The Marangu Route is known to be the easiest and most comfortable route used to summit Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa.
The route is well developed with most climbers using this route yearly as the climb is gradual and constant which gives climbers time to acclimatise. The approach to the summit is the exception where steep slopes await which are slightly more demanding.
Accommodation is in mountain huts and not tents which is great as the nights can be very cold.
Tour itinerary:
Day 1: Arival in Moshi
Day 2-6: Kilimanjaro Trek
Day 7: Back in Marangu
Day 8: Transfer to airport
Prices from: USD 2120 per person on scheduled departures
Climbing stages:
Stage |
Start |
Finish |
Altitude gain (m) |
Duration |
Description |
1 |
Marangu Gate (1860m) |
Mandara Hut (2700m) |
↑ 840m |
3-4h |
Beautiful passage through the mountain forest with a chance of seeing the colobus monkeys. |
2 |
Mandara Hut (2700m) |
Horombo Hut (3700m) |
↑ 1000m |
5-6h |
Stage through heath and moorland with typical Senecia and Lobelia. |
3 |
Horombo Hut (3700m) |
Horombo Hut (3700m) |
↑400m ↓400m |
ca 4-5h |
Acclimatisation day with a hike to the Zebra rocks. |
4 |
Horombo Hut (3700m) |
Kibo Hut (4700m) |
↑ 1000m |
5-6h |
The alpine desert becomes more and more pronounced. Passing the Last Water Point and over the Saddle to the Kibo hut. |
5 |
Kibo Hut (4700m) |
Horombo Hut (3700m) |
↑1200m ↓2200m |
12-16h |
Start before dawn, at sunrise over Gillmann’s Point to Uhuru Peak. Descent via Kibo to Horombo Hut. |
6 |
Horombo Hut (3700m) |
Marangu Gate (1860m) |
↓1840m |
6-7h |
Descent through the rainforest to the park gate. A farewell ceremony from the mountain guides and the presentation of the Certificate of Completion of Kilimanjaro. |
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