Kilimanjaro Rongai Route

7 Days Kilimanjaro Rongai Route

$1750-1850 USD

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Safari summary

Rongai Route 7 Day Itinerary begins at the remote, northern side of Kilimanjaro, near the Kenyan border. We hike through a true wilderness area towards the jagged Mawenzi Peak, then cross a barren desert saddle, before climbing up Kibo’s eastern crater wall. The Rongai route is a more gradual ascent, and is therefore preferred by those with little or no backpacking experience, but is equally enjoyable for even the most hardened trekkers. As mentioned above, an additional acclimatization day on Day 5 is added. During this day, we will do additional acclimatization hikes around and up to the saddle towards Camel’s Back.

About this tour

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

Fine details

Safari highlights

Walking safari—with armed guard
Photography safari—with professional guide
Hiking | trekking

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
All drinks
Hot air balloons
Internal flights
International flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Private vehicle and driver
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Moshi to Rongai gate to Simba Camp

Kilimanjaro

Elevation : 1,387/915 m to 1,950 m to 2,750 m Distance : 9km. Hiking Time : 4 hours Habitat : Montane Forest You will have an early breakfast. Transfer by our vehicles through many villages and coffee and plantations for 2-3 hour drive to Rongai gate (1,950 m/6,398 ft). After signing in and preparing the porters, you will start hiking on a wide path winding through fields of maize and potatoes, and then enter into montane forest.

Simba camp

Simba Camp to Kikelewa Camp

Kilimanjaro

Elevation : 2,750 m to 3,600 m Distance : 17km. Hiking Time : 7 hours Habitat : Moorland After an early breakfast you will have a steady ascent to the second cave where you will stop for lunch. You leave the direct trail at this point and strike out across the moorland on a smaller path toward Mawenzi side peak.to Kikelewa Camp in a sheltered valley. At the Kikelewa Camp you will settle for your dinner and overnight rest.

Kikelewe Camp

Kikelewa camp to Mawenzi turn hut

Kilimanjaro

Elevation : 3,600m to 4,330m Distance : 7km. Hiking Time : 4 hours Habitat : Semi-Desert After breakfast you will face a short, steep climb up grassy slopes; rewarded by superb all-round views, immersed in the vast surrounding wilderness. Soon after, you leave the vegetation behind and 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

Mawezu Hut camp

Acclimatization day

Kilimanjaro

This is your extra day on the mountain, and you will spend two nights at Mawenzi Tarn. You will hike up towards Mawenzi for a splendid acclimatization hike. Then after return back to the camp for lunch the dinner and overnight.

Mawezu Hut camp

Mawenzi Tarn hut to Kibo Huts Camp

Kilimanjaro

Elevation : 4,330m to 4,695m Distance : 8km. Hiking Time : 5 hours Habitat : Alpine Desert After an early breakfast you will cross the lunar desert of the saddle between Kibo peak and Mawenzi peak to Kibo Huts at the bottom of Kibo’s crater wall. You should spend the remainder of the day resting and preparing for your summit climb.

Kibo hut camp

Summit Kibo/Uhuru Peak/Horombo Hut

Kilimanjaro

Elevation : 4,695 m to 5,895m to 3,690m Distance : 4km up, 14km down. Hiking Time : 10-15 hours Habitat : Alpine Desert Wake at midnight to a light breakfast and then prepare for your summit ascent. The goal is to climb before dawn so that you can reach Uhuru Peak shortly before or after sunrise. Leave to the peak at 12; 00AM, switchback up steep scree or possibly snow, and reach Gilman’s Point on the crater rim at 5,861 m/18,640 ft between 4 and 6 AM.

Horombo Hut

Horombo Huts / Marangu Gate/Moshi

Kilimanjaro

Elevation : 3,690 m to 1,830m to 1,387m Distance : 18km. Hiking Time : 5-7 hours After a long and enjoyable sleep you will be awaked for breakfast and pack up, start descend through the moorland to Mandara Huts. Here you will have lunch then proceede with your triumphant recessional down through lush forest to Marangu park gate. Here you will sign out then after a vehicle will take you to back to the hotel where it is definitely time for certificate presentation and celebration!

Park view inn

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