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4764

7 Days 6 Nights

Availability : Jan 1’ - Dec 31’

Min Age : 15+

Max People : 16

Tour Details

Rongai Route is one of the 7 Kilimanjaro routes that lead to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. It is the only route that approaches Kilimanjaro from the North, near the Kenyan border. The route is known for its scenic beauty and is considered one of the easier routes, making it ideal for first-time climbers.

The Rongai Route is a 7-day trek that covers a distance of approximately 65 kilometers. The route starts at the Nale Moru Gate and takes climbers through a variety of landscapes, including rainforest, heath, and moorland. The route also offers stunning views of Kilimanjaro’s glaciers and the surrounding landscape.

One of the unique features of the Rongai Route is that it has a gradual ascent profile, which allows climbers to acclimatize to the altitude more easily. The route also has a high success rate of reaching the summit, making it a popular choice among climbers.

The Rongai Route is less crowded than some of the other routes, and climbers have a higher chance of spotting wildlife, such as elephants, buffalos, and monkeys, along the way.

Departure & Return Location

Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)

Departure Time

2 Hours Before Flight Time

Rongai Route 7 Days + 2 Nights at the Hotel

Day 1Arrival in Tanzania

Sote Tours staff will be waiting at arrival will meet you and will escort you to the waiting vehicle for loading your luggage then drive you to the Hotel in Moshi town. After checking in the hotel you will get briefing about your next day’s trek then your mountain guide will check your gears. The rest of the day can be spent relaxing at the pool or exploring the town of Moshi.

Accommodation at Panama Garden Resort
Meals
Breakfast

Day 2Moshi Town to Rongai gate (1,950) to Simba Camp (2,600m)

You will have an early breakfast at the hotel then we will transfer by our vehicles through many villages and coffee and plantations for 2-3 hour drive to Rongai gate (1,950m). 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.

You will then start to climb gently but consistently through attractive forest that shelters a variety of wildlife. The forest begins to thin as you arrive at Simba Camp (2,600m) with fantastic views over the Kenyan plains.

Elevation(m): 1,950 m to 2,600m
Distance: 8 km
Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
Habitat: Montane

Meals
Full Board

Day 3Simba Camp (2,600m) to Kikelewa Camp (3,600m)

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.

Elevation: 2,600m to 3,600m
Distance: 17 km
Hiking Time: 7 hours
Habitat: Moorland

Meals
Full Board

Day 4Kikelewa camp (3,600m) to Mawenzi tarn hut (4,330m)

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 tarn hut camp where you will also see the amazing undried Lake with no inlat as well as outlet here you will have lunch and rest then dinner and overnight at this camp.

Elevation: 3,600m to 4,330m
Distance: 7 km
Hiking Time: 4-5 hours
Habitat: Semi-Desert

Meals
Full Board

Day 5Acclimatization day (6 day itinerary skips this day)

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.

Meals
Full Board

Day 6Mawenzi Tarn hut (4,330m) to Kibo Huts camp (4,695m)

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.

Elevation: 4,330 m to 4,695 m
Distance: 8km
Hiking Time: 5 hours
Habitat: Alpine Desert

Meals
Full Board

Day 7Summit Day! Kibo Hut camp (4,703m)to Uhuru Peak (5,895 m) to Horombo Hut camp (3,720m)

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. At this point, you will have views of the fabled crater and its icecaps facing you.

Then after 2 hours of hiking along the Kibo crater rim near the celebrated snows takes you to Kilimanjaro’s 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 Hut, have lunch, rest, collect your equipment, and continue on down, re-crossing the saddle to the Horombo Hut. Have dinner and overnight at Horombo hut camp.

Elevation: 4,703m to 5,895 m to 3,720m
Distance: 4 km up, 14 km down
Hiking Time: 10-15 hours
Habitat: Alpine Desert.

Meals
Full board

Day 8Horombo Hut camp (3,720m) to Marangu Gate (1,970m) to Moshi

After a long sleep you will be awaked for breakfast and pack, continue your descent through the moorland to Mandara Huts. Here you will have lunch then proceed your triumphant recessional down through lush forest to Marangu park gate. After the gate sign out, a vehicle will take you to back to the hotel where it is definitely time for your certificate presentation and celebration.

Accommodation at Panama Garden Resort
Elevation: Elevation): 3,720m to 1,970m
Distance: 18 km
Descending time: 6-7 hours
Habitat: Montane forest

Meals
Breakfast and Lunch

Day 9Departure

Transfer to airport will be arranged depends on flight time, please remind Sote Tours staff about any changes of the flight.

You can extent your stay by going to safari or relaxing on Zanzibar beach.

Meals

Breakfast

Price

Number of People	Cost Per Person in US($)
1 Pax	2,550
2 Pax	2,085
3 Pax	2,050
4 Pax	1,850
5 Pax	1,800
6 Pax	1,760
7 Pax	1,750
8 Pax	1,720
9 Pax	1,700
10 Pax	1,660

Price Includes

Airport transfers
Service of an English speaking mountain guide
(2 nights of accommodation in Moshi Bed and Breakfast)
Rescue fees (part of park fees)
Drinking water and full board meals on the mountain
All National Park fees, Crew Permits and VAT
Fair and Sustainable Salary for crew as approved by KINAPA
Hot water for washing
Emergency first-aid kit
Kilimanjaro gate transfers
4 Season mountain tents
Large portions of fresh, healthy, nutritious food
Emergency Oxygen Cylinder
Oximeter on the mountain
Sleeping Mattress

Price Excludes

Flights
Visa fees
Travel or Medical Insurance is required and you should ask for Recommendation
Gamow Bag
Medication
Tips and gratuities
Personal spending money for souvenirs etc
Energy food & beverages, alcoholic and soft drinks
Personal trekking equipment such as sleeping bags, hiking boots, clothes, etc (available for renting)