1 Person
Great Offer- Private transport to & from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your accommodations in Moshi.
- 2 nights of accommodation in Moshi.
- Transportation to & from the Kilimanjaro gate
- Park entry fees,
- Camping fees.
- Team Kilimanjaro Rescue fees.
- 18% VAT on tour fees & services
- 4 Season mountain tents
- Double layered Sleeping Mats
- Friendly and professional mountain guides, cook and porters.
- 3 hot meals daily while on the mountain.
- Enough treated & filtered drinking water throughout the trek.
- Hot water for washing. >>Fair wages for the mountain crew as approved by the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority (KINAPA), Kilimanjaro Association of Tour Operators (KIATO)
- Government taxes
- Portable oxygen tanks & ox meter
- Emergency first-aid kit.
Group of 2 - 5 People
Price Per Person- Private transport to & from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your accommodations in Moshi.
- 2 nights of accommodation in Moshi.
- Transportation to & from the Kilimanjaro gate
- Park entry fees,
- Camping fees.
- Team Kilimanjaro Rescue fees.
- 18% VAT on tour fees & services
- 4 Season mountain tents
- Double layered Sleeping Mats
- Friendly and professional mountain guides, cook and porters.
- 3 hot meals daily while on the mountain.
- Enough treated & filtered drinking water throughout the trek.
- Hot water for washing. >>Fair wages for the mountain crew as approved by the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority (KINAPA), Kilimanjaro Association of Tour Operators (KIATO)
- Government taxes
- Portable oxygen tanks & ox meter
- Emergency first-aid kit.
Group of 6 - 8 People
Price Per Person- Private transport to & from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your accommodations in Moshi.
- 2 nights of accommodation in Moshi.
- Transportation to & from the Kilimanjaro gate
- Park entry fees,
- Camping fees.
- Team Kilimanjaro Rescue fees.
- 18% VAT on tour fees & services
- 4 Season mountain tents
- Double layered Sleeping Mats
- Friendly and professional mountain guides, cook and porters.
- 3 hot meals daily while on the mountain.
- Enough treated & filtered drinking water throughout the trek.
- Hot water for washing. >>Fair wages for the mountain crew as approved by the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority (KINAPA), Kilimanjaro Association of Tour Operators (KIATO)
- Government taxes
- Portable oxygen tanks & ox meter
- Emergency first-aid kit.
Group of 8+ People
PRice Per Person- Private transport to & from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your accommodations in Moshi.
- 2 nights of accommodation in Moshi.
- Transportation to & from the Kilimanjaro gate
- Park entry fees,
- Camping fees.
- Team Kilimanjaro Rescue fees.
- 18% VAT on tour fees & services
- 4 Season mountain tents
- Double layered Sleeping Mats
- Friendly and professional mountain guides, cook and porters.
- 3 hot meals daily while on the mountain.
- Enough treated & filtered drinking water throughout the trek.
- Hot water for washing. >>Fair wages for the mountain crew as approved by the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority (KINAPA), Kilimanjaro Association of Tour Operators (KIATO)
- Government taxes
- Portable oxygen tanks & ox meter
- Emergency first-aid kit.
What You Get By Enrolling
Tips is recommanded for a group sharing as follows:
Guide $20/guide/day
Cook $15/day
Porter $10/porter/day
Mountaineering guides speak English.
Beginning in Moshi.
Finale: Moshi.
Route details: The Rongai Route starts in a lonely point on Kilimanjaro’s northern flank, close to the Kenyan border. We trek through a genuine wilderness area in the direction of the craggy Mawenzi Peak, traverse a desolate desert saddle, and then climb the eastern crater wall of Kibos. People with little to no prior backpacking experience choose the Rongai route since it is a more gradual ascent, but it is as fun for even the most picturesque path where you may view wild animals.
Day 0: Touchdown in Tanzania
You will be met by your guide, who will give you a briefing on your forthcoming trip and check your equipment to make sure you have all the appropriate mountain gear, when you are picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and taken to your hotel in Moshi town. On this day, the missing equipment can be rented. No meals are included.
