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7-Day Kilimanjaro Rongai Route Trek From Moshi | All-Inclusive Drom 2024, 2025 To 2026
  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Nature, Trekking, Camping

  • Duration

    7 Days

  • Activity Level

    Medium

  • Language

    English

Description

Embark on a 7-day journey through Kilimanjaro's Rongai Route, beginning with a scenic drive to Rongai Gate. Trekking through diverse landscapes, including forests and grassy slopes, highlights include acclimatization at Mawenzi Tarn and a midnight summit ascent to Uhuru Peak. Conclude at Marangu Gate, celebrating your achievement before returning to Arusha/Moshi with unforgettable memories of the adventure.

Highlights
  • Ascend through diverse landscapes on the Rongai Route
  • Acclimatize at picturesque Mawenzi Tarn
  • Traverse the lunar desert between peaks
  • Conquer the midnight ascent to Uhuru Peak
  • Celebrate triumphantly at Marangu Gate
  • Day 1: Journey to Rongai Gate expand_more
    • After finishing your early breakfast at your hotel in Arusha/Moshi.
    • Our vehicles will drive you through many villages and coffee plantations for a 2-3 hour drive to Rongai Gate.
    • After checking in and getting your porters ready.
    • Begin your ascent on a wide trail that winds through corn and potato fields and into the Montana forest.
    • You then begin a gentle but steady climb through an attractive forest home to many wildlife.
    • The forest begins to thin out as you reach Camp Simba.
  • Day 2: Trek to Kikelewa Camp via Mawenzi Side Peak expand_more
    • After an early breakfast, you will ascend steadily to the second cave where you will stop for lunch.
    • You leave the direct trail at this point and cross the Paramo on a smaller trail to Mawenzi side peak to Kikelewa camp in a sheltered valley.
    • At Camp Kikelewa, you will be content with your evening meal and your night's sleep.
  • Day 3: Grassy Slopes to Mawenzi Turn Hut expand_more
    • After breakfast, tackle a short, steep climb up grassy slopes; rewarded with a magnificent panoramic view, immersed in the vast nature of the area.
    • Soon leave the bush behind and arrive at Mawenzi Tarn Camp, nestled in a spectacular cirque just below the soaring peaks of Mawenzi Peak.
    • After this trek, you will reach the Mawenzi Turn hut camp where you will also see the amazing undried lake with no entry or exit.
    • You will have lunch and rest, then have dinner and spend the night in this camp.
  • Day 4: Acclimatization Day at Mawenzi Tarn expand_more
    • This is your bonus day on Kilimanjaro via the Rongai route, and you will spend two nights at Mawenzi Tarn.
    • You will hike to Mawenzi for a great acclimatization walk.
    • Then, after, return to camp for lunch, dinner, and overnight.
  • Day 5: Traverse to Kibo Huts Camp expand_more
    • After an early breakfast, traverse the lunar saddle desert between Kibo Peak and Mawenzi Peak to Kibo Huts at the base of the Kibo Crater Wall.
    • You must spend the memory of the day resting and preparing for your trek to the summit.
  • Day 6: Midnight Summit to Uhuru Peak, Descend to Horombo Hut Camp expand_more
    • Wake up at midnight for a light breakfast, then prepare to climb to the summit.
    • The goal is to run before sunrise to reach Uhuru Peak just before or after sunrise.
    • Exit the top at 12; 12:00 a.m., zigzag up steep scree or possibly snow and reach Gilman's Point.
    • You will now view the iconic crater and its polar caps.
    • After 2 hours of hiking on the rim of the Kibo crater near the famous snow, you will reach the actual summit of Kilimanjaro, Uhuru Peak.
    • Here you will spend a few moments taking photos, but it depends on how you feel.
    • After your summit activities, you will return to Kibo Huts, have lunch, rest, collect your gear, and continue the descent crossing the saddle to Horombo Huts.

    Dinner and overnight at Horombo Camp.

  • Day 7: Descent to Marangu Gate and Return to Moshi/Arusha expand_more
    • After a long and comfortable sleep, you will be woken up for breakfast and picked up to descend through the moor to the Mandara Huts.
    • Here you will have lunch and then continue your triumphant descent through the lush forest to the gate of Marangu Park.
    • Here you check out, and then a vehicle will take you back to the hotel, where it is time to present the certificate and celebrate departure!
What's Included
  • Park fees, camping fees & rescue fees
  • 18% VAT on tour fees & services
  • Transportation to & from the mountain gate
  • Professional mountain guides, cooks, and porters
  • 3 meals daily while on the mountain
  • Filtered water throughout the trek
  • Fair wages for the mountain crew as approved by the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority (KINAPA), Kilimanjaro Association of Tour Operators (KIATO)
What's Excluded
  • Flights
  • Travel Insurance
  • Visa and passport fees
  • Increases in park fees, where applicable
  • Tips to mountain crew
  • Items of a personal nature
  • Laundry Services
  • A doctor for the group
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • A portable flush toilet with a toilet tent is extra ($70 per toilet + toilet tent
What to bring
  • A guest may bring all necessary Hiking/Climbing Equipment  

OR

  • A guest may rent all necessary Hiking/Climbing Equipment as listed below when arriving before hiking,
    • Head torch - $10
    • Warm hat - $10
    • Sunglasses - $10
    • Scarf or balaclava - $5
    • Sun hat - $7
    • T-shirt - $5
    • Thermals top and bottom 3 pairs - $8 per item
    • Fleece - $10
    • Down jacket - $ 15
    • Water/Windproof jacket - $10
    • Poncho - $10
    • Gloves liner - $5
    • Hiking trousers - $10
    • Waterproof trousers - $10
    • Hiking socks 1pair - $5
    • Hiking boots - $15
    • Water bottle - $5
    • Gaiters - $10
    • Day pack - $20
    • Rack sack - $5
    • Rack sack cover - $5
    • Sleeping Bag - $15
    • Sleeping bag liner - $10
    • Hiking Poles - $10
    • Camelback water bag - $10
Meeting Point

Moshi, Tanzania

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
Persons
1 To 5 USD 1980 Per Person
6 To 100 USD 1900 Per Person

This is a private tour

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USD 1980 / person