5 Days Marangu Route – VE100

The Marangu route on Mount Kilimanjaro is also known as the “Coca Cola route”. Your accommodation will on this trek be in huts.

Day:

1. An early start with a drive to Marangu gate. Begin trekking through the rain forests for 3-4 hours to Mandara hut. Overnight at Mandara Hut (2700 m)
2. After breakfast, leave the glades of the rain forest and continue trekking past the Maundi crater into open rolling moorland. The trek takes about 5-6 hours to Horombo hut overnight. (Here, an extra day for acclimatization is recommended). Overnight at Horombo Hut (3807 m)

   

3. After a good night’s rest, trek past the last water point to reach Kibo saddle, a broad desert zone between the two peaks of Kibo and Mawenzi. Kibo hut is reached in 5-6 hours. Overnight. Overnight at Kibo Hut
   (4725 m)
4. The trek to the summit starts just after midnight. The steepest part of the route is to Gillman’s point (5700m), which takes 5-6 hours. After another 90 minutes of groveling through the snow,  you are at Uhuru peak (5895m)  – the highest point in Africa! The descent takes about 5-6 hours to Horombo hut. Overnight at Horombo Hut (3807 m)
5. The day is spent descending the Marangu route to the Marangu gate. Transfer to Arusha. End of tour!