Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro via the Marangu Route (7 days)
7Days
$2,290〜/Per person (when two people share a room)
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Price
What's Included
- Airport transfers
- Land transfer
- Mountaineering expenses (entrance fee, mountain hut fee, rescue fee, meals in the mountains)
- Mountaineering expenses (mountaineering staff expenses, one bottle of water per day during the climb, transportation to and from the trailhead)
- Accommodation and meals as listed in the itinerary
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Price
What's not included
- International flights (tax)
- visa
- Domestic flights (Johannesburg – Kruger / Durban)
- Beverages, room tips, porter, personal expenses, travel insurance
- Telephone charges, laundry, items not listed in the itinerary
- Mountaineering equipment rental (including sleeping bag)
- Beverage expenses outside the mountains, lunch and dinner during town stays
- Tips for local staff (The language is English)
Recommended travel points
Mount Kilimanjaro, which is registered as a World Natural Heritage site, is the highest peak on the African continent.
Kilimanjaro, one of the Seven Summits, the highest peaks on each of the seven continents, offers a variety of terrains and landscapes such as glaciers, desert areas, shrubs, and rocky areas. It is a mountain that anyone interested in mountaineering would want to climb at least once.
In this plan, after staying one night in the mountain climbing base town of Moshi, you will challenge climbing Mount Kilimanjaro over five days. For altitude acclimatization, it is also possible to arrange a six-day climb with two consecutive nights at Horombo Hut.
Experienced staff will assist you in having a safe and secure mountain climbing experience.
A chief guide, a sub-guide, a cook, and porters will accompany you, so please leave not only the climbing but also the care of meals and your luggage to us.
Example of tip per local staff member
Chief Guide USD20/day
Sub-guide, cook USD 15/day
Porter USD10/day
Driver for pick-up and drop-off USD10/day
"Tour highlights"
1. Marangu Route
"Marangu Route" is the most popular among the six routes for climbing Kilimanjaro, and the gradient is gentle up to the 4700m point.
It is easy to climb even for beginner hikers, and basic facilities are well-equipped.
Among the six climbing routes of Kilimanjaro, it is the only one with huts, so there is no worry about rain.
② Sunrise viewing from the summit of Kilimanjaro
Since we start climbing towards the summit from midnight, we can witness the sunrise!
The sunrise viewed from the 5,895m summit is so moving that it will become a lifelong memory, making you forget the hardships of the climb.
Detailed itinerary
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Day 1
Arrival at Kilimanjaro / Moshi Town
Arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport.
The driver will pick you up and take you to the inn (approximately 1 hour)
Let's prepare our physical condition for the mountain climbing the next day.
Breakfast: × Lunch: × Dinner: ×
Accommodation: Moshi town
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Day 2
Mandala Hat
Breakfast at the lodge.
After breakfast, we will take you to the Marangu Gate.
Please meet with the hiking staff at the park gate.
After the entry procedures, the climb begins.
I will walk through the forest.
Please walk leisurely while listening to the flowers by the roadside and the flow of the stream.
We will have lunch at the rest stop along the way.
Arrived at Mandala Hut. (Gate to Mandala takes 5 hours)
Breakfast: ○ Lunch: ○ Dinner: ○
Accommodation: Stay at Malanda Hut
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Day 3
Holombo Hat
Breakfast at the mountain hut.
We aim for Horombo Hut and go beyond the forest limit. Before that, if we're lucky, colobus monkeys will greet us.
Beyond the forest, it becomes a shrubland where many alpine plants appear.
We will have lunch at the rest stop along the way.
Arrived at Horombo Hut. (Mandara to Horombo itinerary 7 hours)
Breakfast: ○ Lunch: ○ Dinner: ○
Accommodation: Horombo Hut
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Day 4
Kibohat
Breakfast at the mountain hut.
On this day, we aim for Kibohat.
The appearance of plants also disappears, resulting in a landscape like a desert. There is no surface water, making it a dry place.
Lunch at a rest stop along the way.
Arrived at Kibo Hut. (Horombo to Kibo takes 6 hours)
Please have an early dinner and take a nap to prepare for the summit attack starting at midnight.
I wake up at 23:30. I will prepare tea and biscuits.
The summit attack begins at 00:00.
Breakfast: ○ Lunch: ○ Dinner: ○
Accommodation: Stay at Kibo Hut
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Day 5
Holombo Hat
After leaving Kibo Hut and climbing for about 3 hours, you will arrive at Hans Meyer Cave (5,150m).
We'll take a break here.
After the break, we will aim for the summit.
After climbing for about 2 hours, you will arrive at Gilman's Point.
It's almost time to the top!
After walking on the crater for about an hour and a half, you finally arrive at the summit of Kilimanjaro, Uhuru Peak (5,895m)!
(Ascent: Kibo - Gilman's Point - Uhuru Peak 7 hours)
(Descent: Uhuru - Kibo - Horombo 5 hours)
Breakfast: ○ Lunch: ○ Dinner: ○
Accommodation: Horombo Hut
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Day 6
Moshi Town
On this day, we will descend all at once. (Horombo - Gate 5 hours)
We will have lunch at Mandala on the way.
When you descend the mountain, be sure to receive your summit certificate at the gate.
I will take you to the lodge in Moshi, so please rest well.
Breakfast: ○ Lunch: ○ Dinner: ○
Accommodation: Moshi town
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Day 7
Departure
I have breakfast at the hotel.
Afterward, we will take you to Kilimanjaro Airport in time for your flight.
thank you for your hard work!
Breakfast: ○ Lunch: × Dinner: ×
Accommodation: Overnight on board
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