6 Days Rongai Route - Kilimanjaro Trekking Tour
Experience the ultimate Kilimanjaro trekking adventure with our professional 6 Days Rongai Route tour. Expert guides, quality equipment, and guaranteed summit success.
6 Days Rongai Route - Tour Overview
6 Days
12+
Private Tour
Budget Accommodation
6 Days Rongai Route - Detailed Overview
Rongai route begins
in the northern side of Kilimanjaro Mountain, 45km from Moshi town or 69km from
Arusha. Rongai is stated to be one of the most beautiful routes that start from
the Northern side, in comparison to others this is the easiest route and its
popularity has been increasing tremendously over the years. The route hosts a
variety of spectacular landscapes together with different plants and animal’s
species which make it one of the best sought after route of the Northern side.
The typical duration for this trip is 6 days. But mostly the hikers prefer to
take one day more, i.e., the 7 days to make the success rate higher. Rongai is
scenically more beautiful than that of Marangu, and the difference is that when
Marangu offers the hut facilities, the Rongai offers the tents to rest and make
the overnight stay. At the end of each day you would find your tents
6 Days Rongai Route - What's Included
6 Days Rongai Route - Daily Itinerary
You will be picked up from the airport. From there you will
go to the hotel in Moshi for an orientation on your trek. Your guides will be
there to provide you with details on your trek and will also check your
trekking gear.
Today, your guide will pick you up at your hotel and drive
you to the Rongai Gate in about 2 hours. You then start this exciting adventure
ascending through beautiful lush forests listening to varied animal noises.
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 route is quieter
and allows viewing of a lot of wildlife.
On the second day, you hike for 5-6 hours with a steep climb
to begin with and you will start to feel the altitude with the first mountain
peak of Kilimanjaro in sight, Mawenzi peak. After some time, you reach a first
cave where you get 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.
On this 4th day, you will be fascinated by the lunar
landscape you will cross on the way to the higher camp. Kibo camp is located
right below Kibo summit, from where you will admire spectacular views of the
Kenyan plains. You walk for 5-6 hours through the alpine desert environment and
then rest after lunch in the afternoon because the next day will be the summit
push to the peak of Kilimanjaro!
At midnight you start the final summit push to the Uhuru
Peak, the highest point in Africa! Be prepared, you will walk for about 12
hours on this intense day! Once you have reached Gilman’s Point through a steep
climb with your flashlight, Uhuru Peak is relatively easy to reach. You will
witness one of the most beautiful sunrises and celebrate your achievement, then
go back down to the Kibo huts to have a meal before continuing the descent to
Horombo huts for an overnight stay.
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 brings you back to your
hotel where you get a well-deserved rest.
6 Days Rongai Route - Pricing per Person
| Season | Solo | 2 Persons | 3 Persons | 4 Persons | 5 Persons | 6 Persons | 6+ Persons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January to December |
$1990 | $1970 | $1940 | $1910 | $1820 | $1790 | $1740 |
