Kilimanjaro Marangu Route
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This route has a moderate slope, making it less difficult to climb. It is the most popular way up Mt Kilimanjaro, and is the only route with emergency evacuation service. Also, it is the only route with huts, having dormitory and simple dining rooms.
Prices are per person (pax), *park fees not included
| Season | Month | 2 Pax | 4 Pax | 6 Pax | Single room supplement
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Park fees |
| Peak Season
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01 Feb – 28 Feb 09 | |||||
| 01 July – 31 Oct 09 | 1,380 | 1,245 | 1,105 | Inclusive | ||
| High Season
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03 Jan – 31 Jan 09 | |||||
| 01 Mar – 31 Mar 09 | ||||||
| 01 Jun – 30 Jun 09 | ||||||
| 01 Nov – 15 Dec 09 | 1,380 | 1,245 | 1,105 | Inclusive | ||
| Low season | 01 Apr – 31 May 09 |
Tour Plan
Arrival in Arusha. Meet with guide and a short briefing will follow. Overnight in Arusha with dinner and breakfast.
Breakfast, drive from your hotel to Marangu gate, you will spend about two hours for registration, payments of fees and final parking. Start climbing through dense semi-tropical to the first hut- Mandara hut (9,000ft). Dinner and an overnight stay at Mandara hut.
Breakfast, ascend through the alpine meadow, and grassland and moorland to Horombo hut (12,000ft). Both Mawenzi and Kibo peaks can be viewed easily on the way. Dinner and an overnight stay at Horombo hut.
Breakfast, further ascending to Kibo hut (15,000ft). The landscape becomes very stony and eroded. Spectacular mountain vegetation like giant cactus, groundswell and lobelia appear on the way. Dinner and an overnight stay at Kibo hut.
Wake up at midnight, and after a snack, proceed to the summit through Gilman’s point (18,640ft). It is about 5-6hours and 1- 2 hours from Kibo hut to Gilman’s point and from Gilman’s point to Uhuru Peak (19,340ft) respectively. Thus reaching the peak in the early morning of the fifth day and start descending after picture taking on the top to Horombo hut for diner and an overnight after a short break at Kibo hut.
Breakfast, Descend from Horombo hut to Marangu gate. The waiting car will take you to your hotel in Arusha for b/breakfast.
