Outdoor & adventure Multi-day Private tour

5-Day Kilimanjaro Climb via the Marangu Route

Moshi, Tanzania · 5 days, 4 nights · 1–6 people

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Your trip at a glance

  • 5 days, 4 nights
  • All 4 nights included: Mandara Hut, Horombo Hut, Kibo Hut
  • Meals: 4 breakfasts, 5 lunches and 4 dinners included
  • Group of 1–6
  • From age 3

This is a private tour. When you book a date, your group has the tour to itself. Nobody else can join.

Your guide

Tanzania Daily Tours & Safari

Moshi, Tanzania · Agency

Karibu Tanzania! I am Petro Paul Mihambo, Founder and Lead Guide at Tanzania Daily Tours & Safari, based at the foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro …

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Climb to Uhuru Peak (5,895m) in five days on the classic Marangu Route, sleeping in mountain huts with guides, porters and a chef looking after you.

Highlights

  • Reach Uhuru Peak (5,895m), the "Roof of Africa"
  • Hike through rainforest, moorland and alpine desert
  • Sleep in mountain huts rather than tents
  • Supported by professional guides, porters and chefs
  • Receive an official summit certificate
The Marangu Route, known as the "Coca-Cola Route", is Kilimanjaro's classic trail and the only one where you sleep in dormitory-style A-frame huts instead of tents. It is the shortest, most direct way to Uhuru Peak at 5,895m, the highest point in Africa. Starting at Marangu Gate (1,860m), you climb through rainforest, heather and moorland, and the alpine desert of the Saddle, then up the arctic summit cone. Nights are spent at Mandara, Horombo and Kibo huts. Licensed English-speaking guides, porters and a chef support you the whole way, with hot meals served in the huts' dining halls. This is a strenuous, fast-paced climb for fit trekkers, and high-altitude fitness is needed. The rapid altitude gain means the summit success rate is moderate, around 70-80%. We take care of park fees, hut accommodation, meals and transfers from your hotel in Moshi or Arusha, so you can focus on the mountain.

What's included

  • Park fees: Kilimanjaro National Park entry, conservation, hut and rescue fees
  • Hut accommodation at Mandara, Horombo and Kibo
  • Licensed English-speaking guides, assistant guides, chef and porters
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner on the mountain
  • Private round-trip transfers between your hotel and Marangu Gate
  • First aid kit, emergency oxygen and daily health checks with a pulse oximeter
  • Official Kilimanjaro National Park summit certificate
  • Entry tickets
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Bottled water

Not included

  • Hotel nights in Moshi or Arusha before or after the climb
  • Trekking gear: personal clothing, sleeping bag, hiking boots, trekking poles and daypack
  • Tips for the crew (recommended $150-$250 total per climber)
  • International flights and Tanzania visa
  • Travel and high-altitude emergency medical insurance (mandatory)
  • Gratuities
  • Insurance
  • Equipment
  • Drinks or a tasting

What to bring

  • Hiking boots and trekking poles
  • Sleeping bag
  • Warm layers for summit night
  • Headlamp
  • Daypack

Know before you go

  • Strenuous climb: high-altitude fitness is required
  • Summit success rate is moderate (70-80%) because of the rapid altitude gain
  • Summit night starts with a wake-up at 11:30 PM, and summit day is 10-14 hours of hiking
  • Travel and high-altitude emergency medical insurance is mandatory
  • Huts are dormitory-style with bunk beds and basic facilities

Pickup: Anywhere within 5.0 km of Moshi. You agree the place with your guide after booking.

Meeting point: Pickup from your hotel in Moshi or Arusha, then transfer to Marangu Gate

Drop-off: Back where your guide collected you.

Cancellation policy: Long trip, strict: Full refund up to 30 days before

Cancel within that window and you get your full deposit back. After it, you do not get your deposit back. If the guide cancels, you always get your deposit back.

What you'll do

Day 1

Marangu Gate to Mandara Hut

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    Marangu Gate to Mandara Hut
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    Register at the gate and hike through mossy rainforest with blue and colobus monkeys. Arrive at Mandara Hut for hot tea, with an optional short walk to Maundi Crater.

Night in Mandara Hut. Included in the price.

Meals: lunch and dinner included

Day 2

Mandara Hut to Horombo Hut

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    Mandara Hut to Horombo Hut
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    Leave the forest for open heather and moorland, with views of Kibo and Mawenzi past giant groundsels and lobelias. Rest and acclimatize at Horombo.

Night in Horombo Hut. Included in the price.

Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Day 3

Horombo Hut to Kibo Hut

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    Horombo Hut to Kibo Hut
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    Cross the moon-like Saddle between Mawenzi and Kibo at a slow, steady pace. Prepare your gear, eat an early dinner and rest before midnight.

Night in Kibo Hut. Included in the price.

Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Day 4

Summit day: Uhuru Peak and back to Horombo

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    Summit attempt: Kibo Hut to Uhuru Peak and down to Horombo
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    Start at midnight up the scree switchbacks past Hans Meyer Cave to Gilman's Point at sunrise, then along the crater rim to Uhuru Peak. Descend to Kibo for lunch and continue to Horombo for the night.

Night in Horombo Hut. Included in the price.

Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Day 5

Descent to Marangu Gate and return to Moshi or Arusha

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    Horombo Hut to Marangu Gate
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    After a mountain celebration song with your crew, descend through moorland and rainforest to the gate. Receive your summit certificate and transfer back to your hotel.

Meals: breakfast and lunch included

Ends around 17:00.

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1750 USD / person · whole trip
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