About Marangu Route
The Marangu route, famously known as the "Coca-Cola" route as you can
get a bottle of Coca-Cola at each hut, is the original route established to climb Kilimanjaro.
It is often billed as one of the easier walking routes - however, according to
KINAPA it suffers from
the lowest success rate (42%) as too many climbers try to do it in only
5 days and fail because of poor
acclimatisation. Approaching Mount Kilimanjaro from the southeast, the Marangu route uses the same
ascent
and descent route which means
it is less scenic than the other routes.
For climbers who do not wish to camp, then Marangu is the only route that offers dormitory-style
hut accommodation.
