6 Days Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking- Marangu Route.

Safari Overview.

The 6 Days Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking Marangu route, which is often referred to as the “Coca-Cola” climbing route. It is considered the easiest path on the mountain due to its gradual slope and direct course. Being the oldest and most established route on Kilimanjaro, it offers sleeping huts in a dormitory style, equipped with mattresses and pillows.

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Highlights

  • Meet your guide and prepare for the climb
  • Duration: 6 Days Kilimanjaro Climb via Marangu Route. 
  • Destinations: Mount Kilimanjaro Tanzania
  • Elevation:5895m (19,340 feet)
  • Accommodation Type: Comfort Hut Dormitory style

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be meet our transfer driver. After brief introductions and ensuring your bags are accounted for, you will be transferred to Moshi/Arusha town, which is a 1hour drive. Our professional and experienced Kilimanjaro guide will provide a briefing about 6 Days Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking Marangu route, and your climbing equipment will be checked. Any missing items can be rented for you.

The 6 Days Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking -Marangu route begins. After breakfast, you will be collected from your lodge in Moshi and taken to the Marangu gate. Once the necessary paper work has been completed, your trek can begin and you will soon be hiking through the dense rainforest. Alongside the impressive vegetation, you will have the chance to catch a glimpse of some primates as you head to the Mandara Hut. After a well- earned rest, your guide can take you to the Maundi Crater where you can enjoy the wonderful view of the Kenyan interior.

Distance covered: 8.3km / 5.2mi Approx. time taken: 5 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

The day begins with an early breakfast. Shortly after you have left Mandara Hut, you will reach the timberline and then enter the heath and moor zone. Approximately 4 – 6 hours later, the Horombo Hut will come into sight, standing at an altitude of 3700m. From the hut, you will have fantastic views overlooking Mawenzi, Kibo and the wide plain of the Masai steppe.

Distance covered: 12.5km / 7.8mi Approx. time taken: 9 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Horombo Hut Today serves as an acclimatization day. This should not be underestimated and greatly improves your chance of success in reaching the summit. After a relaxing breakfast, a 4 hour trek follows to the Zebra Rocks (4020m). The distinctive black and white stripes give the rock formation its name. On your return to Horombo Hut, a warm lunch will be waiting for you. You can relax in the afternoon and regain your strength for the hike the following day.

Distance covered: 5km / 3.1mi

Approx. time taken: 4 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Today’s stage is long and tough. The well-built trail passes the “Last Water point” which is followed by the so-called “saddle”. This nearly vegetation less plateau joins the main summit Kibo with Mawenzi. Today’s destination is the Kibo Hut that is usually reached in about 5 – 6 hours. Here, you will enjoy an early evening meal followed by an early night, as the night will be short.

Approx. time taken: 7 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Today is “The Big Day” – the summit stage. You will begin your final ascent around midnight which will be long and strenuous. Passing the Hans Meyer Cave at 5220m, the climb slowly but surely goes upwards. At sunrise, you will reach Gillman’s Point (5681m) – the crater rim of Kilimanjaro – where the sun will slowly start to warm up the land. You will have soon forgotten the cold of the night and after a further hike of 1 – 2 hours, you will reach Uhuru Peak at 5895m. On your return to Kibo Hut, a warm meal awaits you followed by a 1 – 2 hour break before proceeding back down to Horombo Hut.

Distance covered: 22km / 13.7mi

Approx. time taken: 12hours – 15hours Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

The last stage passes through the heath and moor zone to the Mandara Hut (2700m) where a warm lunch is waiting for you. Soon, you will once again pass the tropical rainforest and after a total time of 6 hours trekking, you will be back at the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate (1860m). After saying goodbye to your mountain guides, a short transfer follows to take you back to your hotel in Moshi. Once there, you can take a warm and relaxing shower and celebrate your success in reaching the summit of the Kilimanjaro.

Distance covered: 20.8km / 12.9mi Approx. time taken: 3 hours

Hotel: Bed & Breakfast

The end of our 6 Days Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking Marangu route package.

  • Two Nights’ accommodation in Moshi
  • Private professional mountain guides
  • All Park fees
  • Rescue fees
  • All meals while on the Mountain
  • Arrival and Departure transfers
  • Government taxes, VAT, and all relating service
  • charges
  •  Porters and cook.
  • Tanzania Visa: $50 per person on arrival
  • Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
  • Meals not listed above
  • Optional Tours (short safari after your climb etc)
  • Tips and any items of personal nature
  • Summit Oxygen
  • Walking Poles
  • Sleeping form mattress

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