{"id":15738,"date":"2016-04-06T09:56:12","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T23:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures?p=15738&preview_id=15738"},"modified":"2025-03-17T21:40:48","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T10:40:48","slug":"machame-marangu-kilimanjaro-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intrepidtravel.com\/adventures\/machame-marangu-kilimanjaro-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Machame or Marangu? We ask a Leader which Kilimanjaro route is best"},"content":{"rendered":"

Technically, there\u2019s only one way to climb Kilimanjaro: up.<\/strong><\/p>\n

More specifically though, there are six: Marangu<\/a>, Machame<\/a>, Rongai, Lemosho, Shira, Northern and Umbwe. Of these six routes, Intrepid operate three: Marangu, Machame and Rongai. Marangu and Machame are the most popular. They\u2019re known as the Coca-Cola and Whisky routes respectively. Why? That\u2019s what we wanted to know.<\/p>\n

We sat down with bona fide mountain-slayer Justaz Leonidas to find out. As an Intrepid leader who\u2019s summited Kili 263 times in 19 years, we figured he\u2019d be the man in the know.<\/p>\n

\"Kilimanjaro<\/p>\n

Hi Justaz, thanks heaps for coming in.<\/h4>\n

No problem, it\u2019s a pleasure to be here.<\/p>\n

Great. First off, the big question on everyone\u2019s lips. Is it true one should climb Mt. Kilimanjaro drunk?<\/h4>\n

\u2026What?<\/p>\n

Is it advisable to drink whisky whilst scaling Africa\u2019s highest mountain?<\/h4>\n

What? No, why would you\u2026 Oh, the Whisky Route, right. No, you should only drink water and tea.<\/p>\n

\u2026So you just drink whisky if you\u2019re going the Machame route?<\/h4>\n

No whisky at all. Alcohol is bad for altitude and keeping hydrated. I would never advocate drinking alcohol on a hike. The Whisky Route is just called that because it\u2019s considered to be the hard route. You know, like whisky\u2019s the hard liquor.<\/p>\n

\"Kilimanjaro

Image c\/o Thorsten Hansen, Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

READ MORE ABOUT INTREPID LEADER JUSTAZ IN THIS NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ARTICLE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Got it. And the Coca-Cola Route?<\/h4>\n

Well Marangu is called the Coca-Cola route because you used to be able to buy Coca-Cola along the way.<\/p>\n

What, and you can\u2019t any more?<\/h4>\n

No.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s an outrage. Why not?<\/h4>\n

Because Kilimanjaro is a national park and Coca-Cola bottles create litter. Glass and plastic water bottles are banned from the whole park. You can only bring in aluminium or reusable water bottles. Also, people climb Kili to be in nature, not to be buying soft drinks.<\/p>\n

Yeah, fair enough\u2026 Can you buy Fanta?<\/h4>\n

No.<\/p>\n

Hm\u2026(Sounds of scratching out \u2018Fanta\u2019 on notepad)\u2026so, tell me Justaz, is it true that the Machame route is more difficult?<\/h4>\n

You know, I do not think that Machame is the more difficult route. I in fact think it is the easier route.<\/p>\n

Really?<\/h4>\n

Yes. Because, first of all, Machame is well designed for acclimatization. Most of the days you climb high and sleep low, which is something that you should aim for on any hike at altitude. On the Marangu route you don\u2019t descend until after the summit. With Machame you\u2019re going up and then down every day, which prepares you for the next day\u2019s altitude and also breaks things up a bit. You use different parts of your legs.<\/p>\n

READ MORE ABOUT CLIMBING KILI WITH INTREPID TRAVEL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"Kilimanjaro<\/a>

Image c\/o Kaveman743, Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

Does that mean more people end up summiting Machame than Marangu?<\/h4>\n

In my experiences, yes: the success rate for people summiting Machame is higher than on Marangu route. Because on Machame route you ascend more gradually, people have more time to acclimatize. So they don\u2019t usually get affected by altitude sickness.<\/p>\n

What I will say against Machame is that the descent is harder. Marangu is easier to descend because it\u2019s a more gradual descent. People often say they ski down the loose scree, but that\u2019s only if they want to descend quickly. If you want to descend slowly you can zigzag down. The Machame descent is a little tougher, especially from the base camp down to the final night. You are going down many steps and stairs \u2013 this can be tiring.<\/p>\n

Ok. Interesting. So given all this then, why do you think some people prefer the Marangu route?<\/h4>\n

To me there are two main reasons for this: price and comfort.<\/p>\n

Because it\u2019s possible to climb Marangu in as short as five days, it\u2019s a cheaper trip. You know, some operators advertise it like this; that their trip is shorter so you will save money and then have more time for going on safari or whatever. To me this is not professional. They are rushing things and this can be dangerous. Intrepid itineraries on both Machame and Marangu factor in extra days to help hikers acclimatize. I think this is very important. But still, even done with the responsible amount of days, Machame is a few days longer. So it is more expensive.<\/p>\n

The other thing is that on Marangu route you sleep in huts, so it\u2019s warmer. On Machame route you are camping in tents.<\/p>\n

\"Kilimanjaro<\/a>

Image c\/o Travelling Pooh, Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

Do you think Machame is worth the extra money?<\/h4>\n

Yes, because it also has more varied sceneries. On Kilimanjaro there exist more than five climate zones, and on the Machame route you see all of them plus the sub-zones as well. On Machame route you see cultivation zones, mountain rainforest, heath and montane forest, alpine desert, the tundra or moon desert and the alpine desert. On Marangu you see only cultivation zones, forest zone, heath zone, montane forest, and alpine desert.<\/p>\n

