7 DAYS/6 NIGHTS KILIMANJARO TREKKING VIA RONGAI ROUTE
Karibu Tanzania packs your baggage and joins this exciting 7 -day’s holiday in Tanzania! During this holiday you will explore and summit the magnificent of highest free Standing Mountain in the world, Kilimanjaro.
Rongai route is located east side of the mountain and it begins just south of the Kenya-Tanzania border through farmland and forest to several other climate zones, adding interest to the trek.
There are magnificent views over the Kenyan Plains and genuine possibilities for wildlife viewing. This route normally takes 6 days, however, we highly recommend 7 days to allow more time for acclimatization.
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Today we will drive about 4 hours to Rongai gate for registrations and collect entrance permit. You will have lunch and meet your Kilimanjaro crew, after hiking will start through crossing the forest of the alpine trees. The climb is consistently and gently through an attractive forest that shelters a variety of wildlife like blue monkeys and black and white Colobus Monkeys. You will reach the first campsite at the edge of rain forest and overnight.
Today after breakfast we will start a steady walk ascent up to the second cave for lunch, after lunch, we will rest until the evening when we will do a nature walk for acclimatization before backing to the camp for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast, we will start walking in a flat area that a bit steep and descend down a bit before arriving at the camp for lunch. Today we will be able to see Kibo peak and eastern ice fields from the crater rim.
Today after breakfast we will start with short steep climbing up grass slopes, which are rewarded with superb circular views and a tangible sense of wilderness before reaching Mawenzi Turn hut for lunch. After lunch, we will do a nature walk for acclimatization to the slopes of Mawenzi and back to the camp for dinner and overnight.
Today we will trek crossing the saddle area between Mawenzi peak and Kibo peak and it will be our last water point and on our way, we will be able to see the remain of a plane crash, and we will stop at the middle of the alpine desert for picnic lunch before getting to the camp for earlier dinner and earlier sleep wait for the summit.
Around 11:00 pm you will wake up for tea and some snacks and dress up warm for the summit, At 12:00am the summit will start with a gradual ascent through volcanic screed meeting a zigzag trail starting to get steep and keep moving to the crater rim known as Gilman’s point 5685m rest for a while and headed to Stella point 5756m rest for a while again for pictures and view of sunrise also we will join other hikers from Barafu base camp and join together heading to Uhuru peak 5895m. At the summit we will stay for 10-15 minutes for pictures and view and start descending back via the same trail to Kibo hut for resting, brunch and after descending to Horombo hut for overnight.
After breakfast we will descend to Marangu gate about 18 km for 4-7 hours, crossing moorland and rain forest zones, you will sign out in Kilimanjaro national park log book collect our certificate, and enjoy your hot lunch. After lunch, you will meet the Eastland Adventures Kilimanjaro crew for group pictures and Kilimanjaro songs after we drive you to your hotel in Moshi for long hot shower and Kilimanjaro beer.
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| Office In: | Tanzania |
| City: | Moshi |
| Since: | 2014 » (10) Years of Experience. |
| Size: | 16 - Employees |
Kilimanjaro Trek Via Rongai Route
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