KILIMANJARO CLIMB: RONGAI ROUTE, 8-DAY TREK & 2 NIGHTS HOTEL STAY
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Rongai Route 6 Days climbing with 2 Nights in Hotel / lodge: The Rongai route begins on the northern side of the mountain and is the least travelled route. The day one drop off at the gate close to Loitoktok border of Kenya and Tanzania, it’s a long drive to the starting point but you are rewarded by fantastic views and the likelihood that you will be the only climbers around. If you take this route up the mountain you are obliged to descend via the Marangu Route that is the most popular and well-used.
Included/Exclude
- One night at the Hotel before starting the climbing trip.
- One night at the hotel after finishing the climbing trip.
- Entry Fees at the Mountain Kilimanjaro National Park.
- Rescue Fees, Guides, Porters and Cooks Fees
- Mountain Staff/Crew salaries and allowances.
- All meals on the mountain, Breakfast, Lunch, evening refreshments and dinner.
- Drinking water will be provided during the climb.
- Oxygen cylinder, Ox-meters and Special daily check-up care while on the mountain.
- Mountain Gears, Sleeping Tents, Dinning Tents, sleeping form mattress are provided
- Plastic cover for your day packs, to cover baggage, porters will carry for protection of wet and rain on the mountain.
- Pick up and drop off to and from hotel to starting point for climbing the mountain.
- Pick up transfer after descend from mountain and transfer back to Hotel.
- Government Taxes, Office Agent fees, Operational costs.
- Airports pick up and drop off transfers.
- Gratuities / Tips, Extra service Laundry,
- Other personal care like massage (Can be offered as special Service after Kilimanjaro Climb)
- Alcohol, International flights tickets, but can be booked on requests.
- Domestic flight tickets ie, Flight to Zanzibar, Mafia Island, or to Parks like Serengeti, Selous, Ruaha and Gombe within Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda or to Amboseli Park in Kenya (Can be booked on requests)
- Medical services in case of sickness or you will need to get Insurance cover from your country.
Tour Plan
When clients arrive at the Kilimanjaro International Airport or Dar es Salaam International Airport, you will be met at the airport by our representatives and transferred to the hotel or clients preferred residential home for Overnight. You can start your trek any day, any month of the year!
(Its approximately 3 - 4hrs drive from moshi to Rongai Gate). The climb begins from the attractive wooden village of NaleMoru (1,950 m.) its 6 Km distance walking, on a small path that winds through fields of maize and potatoes before entering pine forest. The track then starts to climb consistently, but gently through attractive forest that shelters a variety of wildlife, including the beautiful Kilimanjaro Colobus monkey. These monkeys are black with a long ‘cape’ of white hair and a flowing white tail. The forest begins to thin out and the first camp is at the edge of the moorland zone (2,600 m.) with extensive views over the Kenyan plains. Most clients like to stay at SIMBA Campsite and others like 1ST CAVE Campsite. [3-4 hours walking]
It's 5Kms walking, with superb views of Kibo and the Eastern ice fields on the crater rim. After lunch, we leave the main trail and strike out across the moorland on a smaller path towards the jagged peaks of Mawenzi. Our campsite is in a sheltered valley with giant scenarios – to 2nd CAVES or Kikelewa Campsite, where you will overnight. (3.600 m.) [3-5 hours walking]
You may start to feel the effects of altitude here, and to aid your acclimatization, you can choose to spend an extra day resting at Horombo or climbing to a base camp below Kibo’s sub peak Mawenzi for acclimatization.
Grassy slopes is rewarded by superb all round views and a tangible sense of wilderness. We leave vegetation behind shortly before reaching the next camp at Mawenzi Tarn (4,330 m.), spectacularly situated in a cirque directly beneath the towering spires of Mawenzi. The afternoon will be free to rest or explore the surrounding area as an aid to acclimatization. Overnight 3rd Cave Campsite or MAWENZI Turn Hut Campsite [3-4 hours walking]
to reach KIBO Campsite (4,750 m.), it’s about 7kms, at the bottom of the Kibo crater wall. The remainder of the day is spent resting in preparation for the final ascent before a very early night! [3-4 hours walking]
Part of the climb by torchlight around 1 a.m. We plod very slowly in the darkness on a switchback trail through loose volcanic scree to reach the crater rim at Gillman’s Point (5,685 m.) We will rest there for a short time to enjoy the spectacular sunrise over Mawenzi. Those who are still feeling strong can make the three hour round trip to Uhuru Peak (5,896 m.), passing close to the spectacular glaciers and ice cliffs that still occupy most of the summit area. The descent to Kibo (4,700 m.) is surprisingly fast and, after some refreshment, we continue the descent to reach our final Campsite at Horombo (Horombo Campsite) (3,720 m.). [10-11 hours walking]. Total distance walking from KIBO Hut to Summit is aprox 10 - 11kms and Summit (Uhuru to Horombo aprox. 8kms)
The first stopping place at the Marangu route. We then continue descending through lovely lush forest on a good path to the National Park gate at Marangu (1,830 m.). [6 - 7 hours walking]. This is a long distance of aprox. 18kms from Horombo to mandara then continue to Marangu Gate. You will meet our Driver and be transferred to Hotel or lodge for overnight.
Depart for safari to Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Tarangire or other Parks in Southern part of Tanzania like Selous /Nyerere Park and other historic attractions like Bagamoyo, Kilwa ruins and Zanzibar. A trip to Zanzibar beaches is a good way to recuperate. We can arrange as many for reasonably priced trips around East Africa.
