Five Days Rongai route

5 Days Rongai Route Kilimanjaro Climbing

$1100-1300 USD

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Safari summary

Your 5-day Kilimanjaro climb via the Rongai Route begins with arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, where you’ll be welcomed by your guide and transferred to a hotel in Moshi. The adventure starts on Day 1 with a drive to Rongai Gate and a trek through forests to Simba Camp, offering scenic views. On Day 2, you’ll climb to Kikelewa Camp after exploring moorland and taking in views of Mawenzi Peak. Day 3 involves a steep climb to Mawenzi Tarn Camp, where you’ll be surrounded by stunning landscapes. The highlight on Day 4 is the summit attempt at Uhuru Peak, followed by a descent to Horombo Huts. On the final day, after breakfast, you’ll descend through moorland and lush forests to Marangu Gate, concluding your memorable climb and returning to Moshi.

About this tour

	Tour type	Set-date, set-itinerary, group
	Main focus	Hiking \| trekking
	Activity level	Strenuous activity
	Best months	January, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Kilimanjaro

Fine details

Safari highlights

Hiking | trekking

What’s included?

Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Accommodation
Alcoholic beverages
Internal flights
International flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Visas

Itinerary

Moshi to Rongai gate to Simba Camp

Kilimanjaro

5 days start with breakfast be taken. Then the journey will start through villages with good appearance of coffee plantations this will take up to 2-3 hour to reach Rongai gate After signing in and preparing the porters, you will start ascending on a wide path winding through fields, and then enter into rain forest. The forest begins to thin as we arrive at Simba Camp with fantastic views over the Kenyan plains. end of the first day in Rongai route Overnight and appetizing dinner at Simba camp.

Simba camp

Simba Camp to Kikelewa Camp

Kilimanjaro

This day starts After an early morning meal, you will begin a gradual climb to the second cave, where you will pause for a midday meal. From there, you will veer off the main path and traverse the moorland on a narrower route towards the Mawenzi side peak, eventually reaching the Kikelewa Camp nestled in a sheltered valley. At Kikelewa Camp, dinner and accommodations for the night will be provided.

Kikelewa Camp

Kikelewa camp to Mawenzi turn hut

Kilimanjaro

start with steep climb up grassy slopes rewarded by superb all-round views, immersed in the vast surrounding wilderness. Then the vegetation will disappear to ward the arrive at the Mawenzi Tarn Camp, which is situated in a spectacular cirque directly beneath the towering spires of Mawenzi Peak. After this hike, you will reach to the Mawenzi turn hut camp where you will also see undried Lake with no inlet as well as outlet where the overnight and dinner will be and preparation for next day.

Mawenzi turn hut

Kibo Huts-Uhuru peak-Horombo Camp

Kilimanjaro

The day start at midnight to a light breakfast and then prepare for summit ascent. The goal is to hike before dawn so that we can reach Uhuru Peak shortly before or after sunrise. And leave the peak early, switchback up steep scree or possibly snow, and reach Gilman’s Point. Then after 2 hours of hiking along the Kibo crater rim near the celebrated snows takes us to Kilimanjaro true summit. Uhuru Peak here we will spend some times for taking photo’s but it will depend on how you feel.

Horombo Huts Camp

Horombo-Marangu-Arusha/Moshi

Kilimanjaro

After an early breakfast we will cross the lunar desert of the saddle between Kibo peak and Mawenzi After a long and enjoyable sleep, we will be awaked for breakfast and pick up, start descend through the moorland to Mandara Huts. Here we will have lunch then proceed with our triumphant recessional down through lush forest to Marangu park gate. ready to return Moshi.

Arusha/Moshi

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