Rongai Route - Kilimanjaro, Tanzania

Trip Overview

The Rongai route ascents Kilimanjaro from the northeastern side of the mountain, along the border between Tanzania and Kenya. This retains a sense of unspoilt wilderness and offers a different perspective.


Itinerary

DAY 1: Arrive and transfer to hotel

DAY 2: Rongai Gate (1950m) - 1st Caves camp (2600m)

Hiking time: 5 hours
Distance: About 8 km's Habitat: Rain forest

DAY 3: First Cave (2600m) - Kikelewa Cave (3600m)

Hiking time: 6-7 hours
Distance: 10 km's Habitat: Moorlands

DAY 4: Kikelewa Cave (3600) - Mawenzi Tarn camp (4330m)

Hiking time: 3-4 hours
Habitat: Moorlands Distance: 10 km's

DAY 5: Mawenzi Tarn camp (4330m) - Kibo hut (4700m)

Hiking time: 4 - 5 hours
Habitat: Alpine desert Distance: 6 km's

DAY 6: SUMMIT ATTEMPT Kibo hut (4700m) - Uhuru Peak (5895m) - Horombo hut (3720m)

Hiking time: 8 hours to reach Uhuru - 6 hours to descend to Horombo
Distance: 6 km's ascent - 21 km's descent
Habitat: Stone scree and ice-capped summit

DAY 7: Horombo hut (3720m) - Marangu Gate (1980m)

Hiking time: 6 hours
Distance: About 27 km's

DAY 8: Final Departure

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Kilmanjaro Different Routes

Machame Route

7 Nights / 8 Days

Albeit a bit steeper, the Machame route is often considered to the most beautiful route up Kilimanjaro and offers one views of incredible late afternoon sunsets at Shira Camp, to breathtaking views of Kibo as the later afternoon mists clear. more

Marangu Route

6 Nights / 7 Days

The Marangu route is considered the most often use trail on the mountain, as accommodation is in huts, rather than tents, and thus more affordable. The route is also referred to as the "Coca Cola route." more

Lemosho Route

7 Nights / 8 Days

This route heads up through an unspoilt, remote, seldom-used trail up to the Shira Plateau. The route is one of the few where an armed ranger accompanies groups, as the forests have resident wild animals. more

Shira Route

7 Nights / 8 Days

The Shira route, approaches Kilimanjaro’s summit from the west and crosses the caldera of Shira Volcano before heading beneath the southern ice fields of Kibo. The route is seldom used by other trekkers. more

Umbwe Route

7 Nights / 8 Dayss

This is one of the shortest but steepest routes to the Southern Glaciers, affording one views of the forests, valleys and glaciers, and recommended for very fit climbers as you altitude is gained quickly. more

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