Book 6 Days Marangu Hiking Tour in Tanzania to explore Mount Kilimanjaro National Park & summit the uhuru peak on the roof of Africa with Kilimanjaro Trekking. This 6 Days Marangu Hiking Tour is ideal for all travelers on Hiking Adventure in Tanzania along the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro.
This 6 Days Marangu Route Hike takes place along the famous Marangu Route at Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. The Marangu Route is the most famous route to the summit of the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro (Uhuru Peak). It is also referred to as the “Coca-Cola Route” and includes comfortable hut accommodations compared to the other routes with rugged camping sites.
You shall leave Moshi and drive for a period of an hour to the Marangu Gate. While here, you are offered hiking permits as well as taken through briefing on conduct when hiking the majestic Mount Kilimanjaro. Afterwards, you shall proceed on hike for a period of 4 -5 hours navigating through stunning rainforest scenery, windy trails watching faunal species. The trek proceeds through muddy slippery terrain. Hence you should move with gaiters and trekking poles to enable you navigate easily. After a while, you shall reach the Mandara Huts for Dinner and Overnight.
After a good nights sleep and hearty breakfast, you shall proceed via the rain forest ascending through heathland, looking for giant lobelias and groundsels. Continue upwards into open moorland where candid shrubs are the major vegetation.
Break off halfway for lunch and enjoy remarkable views of Mawenzi peak. You shall reach the Horombo Huts in the late afternoon below the beautiful Kibo Summit viewpoint and here, the temperatures start to drop. Dinner and Overnight at Horombo Huts.
Breakfast in the morning then spend a full day and a second night at Horombo Hut. You can choose to relax and rest at the huts or stroll up to the Mawenzi base camp where you leave to get back to the Horombo Huts. This extra day helps you acclimatize and give you further understanding of the mountain’s weather and altitude. After your pause, proceed up to the Kibo Huts on your fourth day for your midnight start to the summit.
Enjoy breakfast then embark on hike for a period of 6 to 8 hours. You shall continue through decreasing heathland that blends into a moonscape as you access the sweeping saddle connecting the Mawenzi and Kibo Peaks. Break off here and have lunch then after proceed to traverse the vast saddle examining the summit hike up Kibo which starts in a few hours. Dinner and Overnight at Kibo Huts.
Enjoy breakfast then embark on hike for 5 to 6 hours. This hike starts between midnight and 2:00 a.m hence requiring hikers to be mentally and physically ready due to the challenges it comes with like following through very steep terrain.
You shall proceed on hike to the summit in a switchback formation ensuring to stay warm and focused on reaching the highest point (Uhuru Peak). You shall follow through heavy scree and snow till you reach Gilman’s Point on the crater Rim. When you reach here, enjoy views of the beautiful sunrise as you shortly rest. The fast hikers view the sunrise from the summit. In an hour, you shall continue on hike till you reach Uhuru Peak encountering snow en-route.
Reach Uhuru Peak as the sun rises hitting the snow and take various photos to keep while at the highest point on Kilimanjaro as well as Africa.
After taking photos, celebrations and maybe a few tears of joy, you shall take a few moments to enjoy your accomplishment then later embark on steep descent down to Mweka Camp. You shall briefly stop at Barafu for lunch and relaxation then later with gaiters and trekking poles, proceed on descent till you reach Mweka Camp for Overnight.
Breakfast in the morning then say goodbye to your crew members then descend downwards briefly stopping at Mandara Huts for Lunch. When you get here, tip your guides, cooks, porters then proceed to the Marangu Park Gate where you get your summit certificates. While here, you shall notice that the weather is drastically warm, terrain is wet, muddy and steep requiring you to move with gaiters and trekking poles. You shall transfer in a 4×4 vehicle to transfer you to Moshi where you check-in lodge/ hotel for Dinner and Overnight. The Maridadi hotel
