6-Day Kilimanjaro Trek via the Rongai Route to Uhuru Peak

• Meet your tour guide and transfer by vehicle through many villages, coffee plantations, and farmland on a 2-3-hour drive to Rongai Gate (1,950 m/6,398 ft).
• Start hiking on a wide path winding through fields of maize and potatoes before entering the montane forest.
• Continue with a gentle but steady climb through a beautiful forest that shelters various wildlife. As the forest begins to thin, arrive at Simba Camp (2,600 m/8,530 ft) with fantastic views over the Kenyan plains.

Elevation: 1387/915 m to 1950 m to 2750 m, Distance: 9 km, Hiking Time: 4 hours, Habitat: Montana Forest

• After an early breakfast, begin a steady ascent to the second camp, where you will stop for lunch.
• Leave the direct trail and head across the moorland on a smaller path toward the Mawenzi side peak to reach Kikelewa Camp in a sheltered valley.
• At Kikelewa Camp, settle in for dinner and an overnight rest.

Elevation: 2750 m to 3600 m, Distance: 17 km, Hiking Time: 7 hours, Habitat: Moorland

• Start with a short, steep climb up grassy slopes, rewarded by superb all-around views and the vast surrounding wilderness.
• Soon after, arrive at Mawenzi Tarn Camp, situated in a spectacular cirque directly beneath the towering spires of Mawenzi Peak.
• Continue to Mawenzi Turn Hut Camp, where you will also see the amazing undried lake with no inlet or outlet. Here, you will have lunch and rest, followed by dinner and an overnight stay at the camp.

Elevation: 3600 m to 4330 m, Distance: 7 km, Hiking Time: 4 hours, Habitat: 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 you can here and conserve your energy for the summit climb.

• Rise early, 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 along the way.
• From Gilman's Point, continue traversing around the crater rim toward Uhuru Peak.
• After arriving at the peak, take pictures before descending to Horombo Camp.

• Take a long descent trek to Marangu Gate, where certificates will be awarded to confirm your achievement of reaching the highest peak.
• A car will be waiting to transfer you back to Moshi.