Rongai Route
Duration
7 Days
Start
Moshi
End
Moshi
Transport
Transfer include
7 Days Rongai Route
Safari Overview
The Rongai Route is particularly popular among experienced climbers. It is the only route to the summit of Kilimanjaro that begins on the northern part, near the Kenyan border. It’s windier and drier on the northern side of the mountain. Therefore, it has less vegetation here, and you can often see far – overlooking the beautiful Kenyan landscape.
The descent is via the Marangu Route (south) so you get to see both sides of Kilimanjaro. The entire ascent (including descent) via the Rongai Route takes six days. If you want to, you can add another day of trekking. This is even highly recommended! An extra day gives your body more time to get used to the altitude and increases the chance for you to reach the top of Kilimanjaro without experiencing any altitude sickness.
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What you'll Experience on this Tour
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Full Itinerary
When you arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport our African Specialist guide is there waiting for you. He then drops you off at your hotel, where you can relax from your flight.
Preparation for your climb: You meet your guide before the start of your climb, where he briefs you and offers advice on what to wear, what to pack, and other important tips to make your climb as comfortable as possible.
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Your adventure begins when your guide picks you up at your hotel and drives you for about two hours to the Rongai Gate. You then start this exciting adventure ascending through beautiful lush forests filled with diverse animal sounds.
After a lunch break, you continue until the first camp on the Rongai route, which is on the less forested north side of the mountain. This quieter route gives you plenty of chances to spot different kinds of wildlife.
- Altitude: 1,950m to 2,650m
- Hiking distance: 8 km / 5 miles
- Hiking time: 4-5 hours
Today's hike takes 5-6 hours, starting with a steep climb where you might begin to feel the altitude as you catch your first glimpse of Kilimanjaro's Mawenzi Peak. After a while, you arrive at the first cave, where you have some time to explore.
Lunch is taken in the second cave. In the afternoon, the climb gets less steep and you finish the hike towards the camp in a sheltered valley near Kikelewa or the third cave.
- Altitude: 2,650m to 3,450m
- Hiking distance: 6 km / 3.7 miles
- Hiking time: 5-6 hours
Today, you can admire some breathtaking views as you continue your route through this steep hike.
You walk for about 4-5 hours in the morning, to keep the afternoon and evening to rest and to give your body a chance to adapt to the altitude. You go until Mawenzi Tarn, where you spend the night. It is just below the Mawenzi summit, with amazing views of both Kilimanjaro peaks, Mawenzi and Kibo.
- Altitude: 3,450m to 3,600m
- Hiking distance: 4 km / 2.5 miles
- Hiking time: 3-4 hours
On this 4th day on the mountain, be fascinated by the lunar landscape you come across on the way to the higher camp. Kibo Camp, located right below Kibo summit, offers spectacular views of the Kenyan plains.
You walk for 5-6 hours through the alpine desert environment, then rest after lunch in the afternoon, as the next day is the summit push to the peak of Kilimanjaro!
- Altitude: 4,300m to 4,700m
- Hiking distance: 9 km / 5.6 miles
- Hiking time: 5-6 hours
At midnight, you start the final summit push to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa! Be prepared; it's about 12 hours of walking on this intense day. After reaching Gilman’s Point through a steep climb with your flashlight, Uhuru Peak is relatively easy to reach.
Witness one of the most beautiful sunrises and celebrate your achievement, then head back down to the Kibo Huts Camp for a meal before continuing the descent to Horombo Huts for an overnight stay.
- Altitude: 4,700m to 5,895m to 3,720m
- Hiking distance: 19 km / 12 miles
- Hiking time: 10-14 hours
On this final day, you descend through a beautiful rainforest to the exit of Kilimanjaro National Park, the Marangu Gate.
This is a delightful 5 to 6 hours walk at the end of which the whole group comes together to congratulate each other. Your driver then takes you back to your hotel where you get a well-deserved rest.
- Altitude: 2,200 m – 2,780 m
- Hiking distance: 7 km
- Hiking time: 5 hours time
Kilimanjaro Rongai route
per person sharing
7 Days Climb
1 Pax
$4080
2 Pax
$3158
3 Pax
$2859
4 Pax
$2837
5 Pax
$2779
6 Pax
$2670
- Full board (breakfast, lunch & dinner) accommodation.
- All game drives viewing in a custom built 4×4 Safari Land Cruiser
- All park and entrance fees
- Transportation with 4×4 vehicles with viewing roofs
- Professional English-speaking driver/guide or other language as specified during the safari.
- Bottled water in safari vehicles
- Ngorongoro Crater car supplement fee if itinerary includes crater.
- Current Government taxes and levies
- 24-Hour support during the safari from our office in Moshi.
- Internal or International flights
- Transfers to and from the airport
- Balloon excursion (US$600 pp)
- Entry visa to Tanzania.
- Travel and health insurance
- Gratuities to your guide, hotel staff, and porters
- Meals, drinks, and excursions not described in the itinerary
- Any other items of a personal nature, laundry, telephone and postage
- Item of personal Nature
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