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Kilimanjaro Only: Marangu Route
This route has a moderate slope, making it less difficult to climb. It is the most popular way up Kilimanjaro, and is the only route with emergency evacuation service. Also, it is the only route with huts, having dormitory and dining rooms.

 Distance

 Time (Approx.)
 Marangu gate - Mandara hut : 3-4 hours
 Mandara  - Horombo hut : 5-6 hours
 Horombo -  Kibo hut : 5-6 hours
 Kibo - Gilmans point : 5-6 hours
 Gilman's - Uhuru Peak : 1-2 hours
 


Price Includes:
  • Guarantee Departure and Guarantee Price once we receive your deposit (be aware! most other Companies do not have this policy!)
  • Arrival and departure airport transfers including complimentary transfer if you choose not to be in group flights. Also, free bus shuttle transfer Nairobi-Arusha-Nairobi if flying to/from Nairobi.
  • 2 nights accommodations at a mid-class hotel (Bed & Breakfast) in Arusha, before and after the climb.
    Upgrade to Ilboru Safari Lodge is available for $30/person for the 2 nights in Arusha.
    Also, upgrade to Impala Hotel is available, and this will cost $40/person for the 2 nights in Arusha.
  • Accommodation in mountain huts or mountain tents with mattresses We use the highest quality expedition tents of Eureka and The North Face, which are made and imported directly from USA.
  • Meals as indicated (B=Breakfast, L=Lunch, D=Dinner).
  • All park fees, including mountain rescue fees, government taxes and all applicable fees and taxes.
  • Services of Professional English-speaking mountain guide, assistant guide (s) and a skilled cook (serving as porter), and enough numbers of porters for your luggage, food, and water, and a dinning tent.
  • Transport from your hotel to the mountain, and back to your hotel.
  • Use of radios/phones to increase your safety.
  • Group average of 4~6 climbers, maximum of 12.
  • Discount is available for group of 3 or more!

    Price excludes:
  • Items of a personal nature such as passport, visa, traveler's insurance, medical evacuation insurance (a 50$ value).
  • Tips to guides and porters.
  • International Airfare (unless explicitly stated).
  • Emergency Oxygen: If you may want this to be included in your climb, then add $190/person (or $210/group). Kindly, let us know at the time you make a booking and not afterwards.
  • Portable toilets: If you do not want to use public toilets which some of climbers have been complaining about being dirty, then add $110/person (or $180/group) for a portable toilet. Kindly, let us know at the time you make a booking and not afterwards.
  • Call (800) 626-8785 for more information or to book today! Mention code 4774316
    Tour OperatorGood Earth Tours & Safaris
    Duration
    7 Days
    Escorted
    Escorted - Yes
    Itinerary
    DayDestinationDescription
    Day 1KilimanjaroArrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, transfer to mid-level hotel in Arusha, Jacaranda Hotel.
    Day 2 Breakfast, drive from your hotel to Marangu gate, we will spend about two hours for registration, payments of fees and final parking. Start climbing through dense semi-tropical to the first hut- Mandara hut (9,000ft). Dinner and an overnight stay at Mandara hut, B.L.D.
    Day 3 Breakfast, ascend through the alpine meadow, and grassland and moorland to Horombo hut (12,000ft). Both Mawenzi and Kibo peaks can be viewed easily on the way. Dinner and an overnight stay at Horombo hut, B.L.D.
    Day 4 Today we spend the acclimatization day at Horombo by hiking to a nearby Mawenzi and the surrounding and come back the hut for hot lunch, Horombo, B,L,D
    Day 5 Breakfast, further ascending to Kibo hut (15,000ft). The landscape becomes very stony and eroded. Spectacular mountain vegetation like giant cactus, groundswell and lobelia appear on the way. Dinner and an overnight stay at Kibo hut, B.L.D.
    Day 6 Wake up at midnight, and after a snack, proceed to the summit through Gilman's point (18,640ft). It is about 5-6hours and 1-2 hours from Kibo hut to Gilman's point and from Gilman's point to Uhuru Peak (19,340ft) respectively. Thus reaching the peak in the early morning of the fifth day and start descending after picture taking on the top to Horombo hut for diner and an overnight after a short break at Kibo hut, B.L.D.
    Day 7 Breakfast, Descend from Horombo hut to Marangu gate. The waiting car will take you to Jacaranda Hotel. B.L.
    Day 8Return HomeTransfer to the airport for your return flight, B.
    Dates/Pricing
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    DateDescriptionPrice FromQuote
     Price for 2007: per person. Extra day 180$/person/day. Departures daily$1,360.00 (USD)Quote
     Price for 2008: per person. Extra day 200$/person/day. Departures daily$1,380.00 (USD)Quote