Kilimanjaro Private Climbing: 6-Day Marangu Route Trek with Expert Guides

Embark on a 6-day private climbing adventure on the Marangu Route of Kilimanjaro. Expert guides, daily health checks, and nutritious meals ensure a successful summit. Join our experienced dream team!

Duration: 6 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Marangu Gate - Mandara Hut

Marangu - Departing from Moshi a 60-minute drive will take you through the Village of Marangu to the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate. We will patiently wait for our permits to be issued while watching the hustle and bustle of operations as many crews prepare for the journey ahead enjoy the beautiful rainforest scenery…

What's Included
  • Summit ascent certificate
  • National Park entry, huts, and climbing fees covered
  • All meals and water included on the mountain
  • High support staff to climber ratio (4:1)
  • Hotel accommodation for 2 nights with breakfast
  • Mountain transfers
  • First aid and emergency oxygen access
  • Rescue fees included
  • Airport pick-up and drop-off services
What's Not Included
  • Meals and drinks NOT on the mountain
  • Snacks on the mountain
  • Your personal trekking gears
  • ravel insurance (you must be insured for trekking up to 6000m)
  • Tips for your guide and crew
  • International flights and visas
Additional Information

Our excursions are conducted by trained guides with at least 8 years of mountain experience. They are certified Wilderness first responders and possess extensive knowledge about the mountain, its fauna, flora, and also take care of the climber’s health. We ensure our climbers stay well during the trek through daily health assessments, serving fresh,…

Location
Moshi
We will meet at the travelers hotel
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Amarkondekar
Aug 19, 2025
Superb experience - It was a fantastic experience. Right from onboarding to day 1 to the summit to coming down. The porters were very helpful and our guides were extremely supportive. Israel lien as Me 100% made sure I made it to the top of Uhuru peak. Thank you for the experience.
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67ajaya
Jul 30, 2025
Excellent - It's called 'Zafs Experience 'and now I realise why.. That's exactly what they provide. The dedicated relationship manager, Virgie, patiently and promptly took care of all the queries involved in the planning. The arrangements and support provided were top class. The trek guides, like Eric, were jovial and kept the spirits up. Would love to experience the 'Experience' again. Ajay Agarwal India
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645murtazaj
Jul 28, 2025
More than expected - I joined a group of 5 to trek Mt Kilimanjaro for 6 day through Marangu route. The entire experience provided by Zafs tours was better than I expected. From airport pickup, hotel accommodation in Moshi, amazing guides, ever helpful porters and healthy delicious hot meals including hot tea served while climbing and fresh juice served while descending from the summit, it was organized to perfection. To mention some names including our 3 friendly guides, Israel (100%) Erick and Yakubu looked after us the whole way and kept us entertained and in high spirits. Abu (stomach engineer) prepared awesome meals throughout and all 16 or so porters without whom it would have been an impossible task. I highly recommend Zafs tours if you are considering climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro.
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Madysady
Jul 24, 2025
Exceptional Guides, Great Food, and Flawless Planning - I had an unforgettable experience trekking the 6-day Marangu route with ZAFS Tours! Everything was extremely well organised from start to finish. Our guide was knowledgeable, motivating, and patient—his calm encouragement made a big difference during summit night. The porters were cheerful and hardworking, always ready to help with a smile. The food exceeded our expectations—delicious, fresh, and nourishing, especially considering the mountain conditions. The entire team made sure we were safe, comfortable, and confident every step of the way. Highly recommend ZAFS Tours for anyone planning a Kilimanjaro trek!
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Quest30563331391
Jul 12, 2025
Amazing Experience! - My son and I trusted ZAFS with our Kili climb and they did not disappoint. The guides, porters and the cook were all amazing. Israel and Aubrey ran a wonderful team, and Good Lick’s cooking rounded it out perfectly. ZAFS over-performed.
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Shubhamg940
Oct 6, 2024
Kilimanjaro Days - ZAFS are the best in business out there and we didn’t have to worry about a single thing since we arrived in Moshi. Even before that the communication from their team on transportation, stay and best practices was all crystal clear. The guides Jonathan and Sebastian took good care of us throughout the climb and boosted our morale all the way. On certain occasions when one of us was feeling relatively unwell, the team found creative ways to help and support us in the best way possible. Porters of the team even helper carry our daily backpacks on the summit night. Special to thanks to Zainab and team for even recommending food options in Moshi and making last minute accommodations to my safari itinerary. Strongly recommend them to fellow travelers and climbers.
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Sunshine11158259724
Sep 29, 2024
6-day Marangu route - Amazing experience with ZAFS!! - We did the Kilimanjaro trek (6-day Marangu route) with ZAFS tours in Aug2024. They played a major role in making our climb successful. They helped us in every aspect of our climb right from getting our climbing gear ready to reaching the summit. Our entire climbing crew (Especially our guides) while being professional, were also a lot of fun ensuring we had an amazing time on the mountain. The crew helped us in every instance possible including carrying our daypacks on the summit night (when they realized it was getting tough for us), quickly adjusting the food menu to suit our taste etc.. Totally recommend ZAFS tours for their hospitality and professionalism. Would love to do more trips in Tanzania with them!
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Musabbiham2024
Aug 30, 2024
Kilamanjaro Climb - Zafs Tours - Great Experience - Highly Recommend going with this group! - It was an amazing experience. The team was very fun, kind and caring, and treated us very well and encouraged us throughout and made the Kilamanjaro climb so much better. They fed us great food, carried our stuff, and made sure we were comfortable throughout!
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Sightsee08992885469
Aug 27, 2024
Incredibly kind, patient and knowledgeable guides! - We chose to do the Marangu route with ZAFS tours and had a great experience! We had minimal experience climbing mountains and though we could have trained a lot more, our guides Alex and Moshi as well as all of our kilifighters were motivational, supportive and incredibly patient in helping us safely reach the top. A few instances that stood out: 1. Right from the start, our guides shared their wealth of experience in helping us ensure we had the right equipment to climb the mountain, helping us choose what we needed from the rental equipment store before the climb. 2. As a member of our group was quite slow, Alex patiently guided her to each camp while the rest of us moved ahead. On a particularly long day, a few of the kilifighters made their way down the mountain to meet her with tea and snacks for energy for the rest of the way. 3. The food (especially the soup) was very good and the cook was kind enough to make adjustments for a picky eater in our group as requested. 4. Alex and Moshi have a lot of knowledge about the mountain and were able to share information and answer questions about the terrain and history, even pointing out different plants/animals only found on the mountain. The guides and the kilifighters also shared the culture of the mountain through songs and dance. 5. One family member did not climb and the team kindly provided updates for him through a Whatsapp group throughout our climb, especially when we didn’t have wifi/phone battery. Although it was a lot tougher than expected, we are incredibly appreciative of the patience and kindness shown by the entire team! If we were to return, we wouldn’t choose anyone else to go with!
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765atishj
Aug 20, 2024
Amazing Experience with ZAFS Tours - My son and I had an amazing experience with ZAFS Tours. We recently completed a 6 day hike on the Marangu Route and successfully reached Uhuru Peak. ZAFS guides were outstanding and made our climb even more memorable. I want to thank our main guides Prosper and Eric who were very experience and very informative. I like to thank the other team members(Marcelo,Godfrey,Adam and Joseph) who made our climb to The Roof Africa and extraordinary journey. I want to also thank ZAFS Tours owner Huzeifa and his family who were very professional and looked after us from the start of our journey. Thank you ZAFS Tours for making our trip memorable and will cherish forever.
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From $2,000
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).