Marangu Route

Overview

KILIMANJARO MARANGU ROUTE is the oldest, most well established route. We are hopping Kilimanjaro from the southeast, crossing the slopes of stunning landscapes zones such as lower slopes composing of various wild flowers, montane zone the best zone to see white and blue monkeys, eland and bush buck, moorland is in 3,000m to 4,000m two common species of tree here are senecio kilimanjarin and lobelia dockenii, before ascending to alpine and arctic the desert zones.

Trekkers are accommodated in comfortable huts throughout this trekking lifetime adventure.

With our experienced, knowledgeable and passionate staff, we take care of all the complex and important arrangements for the ascent of this legendary mountain, essential to giving you the best Kilimanjaro experience. Enjoy your climbing.

ACCOMODATIONS

* The only route with an established hut system so trekkers have the added luxury of hut accommodation and dining.

ADVANTAGES

• The easiest and shortest path on mount Kilimanjaro, given its gradual slope.
• Most favorable for those who only have five or six days to climb
• Most comfortable accommodations, offers sleeping huts in dormitory style accommodations.
• Marangu is favored only during the rainy season, where the hut accommodations are preferred over wet ground.
• Cheaper to climb.

The minimum days required for this route is five, although the probability of successfully reaching the top in that time period is quite low. Spending an extra acclimatization day on the mountain is highly recommended when climbing Klimanjaro using the Marangu route.

OTHER FACTS

However, despite its immense popularity, we avoid leading climbs on the Marangu route. The route has the least scenic variety of all the routes because the ascent and descent are done on the same path and it is the most crowded route for that reason.