Marangu Route 6 Days

• Sleeping huts at every camp
• Extra acclimatisation day at Horombo
• Walk to the striped cliffs of Zebra Rocks
• Gentle slopes — ideal for first-time climbers
• Group departures every month

Route: Moshi – Marangu Gate – Mandara Hut – Horombo Hut – Zebra Rocks – Kibo Hut – Uhuru Peak – Marangu Gate

1. Day 1Arrival in Moshi

   We meet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport (or pick you up anywhere in Moshi or Arusha) and drive you to Maridadi Hotel. In the evening your lead guide comes to brief you on the route, check your gear and answer every question.

   • Maridadi Hotel, Moshi
2. Day 2Marangu Gate to Mandara Hut

   After the park paperwork at Marangu Gate (1,860 m) you walk up through the rainforest, where blue and colobus monkeys often watch from the trees. After a rest at Mandara Hut, a short walk takes you to the rim of Maundi Crater for your first wide view.

   • 2,700 m
   • Walking: About 5 hours · 8.3 km
   • Mandara Hut
   • B, L, D
3. Day 3Mandara Hut to Horombo Hut

   An early breakfast, then you leave the trees behind and climb into heath and moorland. Mawenzi and Kibo come into view, with the plains of the Maasai steppe far below.

   • 3,700 m
   • Walking: 5–7 hours · 12.5 km
   • Horombo Hut
   • B, L, D
4. Day 4Acclimatisation day: Zebra Rocks

   A day to let your body adjust. You walk up through the moorland to the striped cliffs of Zebra Rocks (4,020 m), then come back down to sleep at Horombo. Climb high, sleep low — it makes summit night easier.

   • 4,020 m
   • Walking: About 4 hours · 5 km
   • Horombo Hut
   • B, L, D
5. Day 5Horombo Hut to Kibo Hut

   A long, steady day past the Last Water Point and across the Saddle, a high desert between Mawenzi and Kibo. Early dinner and an early night — you start the summit climb around midnight.

   • 4,700 m
   • Walking: 6–7 hours · 9.5 km
   • Kibo Hut
   • B, L, D
6. Day 6Summit night: Uhuru Peak and down to Horombo

   You set off around midnight by headtorch, past Hans Meyer Cave (5,220 m), to reach Gillman's Point (5,681 m) on the crater rim at sunrise. One or two more hours along the rim bring you to Uhuru Peak, 5,895 m — the roof of Africa. Back at Kibo Hut a warm meal and a rest wait, then you walk down to Horombo.

   • 5,895 m
   • Walking: 12–15 hours · 22 km
   • Horombo Hut
   • B, L, D
7. Day 7Horombo Hut to Marangu Gate

   Down through the moorland to Mandara Hut for lunch, then through the rainforest to Marangu Gate, where you collect your summit certificate. We drive you back to Maridadi Hotel for a hot shower and a well-earned celebration.

   • 1,860 m
   • Walking: About 6 hours · 20.8 km
   • Maridadi Hotel, Moshi
   • B, L
8. Day 8Departure

   Breakfast, then a private transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight home. Not ready to leave? Add a safari or a few days on Zanzibar — we arrange it all.

   • B

Meals: B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner.

Children pay from 65% of the adult price — ask us for their exact price.

Group climb price on the fixed dates below: US$1,650 per person, whatever the size of the group.