Prices
• Cost per person: $1,969.375
Overview
Due to the availability of hut accommodation and its low cost, the Marangu Route is the most popular route on the mountain for beginners -- as such, its success rate is lower than some of the other routes, as many hikers underestimate the difficulty of reaching the peak of Kilimanjaro.
Itinerary
Distance:
7km
Hiking
Time: 3 hours
Habitat:
Montane Forest
Meals:
Lunch & Dinner
You will be picked up from
your hotel in the morning and driven to the Mount Kilimanjaro National Park
Gate. Once signed in at the park and final preparations are complete, we start
ascending on a cleared ridge trail through the rainforest. Our first night is
at Mandara Hut camp set in a forest clearing. This camp consists of a group of
wooden A-framed huts and flush toilets behind the main hut.
Distance:
12km
Hiking
Time: 6 hours
Habitat:
Moorland
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
In the morning, we leave
camp and trek through a short stretch of forest through to moorland,
circumventing the base of the Maundi Crater. In the afternoon we will reach the
Horombo Hut where will we stay overnight.
Distance:
10km
Hiking
Time: 5 hours
Habitat:
Alpine desert
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Today
we continue our ascent into the Alpine desert zone to Kibo Hut. This afternoon
we will have an early dinner, prepare your gear for the summit, and then get
some sleep. Our summit trek starts around midnight.
Distance:
21km
Hiking
Time: 6-7 hours
Habitat:
Stone screed and ice-capped summit and Moorland
Meals:
Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
You
will be woken around 11:30 pm, and after a hot breakfast, we will start our
final summit. The first section of the trail consists of a rocky path to Hans
Meyer Point (5250m). The path then zigzags up to Gillman’s point (5681m) on the
crater rim. This section is very steep with a lot of screens. From Gillman’s
Point, we could encounter snow up to Uhuru Peak (5895m), the highest point in
Africa. After taking photos at the summit, we start the 3 hours of descent back
to Kibo Hut. After a short rest, we pack up all our gear and trek down to
Horombo Hut (3 hours). Tonight is our last night on the mountain.
Distance:
18km
Hiking
Time: 6 hours
Habitat:
Montane Forest
Meals:
Breakfast
This
morning, we make our final descent down to Marangu Gate where we started. You
will be taken for lunch and here you will receive your summit certificate to
commemorate your great achievement. We will then drive you back to your hotel
where we will say our farewell.
Includes
- Park fees
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodations as stated in the itinerary
- A professional driver/guide, A cook, and porters
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Airport Pick up and drop off
- All meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
Excludes
- International flights (from & back home)
- Additional accommodations before and at the end of the safari tour
- Tips
- Personal items (visa fees, souvenirs, travel insurance, etc.)
- The government imposed an increase in taxes and or park fees
- Alcoholic drinks
- Services not mentioned in the program