6-Day Kilimanjaro Trek via Rongai Route with Uhuru Peak Sunrise

• After an early breakfast at your hotel, your guide will pick you up for a three-hour drive to Rongai Gate, where all formalities will be handled. From there, begin the hike, first passing through maize and potato plantations and then into the montane forest. The climb is steady but gentle and leads to your first camp, which offers a magnificent view of the Kenyan plains.

Elevation (m): 915 - 1950-2750
Distance: 9 km
Hiking time: 4 hours
Climatic condition: montane forest

• On this day, ascend to the second camp, where lunch will be served. After that, leave the direct path and branch off across the moorland on a smaller trail toward the Mawenzi side peak, continuing to Kikilewa Camp in a sheltered valley. Here, you will have dinner and an overnight rest.

Elevation (m): 2750 - 3600
Distance covered: 17 km
Hiking time: 7 hours
Climatic condition: moorland

• Immediately after breakfast, take on a short but steep climb up grassy slopes that offers magnificent all-round views. After that, leave the vegetation behind and head to Mawenzi Tarn Camp, located in a fantastic cirque directly beneath the towering spires of Mawenzi Peak. After this short hike, arrive at Mawenzi Tarn Hut Camp, where you will see the mesmerizing undried lake with neither an outlet nor an inlet. Here, you will have lunch and dinner, followed by an overnight rest.

Elevation (m): 3,600 - 4,330
Distance covered: 7 km
Hiking time: 4 hours
Climatic condition: semi-desert

• After breakfast, cross the lunar desert of the saddle between Kibo Peak and Mawenzi Peak to Kibo Huts at the bottom of Kibo's crater wall. Rest as much as possible here and preserve your energy for the summit.

Elevation (m): 4,330 - 4,695

Distance covered: 8 km

Hiking time: 5 hours

Climatic condition: alpine desert

• Wake up around midnight and begin the challenging hike to the highest peak in Africa. The path to Gilman's Point is steep, so the hike will be steady with frequent short breaks. From Gilman's Point, continue traversing around the crater rim toward Uhuru Peak. After arriving at the peak, pictures will be taken before descending to Horombo Camp.

Elevation (m): 4,695 - 5,895
Distance: 22 km
Hiking time: 10 - 13 hours
Climatic condition: arctic
Accommodation: Horombo Camp

• Take a long descent trek to Marangu Gate, where certificates will be awarded. A car will be waiting there to transfer you to Moshi.

Descend (m): 3,690-1,830
Distance: 20 km
Hiking time: 5-7 hours
Climatic habitat: rain forest