Marangu Route is also known as the
Coca Cola or tourist route. It is the easiest and shortest route to the summit. This is also the only route with the comforts of sleeping huts at every camp site with solar lights and comfortable beds. The huts are communal, and the bunks have a sponge mattress and pillow.
Marangu Route is also known as the
Coca Cola or tourist route. It is the easiest and shortest route to the summit. This is also the only route with the comforts of sleeping huts at every camp site with solar lights and comfortable beds. The huts are communal, and the bunks have a sponge mattress and pillow.
Marangu Gate – Mandara Hut (Marangu Route)
Marangu - Enjoy breakfast before driving from the hotel to Marangu Gate. After registration, begin the climb through lush semi-tropical forest to reach the first hut, Mandara Hut (9,000ft). Dinner and an overnight stay will be at Mandara Hut.
Mandara Hut – Horombo Hut (Marangu Route)
Marangu -…
Marangu Gate – Mandara Hut (Marangu Route)
Marangu - Enjoy breakfast before driving from the hotel to Marangu Gate. After registration, begin the climb through lush semi-tropical forest to reach the first hut, Mandara Hut (9,000ft). Dinner and an overnight stay will be at Mandara Hut.
Mandara Hut – Horombo Hut (Marangu Route)
Marangu - After breakfast, ascend through the alpine meadow, grassland, and moorland to Horombo Hut (12,000ft). The journey offers clear views of both Mawenzi and Kibo peaks. Dinner and an overnight stay will be at Horombo Hut.
Horombo – Kibo Hut (Marangu Route)
Marangu - Following breakfast, continue ascending to Kibo Hut (15,000ft). The terrain becomes rocky and eroded, with impressive mountain vegetation such as giant cacti, groundswell, and lobelia along the way. Dinner and an overnight stay will be at Kibo Hut.
Kibo – Uhuru Peak – Horombo
Marangu - Rise at midnight for a snack before heading to the summit via Gilman’s Point (18,640ft). The trek takes approximately 5-6 hours from Kibo Hut to Gilman’s Point and an additional 1-2 hours to Uhuru Peak (19,340ft). Reach the peak early on the fifth day, take photos, and then begin the descent to Horombo Hut for dinner and an overnight stay, with a brief stop at Kibo Hut.
Horombo – Marangu Gate – Moshi
Moshi - After breakfast, descend from Horombo Hut to Marangu Gate, where a driver will be waiting to take you to Moshi town.
- Meal plan includes: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
- Meal plan includes: breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
