7-Day Kilimanjaro Trekking via Rongai Route Tour Highlights and Itinerary

7-Day Kilimanjaro Trekking via Rongai Route Tour Highlights

7-Day Kilimanjaro Trekking via Rongai Route Tour Description

The 7 Days Rongai Route Kilimanjaro Tour is a challenging and rewarding trek to the summit of Africa's highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro. The Rongai Route is considered one of the less crowded and more scenic routes, offering hikers the opportunity to experience the beauty of the mountain's rugged terrain, diverse flora and fauna, and stunning views of the surrounding landscape.

The 7 Days Rongai Route Kilimanjaro Tour typically begins with a drive from Moshi or Arusha to the Rongai Gate, where hikers begin the trek to the first campsite, Simba Camp. From there, the route continues through a variety of ecosystems, including forests, moorlands, and alpine desert, with stops at Kikelewa Camp and Mawenzi Tarn Camp along the way.

On the fifth day, hikers ascend to Kibo Hut, where they prepare for the final push to the summit. The ascent to the summit typically takes place overnight, with hikers trekking through the darkness to reach Uhuru Peak, the highest point on the mountain, at sunrise. After taking in the breathtaking views from the summit, hikers descend back down to Kibo Hut and continue on to Horombo Hut for the final night on the mountain.

The tour concludes with a descent to the Marangu Gate, where hikers receive their certificates of accomplishment before returning to Moshi or Arusha.

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7-Day Kilimanjaro Trekking via Rongai Route Tour Itinerary Details

Overall, the 7 Days Rongai Route Kilimanjaro Tour is a challenging but rewarding adventure that offers hikers an unforgettable experience of one of Africa's most iconic landmarks.

Here is 7-Day Kilimanjaro Trekking via Rongai Route Tour Itinerary;

• DAY
  1

  7-Day Kilimanjaro Trekking via Rongai Route Tour from Moshi to Rongai gate to Simba Camp

  After breakfast you will be taken for a 2-3 hour drive to Rongai Gate for checking in and begin your ascent on a wide trail that winds through corn and potato fields and then into the Montana forest. The forest begins to thin out as you reach Camp Simba.

• DAY
  2

  7-Day Kilimanjaro Trekking via Rongai Route Tour from Simba Camp to Kikelewa Camp

  You will Hike to the second cave where you will stop for lunch, then leave to a smaller trail to Mawenzi side peak to Kikelewa camp in a sheltered valley.

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  3

  7-Day Kilimanjaro Trekking via Rongai Route Tour from Kikelewa camp to Mawenzi turn hut

  You will hike up from Kikelewa Rongai route camp Soon leave the bush behind and arrive at Mawenzi Tarn Camp, nestled in a spectacular cirque just below the soaring peaks of Mawenzi Peak.

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  4

  Acclimatization Day at Mawenzi Tarn

  This is your day on Kilimanjaro hiking via the Rongai route and you will spend two nights at Mawenzi Tarn. You will hike to Mawenzi for a great acclimatization walk. Then after return to camp for lunch, dinner and overnight.

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  5

  7-Day Kilimanjaro Trekking via Rongai Route Tour from Mawenzi Tarn hut to Kibo Huts camp

  After an early breakfast, you hike through lunar saddle desert between Kibo Peak and Mawenzi Peak to Kibo Huts. You must spend the memory of the day resting and preparing for your trek to the summit.

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  7-Day Kilimanjaro Trekking via Rongai Route Tour from Kibo Huts camp to Uhuru Peak (summit area) to Horombo Hut camp

  Wake up at midnight for a light breakfast, then get ready for your climb to the summit for 2 hours to Gilman's Point. After 2 hours hiking on the rim of Kibo crater near the famous snow, you will get to the actual summit of Kilimanjaro, Uhuru Peak. After your summit activities, you will descend back to Kibo Huts, then crossing the saddle to Horombo Huts.

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  7

  7-Day Kilimanjaro Trekking via Rongai Route Tour from Horombo Huts camp to Marangu Gate to Moshi

  You will be picked up to begin the descent to the Mandara Huts and then descent through the lush forest to the gate of Marangu Park.

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