6 DAYS RONGAI ROUTE

Duration

6 Days 5 Nights

Tour Type

Adventure
Trekking

Group Size

10+ Person

Tour Guide

3 Mentor

Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

6 DAYS RONGAI ROUTE

An approach form the Kenya side up to the flanks of Mawenzi (the oldest of the three Kilimanjaro volcanoes) into the great expanse of the barren saddle between Mawenzi and Kibo and finally up to the summit via the Marangu route form 5+ days, but best done in 6 or 7 days. The descent route on Rongai is the Marangu route which makes for a longer last day than other camping routes. This route is considered as one of the easiest routes with high success rate.

PRICING:

Prices (quoted in USD/per person)

6 DAYS RONGAI ROUTE

GROUP SIZE	PRICE PER PERSON
1 person	$ 1750/person
2-4 people	$ 1680/person
5-9 people	$ 1650/person
10 + people	$ 1630/person

Destination	Rongai Route, Mount Kilimanjaro
Depature	Yes Required
Departure Time	01 April, 2021 10.00AM
Return Time	08 April, 2021 10.00AM
Included	Two nights accommodation in the hotel; first night includes dinner & breakfast, last night includes dinner Private transport to / from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your hotel in Moshi Qualified guides with mountain crew National park fees 18% VAT on tour fees and services All camping accommodations Mountain tents Transport Rescue fees All needs on the mountain (breakfast, lunch and dinner) Guides and porters accommodations and their entry fees on the mountain Pulse oximeter First aid kit Emergence oxygen Sleeping bag and sleeping mats Katady filtered water through the trek Fair wages to guides and porters as approved by Kilimanjaro National Park authority
Excluded	Flights Visa Tips to mountain crew (usual: guides $20, Cook $15, porter $10 per day) Items of personal nature Laundry services A doctor of a group Portable flush toilet with a toilet tent is extra ($150)

Details

Meal: dinner and breakfast included Pickup at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your hotel in Moshi town, afterward your guide will come to brief you about the trek and do an equipment check to make sure you have all the necessary mountain gear. Then overnight and dinner in the hotel.

Approx. hiking time: 4 hours Distance covered: 8 km Habitat: tropical Rain Forest Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included After breakfast, you will depart your hotel in Moshi and drive to Nalemoru Gate near the Kenyan boarder, where you start your Mount Kilimanjaro trek. Your first day walk is a gradual ascent through the rain forest. If you’re lucky zebras, elephants, buffalos, monkeys can be seen.

Approx. hiking time: 7 hours Distance covered: 11 km Habitat: moorland zone Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included The trail continues up towards Kibo, passing Second Cave (3450 m) and reaching Kikelwa Cave at about 3600 m. The views start to open up and you begin to feel you're on a really big mountain! Water is in the obvious stream below the cave, although you might have to wander downhill a way to find some.

Approx. hiking time: 4 hours Distance covered: 8 km Habitat: semi desert Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included Today prepare yourself for a short day but steep climb that will take up grassy slopes where you will be rewarded by stunning all round views and a tangible sense of wilderness. The camp it is spectacularly located in a cirque directly beneath the towering spires of Mawenzi. You have free time in the afternoon that you can either use to rest or explore the surrounding areas as an aid to acclimatization. Overnight at Mawenzi Tan Hut (4330 m).

Approx. hiking time: 5 hours Distance covered: 8 km Habitat: alpine desert Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included Today you will cross the lunar desert of the saddle between Kibo and Mawenzi to reach Kibo Hut. You will spend your afternoon for lunch and resting at Kibo while waiting for final ascent to summit at midnight.

Approx. hiking time: max. 15 hours Distance covered: 22 km Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included The final part you will start climbing around 00:00. The part is considered as the steepest and most demanding. Your guide will set a very standard pace to you (walk slowly). In the darkness it will take us 5 hours to reach the crater rim at Gilmans Point (5685 m) where you will have a short rest with a cup of tea while you enjoy the spectacular sunrise over Mawenzi. Afterwards you continue for almost 1 hour to UHURU Peak (5895 m). You will be passing close to the spectacular glacier and ice diffs that still occupy most of the summit area. After taking photos at the top of Africa you will start walking down to Kibo Hut for a short rest and hot lunch before descending down to Horombo Hut. Overnight at Horombo Hut (3700 m).

Approx. hiking time: 7 hours Distance covered: 20 km Meal: breakfast and lunch Included. The last day you will pass through heath and moorland zone to Mandara Hut (2700 m) and have a hot lunch there. Then continue going down through a tropical rain forest up to the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate. You will collect your certificates and after completing other park formalities the car will be ready to take you to your hotel in Moshi where you will have warm shower. It’s definitely time to celebrate!

Later in the evening or the next day you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport to board your home bound flight. Also Bahati Travel can organize an affordable safari trip to one of the best wildlife parks in Tanzania such as Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater or Serengeti National Park.