Africa, Mt. Kilimanjaro Hiking

7 Days Mount Kilimanjaro Hiking via Rongai Route Tanzania Tour

$1787-2102 USD

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Safari summary

7 Days Mount Kilimanjaro Hiking via Rongai Route Tanzania Tour is more adventurous which makes you very interesting when you reach the top of an African roof. In contrast to the Marangu route, where you sleep in huts, the 7 Days Mount Kilimanjaro Hiking via Rongai Route Tanzania Tour you sleep in clear tents. 7 Days Mount Kilimanjaro Hiking via Rongai Route Tanzania Tour starts in the north of Kilimanjaro towards Marangu route where the route merge then towards the summit point Uhuru Peak. The descent follows Marangu Route on the southeast side of the mountain, giving you good views of Mount Kilimanjaro from many vantage points. 7 Days Mount Kilimanjaro Hiking via Rongai Route Tanzania Tour itinerary is detailed below which will make your adventure more thrilling and exciting than expected.

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About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Hiking \| trekking
	Activity level	Strenuous activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Kilimanjaro

Fine details

Safari highlights

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
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Day 1: Moshi to Rongai gate

Kilimanjaro

After finishing your early breakfast at your hotel in Moshi, our vehicles will drive you through many villages and coffee plantations for a 2-3 hour drive to Rongai Gate. After checking in and getting your porters ready, begin your ascent on a wide trail that winds through corn and potato fields and then into the Montana forest. You then begin a gentle but steady climb through an attractive forest that is home to a large variety of wildlife. The forest begins to thin out as you reach Camp Simba.

Simba Campsite

Day 2: Simba Camp to Kikelewa Camp

Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 2750 m to 3600 m, Distance: 11 km, Hiking Time: 6 hours, Habitat: Moorland After an early breakfast you will ascend steadily to the second cave where you will stop for lunch. You leave the direct trail at this point and cross the Paramo on a smaller trail to Mawenzi side peak to Kikelewa camp in a sheltered valley. At Camp Kikelewa you will be content with your evening meal and your night's sleep.

Kikelewa Camp

Day 3: Kikelewa camp to Mawenzi

Kilimanjaro

After breakfast, tackle a short, steep climb up grassy slopes; rewarded with a magnificent panoramic view, immersed in the vast nature of the area. Soon leave the bush behind and arrive at Mawenzi Tarn Camp, nestled in a spectacular cirque just below the soaring peaks of Mawenzi Peak. After this trek you will reach the Mawenzi Turn hut camp where you will also see the amazing undried lake with no entry or exit. You will have lunch and rest, then have dinner and spend the night in this camp.

Mawenzi Tarn Campsite

Day 4: Acclimatization Day

Kilimanjaro

This is your bonus day on Kilimanjaro via the Rongai route and you will spend two nights at Mawenzi Tarn. You will hike to Mawenzi for a great acclimatization walk. Then after return to camp for lunch, dinner and overnight.

Mawenzi Tarn Campsite

Day 5: Mawenzi Tarn hut to Kibo Hut

Kilimanjaro

Elevation: 4330 m to 4695 m, Distance: 5km, Hiking Time: 5 hours, Habitat: Alpine Desert After an early breakfast, traverse the lunar saddle desert between Kibo Peak and Mawenzi Peak to Kibo Huts at the base of the Kibo Crater Wall. You must spend the memory of the day resting and preparing for your trek to the summit.

Kibo Hut

Day 6: Kibo Huts camp to Uhuru Peak

Kilimanjaro

Then after 2 hours of hiking along the Kibo crater rim near the celebrated snows takes you to Kilimanjaro true summit, Uhuru Peak here you will spend some times for taking photo’s but it will depend on how you feel. After your summit activities done, descend back to the Kibo Huts, have lunch, rest, collect your equipment, and continue on down, re-crossing the saddle to the Horombo Huts.

Horombo Huts

Day 7: Horombo Huts to Marangu Gate

Kilimanjaro

After a long and comfortable sleep, you will be woken up for breakfast and picked up to begin the descent through the moor to the Mandara Huts. Here you will have lunch and then continue your triumphant descent through the lush forest to the gate of Marangu Park. Here you check out and then a vehicle will take you back to the hotel where it is definitely time to present the certificate and celebrate departure!

Moshi

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