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6 days · 5 nights · from Moshi or Arusha

6 Days Kilimanjaro — Marangu Route

The Coca-Cola Route — the only one with huts instead of tents

  • Trekking

Marangu is the gentlest gradient on the mountain and the only route with dormitory huts, bunks and mattresses the whole way. It is the driest route and the shortest, but you ascend and descend the same path, and the six-day version with an acclimatisation day is far more likely to get you to the top than the five-day one.

Trip highlights

  • Huts with bunks, mattresses and dining halls — no tents needed
  • The gentlest ascent profile on the mountain
  • An acclimatisation day at Horombo with a walk to Zebra Rocks
  • Gilman's Point on the crater rim, then the walk round to Uhuru

Day by day

  1. Day 1

    Marangu Gate → Mandara Hut (2,700 m)

    Four to five hours through rainforest on a well-made path. An optional side walk to the Maundi Crater in the afternoon.

    Meals
    Lunch, dinner

  2. Day 2

    Mandara → Horombo Hut (3,720 m)

    Out of the forest into open moorland with giant lobelia and groundsel. Five to six hours, with Mawenzi ahead.

    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner

  3. Day 3

    Horombo — acclimatisation day

    A rest day in name only: a walk up towards Zebra Rocks at around 4,000 m and back down to sleep. This day is why the six-day route succeeds where the five-day often does not.

    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner

  4. Day 4

    Horombo → Kibo Hut (4,700 m)

    Five to six hours across the saddle between Mawenzi and Kibo — bleak, high desert. Early dinner and bed by 19:00.

    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner

  5. Day 5

    Kibo → Uhuru Peak → Horombo

    A midnight start up the scree to Gilman's Point on the crater rim, then round to Uhuru Peak. Down to Kibo for a rest and on to Horombo for the night.

    Meals
    Breakfast, lunch, dinner

  6. Day 6

    Horombo → Marangu Gate → Moshi

    Five to six hours down through moorland and forest, summit certificates at the gate, and the transfer to your hotel.

    Meals
    Breakfast

What’s included

  • Park, rescue and camping or hut fees
  • Return road transfers between town and the trailhead
  • A qualified mountain guide, assistant guides, cook and porters
  • Three hot meals a day on the mountain plus drinking water
  • Group camping equipment (mess tent, tables, stools) where camping is used
  • Guide, porter and cook wages

Not included

  • Flights, visas and travel insurance (cover to summit altitude is required)
  • Personal trekking gear, sleeping bag and boots
  • Accommodation before and after the trek
  • Portable oxygen and personal medication
  • Tips for the mountain crew

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