7-Day Kilimanjaro Rongai Route Trek to Uhuru Peak from Moshi

• Start with an early breakfast, followed by a 2-3 hour road trip to Rongai Gate at 1,950 m (6,398 ft). The drive passes through many villages and coffee plantations.
• After signing in, the porters will be ready to begin the hike with the group on a wide path winding through fields of maize and potatoes toward the montane forest.
• The trek then continues gently through the beautiful green forest, where you can enjoy views of the vegetation and wildlife.
• As you move away from the forest, continue on to Simba Camp at 2,600 m (8,530 ft), with beautiful views over the Kenyan plains.

• After an early breakfast, continue hiking to the second camp, where lunch will be served.
• The journey then proceeds across the moorland on a smaller path toward the Mawenzi Peak side, reaching Kikelewa Camp in a sheltered valley.

Dinner and the night will be spent at Kikelewa Camp.

• After breakfast, continue hiking up the steep grassy slopes while enjoying breathtaking views. Soon after, pass through the vegetation toward Mawenzi.
• After this hike, you will reach Mawenzi Tarn Hut Camp, where you will witness an undried lake with neither inlet nor outlet. The day ends here, with lunch and dinner served.

• This is a relaxation day spent at Mawenzi Tarn for a second night, although the enjoyment and experience remain just as rewarding. The hikers and the whole team will stay here to explore the beautiful views of Mawenzi Peak and experience the weather.
• Lunch and dinner will be served, followed by a restful night.

• Wake up to views of Mawenzi early in the morning, and after breakfast the journey resumes toward Kibo Peak across the lunar desert, where the hikers will stop at the bottom of Kibo's crater wall.
• After crossing the desert, the hikers will rest and enjoy the remainder of the day and night while preparing for the final climb to the summit.

• On this day, hikers will wake up at midnight, have a light breakfast, and continue hiking in order to reach Uhuru Peak before dawn and witness the beautiful sunrise.
• Leave for the peak at 12:00 AM, climbing up steep scree or possibly snow, and reach Gilman's Point on the crater rim at 5,861 m (18,640 ft) between 4:00 AM and 6:00 AM.
• Here, the view of the fabled crater and its icecaps can be seen. Upon reaching Uhuru Peak, the highest point on Mount Kilimanjaro, hikers will celebrate a very successful journey, and taking photos and videos will be inevitable as they congratulate themselves on such a great achievement.
• After enjoying the summit, descend back to Kibo Camp, where lunch will be served.
• The journey then continues down to Horombo Camp across the saddle. The rest of the day ends at Horombo Camp, where dinner will be served, followed by a restful night after the joyful experience of reaching the summit.

• As this is the last day of the journey, after breakfast descend through the moorland to Mandara Huts. Then take a lunch break and enjoy the meal for the last time on the journey.
• Afterward, continue descending through the lush forest toward Marangu Park Gate. Here, the sign-out process is completed and certificates are issued, followed by a moment of celebration while the vehicles are made ready to drop hikers at their hotels.