after a short period of relaxing.
Overnight stay: Mandara Hut
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
After a leisurely breakfast, you leave and will soon emerge from the woods. Moving on, you will stop for lunch en route at the moorland zone, which is an area of bushes and grass. To get to the busy Horombo Huts at 3700m, keep going for a few hours. Great views of the farms and plains below may be seen from the shelters. Altitude sickness and headaches could start to affect you, don’t worry it’s a normal condition relax. What to do? Just get plenty of rest, eat healthy, and drink water.
Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.
Overnight stay: Horombo Hut
Down and up. Your body will be able to adjust to the altitude today. Your chances of reaching the summit will increase thanks to this phase. You will climb to the Zebra Rocks (4020m), which get their name from the unique black and white stripes on the rock structure, after breakfast. If you follow the same route back, you’ll reach Horombo in time for lunch. You are free to explore throughout the daytime.
Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.
Overnight stay: Horombo Hut
The segment we are on today is long and hilly. As you cross the “Saddle,” the terrain turns to resemble the moon, which is stony and bleak. The eruption of the volcano created the mountainous section. Summit Kibo and Mawenzi on Kilimanjaro are now connected by the resulting lava flow. The symptoms of altitude sickness include headaches and nausea. By consuming water and moving gently, you can help your body cope. Within 5 to 6 hours, you need to arrive to Kibo Hut. We’ll serve dinner early so you can go to bed. Try to get some rest because you must be up and moving by midnight.
Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.
Overnight stay: Kibo Hut
Summit day is today. Starting out at night is simpler because the volcanic ash is still frozen. You will be awakened by the mountain guide, and then you will start the leisurely hike to the summit after some tea and nibbles. At Hans Meyer Cave, 5220 meters above, you will briefly pause. By rising at dawn, you should have traveled “pole pole” to the crater rim’s Gillman’s Point (5681m). You will hike up to the summit for at least an hour while you feel the sun’s warm beams on your skin. At 5895 meters, Uhuru Peak, where you are standing, is Africa’s highest peak, or the “Roof of Africa.” You will turn around after a few pictures and hugs.
You’ll stop at Kibo Hut after a while for a bite and a break. You will descend further from there and eventually arrive in the afternoon to Horombo Hut (3700m). Eat healthily to replenish energy loss, and get plenty of sleep.
Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.
Overnight stay: Horombo Hut
The very last stage of your climb up Kilimanjaro follows the same route you used to climb, passing through the heather, fiery pokers, and bushes of the moorland vegetation zone. At Mandara Hut, you’ll make a pit stop for a prepared meal (2700m). You will soon descend into the lush, humid jungle, where you might see the colobus monkeys’ magnificent tails. You should reach the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate after spending a total of 6 hours climbing. Return to Arusha in your accommodation, where there will be cold beers, a nice shower, and fresh clothing waiting for overnight.
Accommodation: Zawadi House Lodge
Price includes
- Transfer To/From Trekking
- All Trekking Fees
- All Park Entrance Fees
- English Speaking Guide
- Guide Allowance
- Mineral Drinking Water
Price Excludes
- Airport transfer
- Traveling insurance
- Laundry (Available at hotel).
- Medical insurance
- Personal items and toiletries.
- And all thing of personal natural
- Climbing gears
