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5 Days Marangu Route Trek

Trip Duration: 7 days / 6 nights
Price: From USD 950 per person sharing
Trip Starts: Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Trip Ends: Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
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Tour Summary: Arusha/Mandara Hut/Horombo Hut/Kibo Hut/Uhuru Peak/Horombo Hut/Arusha
This is the traditional and most straightforward route on the mountain. It is also the busiest and best equipped. If you accept that there will be others around, there are the advantages of good huts, good views of Mawenzi and, of course, others to walk with. If you are traveling by yourself, this is the only route on which you can easily join a group from other operators and walk together. The extra day is highly recommended for improved acclimatization. Be clear whether or not this is included in your trip.

Itinerary
Day 1
Kilimanjaro Airport - Arusha
You will be met upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport and transfer to Impala Hotel. Dinner at leisure not included in the tour price.
Day 2
Marangu Gate - Mandara Hut
Transferred after your morning breakfast for Marangu gate. On arrival at Marangu gate, you meet your team of guides and porters, pick up any last minute supplies for the trek, and head to the entrance of Mount Kilimanjaro National Park to register for the climb. From the cluster of buildings at the gate it is some four to five hours walk through patches of coffee plantation and dense rainforest to Mandara Hut. The forest teems with brightly-coloured bird life, colobus and other varieties of monkey. The flora includes numerous mosses, lichens and flowers, as well as delicate orchids. If the skies are clear you may have fine views over the town of Moshi lying at the edge of the plain far below. Mandara Hut is a collection of basic, A-frame mountain huts with bunk beds - quite adequate for your needs - where you inevitably meet up with fellow trekkers who are bent on the same goal. Overnight stay Mandara Hut. (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner).
Day 3
Mandara Hut - Horombo Hut (3720 M)
The climb to Horombo hut starts off as a steep walk through the last of the rain forest and out into tussock grasslands. The walk to Horombo Hut 3,720m (12,200ft) is about 14 km with attitude gain of about 1,000m and will take anything between 5-7 hours. Overnight stay at Horombo Hut (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner).
Day 4
Horombo - Kibo Hut
From Horombo Hut you will climb to Kibo Hut 4,703m (15,430ft), which are 13 km and take about 6-7 hours up the valley behind the huts, last water point and onto the Saddle. Overnight stay at Kibo Hut (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
Day 5
Kibo Hut - Uhuru - Descend to Horombo Hut
The attempt to reach the summit begins shortly after midnight. For some 5 hours one climbs the steepest and most demanding part of the route to Gilman’s point at 18,640ft on the Crater rim. The remaining 45 minutes to the highest point – UHURU PEAK is easier. The descent is far less tiring and the night is spent at Horombo Hut. (Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner)
Day 6
Horombo - Marangu Gate - Arusha
The decent continue past Mandara Hut to the Park Headquarters where successful climbers may now collect certificates of achievement. Thereafter transfer back to Impala Hotel Arusha for overnight. Dinner at leisure not included in the tour price.
Day 7
Arusha - Kilimanjaro
Transfer after your morning breakfast for Kilimanjaro Airport.

PLEASE NOTE

This tour

Includes:

  • Full board accommodation whilst on the Mountain
  • Private guide
  • 5 days Kilimanjaro trek - Marangu Route
  • All ground transfers as mentioned on the itinerary
  • English speaking mountain Guide and porters
  • Porters
  • 5 nights accommodation in Huts while trekking Marangu route
  • First and last night accommodation at Impala Hotel Arusha
  • Bed and Breakfast
  • All park entrance fees and government levies
  • Full board accommodation i.e 3 meals per day while trekking - Vegetarian/Non - Vegetarian
  • Transfers in both directions between the International Airport
  • Park fees
  • Airport Arrival/Departure Meet and Greets at the airport
  • During tour, karibuni welcome packet with useful information for all guests, upon your arrival you will be given safari authentic Wildebeest Safaris T-shirts
  • Government taxes, VAT and service charges relating to accommodation and included meals

Excludes:

  • Tanzania Visa: $50 per person and $100 for American and Canadian passport holders obtained at entry point
  • Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
  • Meals not listed above
  • Tips and any items of personal nature
DISCLAIMER
The rates are subject to change without prior notice. There is no refund for the unutilized services.