On Machame route you also start to see glaciers sooner than on Marangu route; just after 4,600 metres. You get very close to Western Breach, and from here you start to see most of the glaciers: Heim Glacier, Decken Glacier and Kirsten Glacier. And where you set up camp on the fourth night is just below the glaciers; by day four on Marangu you are only starting to see glaciers for the first time. But once you\u2019re at 5,000 metres altitude the glaciers are all the same whichever route you\u2019re on.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>And what about wildlife?<\/h4>\n

Wildlife is very similar on both routes because you only see wildlife in the forest and it\u2019s the same type of forest on both Marangu and Machame. The wildlife is mostly primates and birds. If you want a chance of seeing see more wildlife then you take the Rongai Route, as that looks down onto Amboseli National Park. Maybe one out of five times on this route you can see elephants and other wildlife \u2013 but only from a distance.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve climbed Kili 263 times, right? Or is that the number of times you\u2019ve actually summited it?<\/h4>\n

That\u2019s the number of times I\u2019ve summited it.<\/p>\n

Wait\u2026 So how many times have you climbed it then?<\/h4>\n

Um, I think maybe 700 or 800 times?<\/p>\n

(Expletive)<\/h4>\n

(Laughs). Yes, because before I became group leader I was a supporting guide for many years. And as a supporting guide most of the time you are assisting people come down who couldn\u2019t make it; who got sick or something. And before that I was cook. And cooks don\u2019t summit. They descend before to set up base camp.<\/p>\n

\"Kilimanjaro

Image c\/o Alex Lichtenerger, Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

So, tell me the truth. Even after 263 times to the top, does still it annoy you a little bit if you can\u2019t reach the summit because you have to bring someone back?<\/h4>\n

(Laughs). For me I don\u2019t think this has ever happened before. I think that in all the trips I\u2019ve led as group leader at least one person has reached summit. But no, I would not be annoyed.<\/p>\n

Not even a little bit?<\/h4>\n

No.<\/p>\n

(Microphone suddenly becomes a little bit muffled). Maybe that\u2019s when you drink some whisky, right?<\/h4>\n

Haha. No.<\/p>\n

(Microphone still muffled) \u2026 Do you want to drink some whisky now?<\/em><\/h4>\n

What? No. Put that away.<\/p>\n

Yeah. Me neither. Gross\u2026 (Microphone suddenly again becomes clear) Hey, so any final points you\u2019d like to make about Marangu or Machame?<\/h4>\n

For those who want to take the Marangu route I think it\u2019s important they know it\u2019s a two-traffic way, that you climb and descend the same way. On Machame route though you ascend via Machame and descend via Mweka route. This means you get to see the two sides of the mountain.<\/p>\n

Also, because the Marangu ascent and descent are the same way, there\u2019s two-way traffic. People are walking against each other, talking to each other and sometimes bumping into each other. Machame though is only for ascending and Mweka only for descending.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: WHAT I WISH I KNEW BEFORE CLIMBING KILIMANJARO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

One final point I\u2019d also like to make is that people often underestimate how cold Kili gets; they think \u2018Africa is on the equator, it will still be warm\u2019. They might have been hiking in Canada or the Himalayas or wherever and so they think \u2018I was warm with this in Nepal, I\u2019ll be fine in Tanzania with it\u2019. But Kili gets extremely<\/em> cold: down to minus 22.C. And it can be freezing from Day 2. So people really need to make sure that their clothes and sleeping bag are of a good quality. At least one of their sock pairs should be ski socks. For the cold they really need to bring thermal underwear, a pair of windproof trousers, a waterproof shell jacket, a 3-4 season sleeping bag, a balaclava and beanie, quality fleeces and a good down jacket.<\/p>\n

Peregrine<\/a> <\/strong>offers all its travellers complimentary down jackets, but some people say they don\u2019t want them; that they\u2019ve brought their own. The problem is, sometimes their own jackets aren\u2019t good quality enough. The Peregrine ones are, so I\u2019d recommend everyone accept these. Even if you\u2019re sleeping in huts along the Marangu route, you really need all of these things for the cold of Kili. And please don\u2019t bring a plastic water bottle. It won\u2019t be allowed in and then you have to hire one. And that\u2019s not always hygienic.<\/p>\n

\"Kilimanjaro<\/a>

Image c\/o J Duval, Flickr<\/p><\/div>\n

How old are you, Justaz?<\/h4>\n

I\u2019m 36.<\/p>\n

And how old is the oldest guide who\u2019s still climbing Kili?<\/h4>\n

I think about 64.<\/p>\n

Do you think you\u2019ll still be climbing Kili at 64?<\/h4>\n

Me? No. I hope not.<\/p>\n

But that\u2019s only another 28 years\u2026<\/h4>\n

I only want to do it for another four years. Then I might just keep climbing it like, once a month or something. You know, just to keep healthy.<\/p>\n

Yeah, just once a month. No biggie.<\/h4>\n

Yeah, once a month is ok.<\/p>\n

You\u2019re a mountain amongst men, Justaz. Thanks for your time.<\/h4>\n

Pleasure.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Want to test yourself on Africa’s highest peak? Check out Intrepid’s adventures in Tanzania.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

Feature image c\/o Diana Robinson, Flickr\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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