MARANGU ROUTE
Although is not one of our recommended route of climbing mount Kilimanjaro due to several reasons has been noted, the main reason it has no enough time and its camps set up as unsupported acclimatization well for trekkers so from the begin, you will keep gaining more altitude without lost except if you take 6 days then have one day to stay at Horombo huts and trying to use this day stay for acclimatization excursion otherwise not less than 900 m for every day altitude gain.
The summitting from Kibo huts looks like a walk on tough of loose screes with a straight zig-zag from the begins of the summit bid all the way to the school camp junction to Hans Meyer cave about halfway to the crater rim so because of many disadvantages the route has got lower success rate than other routes of Kilimanjaro
In addition, Utaalam guides use the route for the descent of our trekkers who choose to climb via our alternative Rongai route for 7 or 6 days.
Itinerary
Day 1; From Marangu gate to Mandara huts
- Duration;3.5-4.5 hours ascent to Marangu huts
- Distance;8km; altitude gained;
- Marangu gate;1905m/6250ft
- Mandara huts;2723m/8934ft
Day 2; From Mandara huts to Horombo huts
- Duration;5-6 hours reach to Horombo huts
- Distance; 11km; altitude gained;
- Horombo huts;3721m/12,208ft
The day two of the hike will keep walking into to the forest canopy almost before left with big trees then open area begins with views of Kibo peak and Mawenzi approaching slowly before the picnic site the forest and landscape is incredible especially on this huge moorland zone’s of Kilimanjaro
Day 3; From Horombo huts to Kibo huts
Duration;5-6 hours reach Kibo huts
Distance; 9 km
Kibo huts; 4714 m
Day 4; From Kibo huts to Uhuru peak then return to Kibo huts for short rest after summit before continue walking down to Horombo Huts
Distance:21.75 km Total walk for summit day go and return and altitude gained:1,184 m and lost: 2,177 m
- Kibo huts: 4,714 m
- Hans Meyer cave:5,259 m
- Gillman’s point:5,685 m
- Stella point:5,745 m
- Uhuru peak:5,895 m
Day 5; From Horombo huts to Marangu gate
Distance; 20 Km altitude lost: 1,816 m
- Horombo huts: 3,721 m
- Marangu gate ;1,905 m
Forest so thick and vast on Kilimanjaro especially this windward side which tends to be much rainfall, Marangu montane/rainforest. The descent begins Horombo camp after morning breakfast and word of thanks hit on the trail down which mostly gentle steep down on this lower moorland greenish heading to cloud forest start at Mandara huts after covered 11 km then 8.4km would be followed from here to Marangu gate along the thick montane forest with the habitat of monkeys are common and other wildlife.
This trail used in both ways up and down might be meeting with other groups take the Marangu route on they are ascending days.
Finally, the drive to Moshi town would take about an hour after signing out Marangu gate to this town then have almost an hour for lunch break probably to lost more altitude before drive an hour and a half again to Arusha and trek completed.
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