The rongai route is the one of Kilimanjaro easiest routes and is not popular route. Normally on this route is 6 days on short path, and 7 days on long path. Length of 6 days 70km total, 7 days 77km total.
The rongai route is more stunning than the Marangu route easier than all route in this mountain and the success rate on this route is very higher. Rongai is tented route while Marangu is hut route. The rongai starts on the North side of the mountain just south of Kenyan border. The rongai joins the Marangu for the summit climb, then you descent the Marangu routeSouth east side, so you will see Kili from many view points.
You will be picked up at Kilimanjaro International Airport to the hotel in Moshi (915 m/ 3000 ft.) where you will overnight and get prepare your gear and for briefing.
5 Days Marangu RouteROUTE ITINERARY
DAY 1 Hotel in Moshi (950m/3,113ft) to Nalemuru (2364m/7755ft) to Simba (Sekimba) camp (2671m/8763ft) 7km.3h
Through the pines forest and then short mountain to the heathers at the camp. Transfer you, by private vehicle through villages, bananas and coffee plantations for 4 hours to the wooden villages of Nalemuru. After signing in you beginning the hike on a wide path winding through field potatoes, then enter pine forest and mountain forest to heather to simba camp with the view of plains on Kenyan side.
Meal Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
DAY 2 Simba camp (2671m/8763ft) to second cave (3450m/11320ft) 7km 3-4 hours
Walk is a steady ascent at 5-7 degree of gradient up to the second cave. Path will offer you as stunning view of Kibo and eastern ice fields on the crater rim. Overnight at second cave.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner.
DAY 3 Second cave (3450m/ 11,320ft) to Kikelelwa (3600m/11810ft) 5km, 3hours.
You leave the direct trail at the second cave and strike out across the moorland on a small path toward Mawenzi’s peak. After 5km, you reach the Kikelewa camp in a sheltered valley with giant scenarios nearby with stream. As well you will see the lava tube on the way before the camp through the moorland ascend.
Meal: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
DAY 4 Kikelelwa camp ( 3600m/11810ft) to Mawenzi Tarn hut (4315m/14205ft) 3km 2 hours
Through moorland to alpine desert. You do short, steep hike up offered you beatifying view of Mawenzi peak, Kibo peak and plan down there at foothill of mountain Kilimanjaro. You reach the camp which is situated in a spectacular cirque directly beneath the towering spires of Mawenzi.
Afternoon you hike up toward Mawenzi for a splendid acclimatization to stay a while over there to let body to adjust with high elevation .
Meal: Breakfast/Lunch./Dinner
DAY 5 Mawenzi tarn (4315m/14200ft) to Kibo huts ( 4720m/ 15420ft) 9km, 5 hours
Through alpine desert. Cross the desert of the saddle between Mawenzi and Kibo to reach the Kibo huts at the base camp. Rest for hours and get prepared for your last ascend to the summit
Meal: Breakfast/Lunch./Dinner
DAY 6 Summit day from Kibo huts (4720m/16000ft) to Uhuru peak 5895/19341ft)6km 6-8hs
Still alpine desert. Wake up at midnight to a light breakfast ready for last push. You do this climb in the dark with head lamps or flash lights. It will be very cold until you start descending, so you need all of your warm layers. This it will be most difficult part of the trek, positive mind is very important.
Switch back up steep scree or possibly snow to emerge at Gillman’s point is challenges at (5685m//186252ft). To go up there at night, reason is to have sun rise up there. After summit stay descent to Kibo huts have rest, and then lunch, collect your belongings and cross the saddle to Horombo hut. Eat dinner and get some well sleep
Meal: breakfast /lunch Dinner.
DAY 7 Horombo huts ( 3720/12200ft) To Marangu gate ( 1879m/ 6,164ft) to Moshi hotel (950m/ 3113ft 19km 6-7hours
Wake, as usual, pack and descend through the moorland via Mandara huts. Have lunch there then proceed rocking down to gate to exit. Around 2or 3 pm you should reach there at Marangu gate. Remember to tip your guides, cooks and porters. A private car will take you back to the hotel in Moshi for your celebration.
We can arrange many reasonably priced trip and safari’s around Moshi and the Kilimanjaro
- Arrival and departure transfers from, to “JRO”
- Accommodation in the mountain and hotel 2 nights
- Meals
- All parks fees, mountain rescue fee, government taxes
- Services for crew team and salary
- Tent highest quality tent Eureka or Mountain hard ware
- Transport to and from mountain
- Emergency oxygen cylinder
- Mattress
- Items of personal nature such as passport, visa, travelers etc.
- Tips for the crew
- Medical equipment as hyperbaric chamber
- Portable toilets: available for renting 110 USD/trip
- Note Over weight, extra luggage will require an extra porter, at a rate of 11 USD per bag per day
- Massage we may arrange for 40 USD per person
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