Kilimanjaro Climb Rongai Route 7 Days

Itinerary Highlights

• Duration in days: 7
• Itinerary Category:  Kilimanjaro Trekking
• Destinations:  Kilimanjaro via Rongai route
• Major Attractions: Kilimanjaro mountain
• Guiding Language: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian
• Start point: Moshi
• End point: Arusha
• Essential items: Digital Camera with enough memory space and extra batteries, binoculars, light clothes, safari boot, mosquito repellents, sunhat, sunglasses with ultra violet radiation filtering etc
• Additional information: guidance and support offered by cookers, guides and porters while on the mountain

Itinerary Description By Day

Day 1: Rongai Gate To Rongai Cave

• Drive from your hotel in Moshi and transfer to Rongai gate for registration processes
• Start climbing through coffee and maize plantations leading into the dense rainforest
• Proceed with the climb to reach Rongai cave for dinner and overnight stay

Day 2: Rongai Cave To Kikelewa Camp

• Hike from the rainforest into the moorland zone while admiring beautiful views
• Proceed with the trail to stop at Rongai’s second cave for a lunch break
• The path finally leads to Kikelewa camp in the evening for dinner and overnight stay

Day 3: Kikelewa Camp To Mawenzi Tarn

• Trek into the Alpine zone for a steep climb towards Mawenzi tarn
• Arrive in the afternoon where you will have lunch
• Set camp and have time resting and recuperating for the next day
• Dinner and sleep at the hotel

Day 4: Acclimatization Day At Mawenzi Tarn

• Spend the day acclimatizating which allows your body getting used to high altitude
• Explore the landscape while heading to the Saddle towards Camel’s Back
• Return back to the camp in time for lunch
• Take time resting and gaining energy for the next day

Day 5: Mawenzi Tarn To Kibo Hut

• Climb upwards the saddle formed between the two stunning peaks of Kibo and Mawenzi
• Enjoy the magnificent scenery displayed by Kibo
• Proceed with the trail to reach Kibo hut in the evening
• Dinner and overnight stay at the camp
• Its advised to take much water and sleep early by 07:00pm

Day 6: Ascend To Uhuru Peak

• In the midnight guide will awake you and have breakfast with some hot tea and biscuits in arranging to get you prepared for the summit attempts
• You will trek in a north-western course through dense scree toward Stella Point, arriving there in about five to seven hours
• At Stella Point you may rest if required before taking on another one to two hour hike along the crater rim to Uhuru Peak
• Have a magnificent views as you stand on top of Africa
• After taking as much pictures as you can, you will leave behind the shiny glaciers and snow-white peak and make your way back down to Barafu Camp
• At Barafu Camp you will have time to grasp your breath before heading further down to Mweka Gate (3,080m)
• Have a delicious dinner and an overnight stay

Day 7: Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate

• After an energetic breakfast and a parting ceremony you will start your final descent to Mweka Gate where you will collect your summit certificate
• A relaxed two to three hours walk will take you through the flourishing rainforest
• Reaching Mweka Gate you will meet our transfer driver waiting for you, who will take you back to lodge/hotel in Moshi
• The rest of the day is for you to enjoy a long shower, leap in the swimming pool or just relax at the bar or explore the town of Moshi