5 Days MaranguRoute Kilimanjaro hiking

Moshi, Tanzania

About this trip

  

The Maranguroute,is also known as the "Coca-Cola" route, is the oldest, most well-established route on Kilimanjaro. This is the only route which offers sleeping huts in dormitory style settlement in lieu of camping. There are 60 bunk beds each at Mandara and Kibo Huts, and 120 bunk beds at Horombo Hut. Guests are supplied with mattresses and pillows, but sleeping bags are still required. The huts have communal dining halls and basic washrooms, ranging from flushing toilets and running water at the lower huts to long drop toilets and buckets of water at Kibo Hut.

Many favor Marangu because it is considered to be the easiest path on the mountain, given its gradual slope and direct path. However, the short time frame of the route makes altitude acclimatization fairly difficult. The route approaches Mount Kilimanjaro from the southeast. Marangu is unfortunately less scenic than the other routes because the ascent and descent are along the same path. It is also the most crowded route for that reason. 

Day 0: Arrive in Tanzania 

You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your hotel in Moshi town; you will meet your guide who will brief youabout  your upcoming trek and do an equipment check to make sure you have all the necessary mountain gear. The missing gear can be rented on this day.

What’s included

  • o Park fees,
  • o Hut fees
  • o Rescue fees
  • o 18% VAT on tour fees &
  • o Transportation to & fr
  • o Professional mountain

What’s not included

  • o Both National and Inte
  • o Medical insurance
  • o Tips to mountain crew
  • o Items of a personal na
  • o Laundry Services
  • o A doctor for the group
  • o Alcoholic beverages

Available Packages

Trip Price
$1,350
Deposit: $135

Itinerary

Day 1
Day 1: Kilimanjaro National Park Gate to Mandara Hut

  

Elevation:5,500 ft / 1,700 m to 9,000 ft / 2,740 m

Distance:7 km

Time: 4-5 hours

Climatic Zone:Montane Forest

Meals: L, D 

Hut:Mandara Hut

After breakfast and briefing, drive to the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate (45 minutes), register and commence the climb. Walk through the rainforest to the Mandara encampment. A side trip to Maundi Crater is a good way to see the surroundings including Northern Tanzania and Kenya. In the rainforest, look for towering Eucalyptus trees, bird life, and Colobus monkeys.