Outdoor & adventure Multi-day Private tour

6-Day Kilimanjaro Climb on the Marangu Route

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

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Your trip at a glance

  • 6 days, 5 nights
  • Day 1 starts at 08:00 in Moshi. Ends around 17:00 on day 6.
  • All 5 nights included: Mandara Hut, Horombo Hut, Kibo Hut
  • Meals: 5 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 5 dinners included
  • Group of 1–6

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 …

Climb to Uhuru Peak (5,895m) on the hut-based Marangu Route, with an extra acclimatization day at Horombo Hut to boost your summit chances.

Highlights

  • Reach Uhuru Peak (5,895m), the highest point in Africa
  • Extra acclimatization day at Horombo Hut for a better chance of summiting
  • Sleep in mountain huts with bunk beds, mattresses and dining halls
  • Certified guides, porters and a chef handle everything, with hot meals daily
The Marangu Route, known as the "Coca-Cola Route", is the only trail on Kilimanjaro with dormitory-style A-frame huts, complete with bunk beds, mattresses, dining halls and basic wash facilities. Over six days you pass through rainforest, heather and moorland, the open "Saddle" of the alpine desert, and the scree slopes below the summit. Unlike the standard 5-day version, this itinerary adds a dedicated acclimatization day at Horombo Hut (3,720m). You hike toward Zebra Rocks and the Mawenzi ridge, then come back to rest, which gives your body time to adapt to the thin air before summit night and improves your odds of reaching Uhuru Peak, the "Roof of Africa". You're led by certified mountain guides, supported by porters and a chef, and fed hot meals along the way. Our local team handles everything from hotel pickup in Moshi or Arusha to park fees, huts and meals. You finish with an official summit certificate.

What's included

  • Park fees: entry, conservation, hut and rescue fees
  • Dormitory hut accommodation at Mandara, Horombo and Kibo for 5 nights
  • 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 cylinder and daily health checks with a pulse oximeter
  • Official Kilimanjaro National Park summit certificate
  • Hotel pickup and drop-off
  • Bottled water
  • Entry tickets

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 guides, cook and porters (recommended $200–$300 total per climber)
  • International flights and Tanzania visa fees
  • Travel insurance, including high-altitude emergency medical cover (mandatory)
  • Gratuities
  • Equipment
  • Drinks or a tasting
  • Insurance

What to bring

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

Know before you go

  • Difficulty is moderate to strenuous, with high-altitude trekking up to 5,895m
  • Summit night starts with a wake-up at 11:30 PM, and summit day takes 10–14 hours of hiking in total
  • Travel insurance that covers high-altitude emergency medical care is mandatory
  • Hiking distance is approx. 72 km round trip

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
    Hiking, Wildlife viewing
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    Register at the gate, then hike through mossy rainforest with blue and colobus monkeys. Optional short walk to Maundi Crater for panoramic views.

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
    Hiking, Sightseeing
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    Leave the forest for heather and moorland, with views of Kibo and Mawenzi and giant groundsels and lobelias along the way.

Night in Horombo Hut. Included in the price.

Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Day 3

Acclimatization day at Zebra Rocks

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    Acclimatization hike to Zebra Rocks
    Hiking, Photo stop
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    Climb toward Mawenzi Hut to the striped volcanic formations of Zebra Rocks (4,020m), then return to Horombo Hut to rest.

Night in Horombo Hut. Included in the price.

Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Day 4

Horombo Hut to Kibo Hut

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    Horombo Hut to Kibo Hut
    Hiking
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    Cross the moon-like Saddle at a slow pace, then prepare headlamps and warm layers for summit night.

Night in Kibo Hut. Included in the price.

Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Day 5

Summit day: Uhuru Peak

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    Summit attempt: Uhuru Peak and descent to Horombo
    Hiking, Photo stop
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    Begin at midnight past Hans Meyer Cave to Gilman's Point at sunrise, continue along the crater rim to Uhuru Peak, then descend via Kibo Hut to Horombo Hut.

Night in Horombo Hut. Included in the price.

Meals: breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Day 6

Descent to Marangu Gate and return to Moshi or Arusha

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    Horombo Hut to Marangu Gate
    Hiking, Private vehicle transfer
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    Celebrate with a song with your crew, descend through moorland and rainforest, collect your certificates and transfer back to your hotel.

Meals: breakfast and lunch included

Ends around 17:00.

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1900 EUR / person · whole trip
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