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6 Days: Kilimanjaro Hiking via Marangu Route

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$1750.00

Duration

6 days

Tour Type

Overview

The Marangu route, famously known as the “Coca-Cola” route because you stay in huts and can buy a Coke en route. The Marangu Route is the oldest on Mt Kilimanjaro and is the only route where you don’t camp, but instead stay in communal A-frame huts. 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 the summit from the southeast of the mountain.

Arrival Day

Either Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK) the representative of Serengeti Camping Safari will pick you up and take you to your hotel in Arusha. You will meet our representative who will provide you with all the essential information before begin your safari the next day.

Departure Day

The driver will take you back to either Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport (ARK) in time for your flight.

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Tour Plan

In the morning our team will give you a pre-climbing briefing and introduction before heading to Marangu Gate (1,860m). Upon arrival you will have a quick formality of acquiring climbing permit. After registration you will start trekking to Mandara Hut, when trekking you will pass through the rainforest (tropical showers). • Elevation: 1860 m to 2700 m • Hiking Distance: 8 km | 5 miles • Hiking Time: 3-4hrs • Habitant: Rain Forest
After an early morning breakfast, you will trek towards Horombo Hut the send high attitude camp. Upon arrival at Horombo you will be treated with the views of Kibo and Mawenzi. You will spend the night at Horombo Hut, lying in a valley surrounded by giant groundsel and lobelia and you will begin to feel the altitude. • Elevation: 2700 m to 3720 m • Hiking Distance: 12 km | 7 miles • Hiking Time: 5-6hrs • Habitant: Moorland
This is our extra day meant for acclimatization, it is a very important part of our program as it allows you extra time for adapting the mountain air, which becomes ever thinner as you ascend. The landscape offers stunning views of Kibo and Mawenzi, you will spend some time before heading back to Horombo Hut. • Elevation: 3720m to 4100m - 3720m • Hiking Distance: 6 km | 3 miles • Hiking Time: 3-4hrs • Habitant: Health
After an early morning breakfast, you will trek towards Kibo Hut passing through the last watering point walking onto the saddle of Kilimanjaro between the peak s of Kibo and Mawenzi. Here you will notice the vegetation thinning out as out as you enter the desert like alpine zone. After crossing the saddle Kibo peak comes into view. A saddle is an alpine desert resembling the lunar landscape. You will arrive at the camp for hot lunch and spend the night Kibo Hut. • Elevation: 3720 m to 4700 m • Hiking Distance: 10 km | 6 miles • Hiking Time: 4-8hrs • Habitant: Alpine Desert
Very early in the morning (midnight 2am) you will departure from Kibo Hut (4,700m) and the start of your trekking to Kilimanjaro summit; Uhuru peak (5,895m). Commence the climb to the summit on steep and heavy snow up to Gilman’s (5,685m) point located in the crater rim the best place to watch the sunrise on the Mawenzi. As you continue you will reach the Uhuru peak which is the highest point in Africa, at the point the panoramic views with Mawenzi and Mount Meru (4,565m) beneath Kilimanjaro. After spending a few moments taking in the plains of Africa and your accomplishment, you will descend to Horombo Hut. Later you will have your last dinner on the mountain and an overnight. • Elevation: 4700 m to 5895 m - 3720 m • Hiking Distance: 16 km | 10 miles • Hiking Time: 9-12hrs • Habitant: Arctic
After you descend, the whole group will gather to congratulate you and you will get a chance to share your opinion of the hiking on the guest book and receive your summit certificates. The driver will pick you up and drive you back to your hotel. • Elevation: 3720 m to 1860 m • Hiking Distance: 20 km | 12 miles • Hiking Time: 5-7hrs • Habitant: Rainforest

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