Marangu route is amazing and the most popular way up Mountain Kilimanjaro and is the only route with emergency evacuation service. Also, it is the only route with huts, dormitory, and simple dining rooms.
Day 1: Arrival
Arriving at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). Transfer by normal (8:00 a.m. or 2:00 p.m.) shuttle bus to Arusha Medan Lodge for the overnight. Bed and breakfast included.
Day 2: Hotel - Marangu Gate
Breakfast, drive from your hotel to Marangu gate, you 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 (9,000 feet). Dinner and an overnight stay at Mandara hut.
Day 3: Marangu Gate - Horombo Hut
Breakfast. Ascend through the alpine meadows, grassland, and moorland to Horombo hut (12,000 feet). Both Mawenzi and Kibo peaks can be viewed easily on the way. Dinner and an overnight stay at Horombo hut.
Day 4: Horombo Hut - Kibo Hut
Breakfast, further ascending to Kibo hut (15,000 feet). 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.
Day 5: Kibo Hut - Uhuru Peak - Horombo Hut
Wake up at midnight, and after a snack, proceed to the summit through Gilman’s point (18,640 feet). It is about five to six hours and one to two hours from Kibo hut to Gilman’s point and from Gilman’s point to Uhuru Peak (19,340 feet) 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 dinner and overnight after a short break at Kibo hut.
Day 6: Horombo Hut - Marangu Gate
Breakfast. Descend from Horombo hut to Marangu gate. The waiting car will take you to the hotel in Arusha (Medan Lodge BB).
Day 7
It is time to say goodbye.