Day 1: Rongai Gate to Rongai Cave or Simba Cave
Elevation (ft): 6,398 ft to 9,300 ft
Distance: 7 km
Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
Habitat: Rain Forest
After breakfast, collect the bags that are supposed to go to Kilimanjaro and leave the rest at the hotel. Then we drive to Marangu Gate for permits, or straight to Rokai Gate, passing through the wooden village of NaleMoru, where the trail begins. The trail winds through corn and potato fields before gently ascending through a forest that is home to a variety of wildlife, including the Black and White Colobus Monkey. Rongai Cave is a great place to camp.
Day 2: Rongai Cave to 2nd Cave to Kikelewa Cave
Elevation (ft): 9,300 ft to 11,811 ft
Distance: 12 km
Hiking Time: 6-8 hours
Habitat: Health
After breakfast, collect the bags that are supposed to go to Kilimanjaro and leave the rest at the hotel. Then we drive to Marangu Gate for permits, or straight to Rokai Gate, passing through the wooden village of NaleMoru, where the trail begins. The trail winds through corn and potato fields before gently ascending through a forest that is home to a variety of wildlife, including the Black and White Colobus Monkey. Rongai Cave is a great place to camp.
Day 3: Kikelewa Cave to Mawenzi Tarn Hut
Elevation (ft): 11,811 ft to 14,160 ft
Distance: 5 km
Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
Habitat: Alpine Desert
Today’s hike involves a brief ascent of a grassy hill that is difficult. Beautiful views of the wilderness region can be seen. The terrain drastically changes as we get from the heath zone to the alpine desert zone. Camp is located beneath Mawenzi’s ragged spires. The rest of the day can be used for leisure activities or local exploration.
Day 4: (Acclimatization day) Mawenzi Tarn Hut
Elevation (ft): 14,160 ft to14,400 ft to 14,160 ft
Distance: 4 km
Hiking Time: 2-4 hours
Habitat: Alpine Desert
Our guides will perform a medical checkup after the late breakfast to ensure that everything will be okay the following day. Today is a day of acclimatisation. We make a steady ascent of a hill that offers breathtaking views on both sides; the terrain is rough and rocky. We briefly explore Mawenzi Ridge before returning to Mawenzi Tarn to camp for a delicious lunch. This additional time on the route allows our bodies to acclimatise and support summit day.
Day 5: Mawenzi Tarn to Kibo Hut
Elevation (ft): 14,160 ft to 15,430 ft
Distance: 8 km
Hiking Time: 5-6 hours
Habitat: Alpine Desert
You will depart the camp for Kibo hut after a medical checkup and an early morning breakfast. As we travel across the Saddle between Mawenzi and Kibo Peaks, the trail progressively ascends across the lunar terrain’s rocky terrain. At the base of the Kibo crater wall is where we will be spending the night. The rest of the day is spent relaxing and getting ready for the final ascent at midnight, early the next morning.
Day 6: Kibo Hut to Uhuru Peak to Horombo Hut
Elevation: 4700m/15,500ft to 5895m/19,340ft
Down to 3700m/12,200ft
Distance: 6km/4mi up / 15km/9mi down
Hiking Time: 6-8 hours up / 15km/9mi down
Habitat: Alpine Desert.
The walk begins very early in the morning (between midnight and 12am) with a climb up to Gilmans Point, which is on the crater rim and at an elevation of 5700m (18,700ft), before beginning the ascent to the summit over steep and difficult scree or snow. The highest point in Africa, Uhuru Peak, is now our destination as we continue to climb. Amazing sights may be seen everywhere you look. To share with your loved ones, you can take pictures at the summit. After leaving this location, we descend and halt at Kibo for lunch and a break before moving on to Horormbo Hut for our final camping location.
This climb starts out in the dark, necessitating the use of headlamps or flashlights. You will need all of your warm garments because it will be really cold until you start descending. With numerous switchbacks, this is by far the hardest part of the hike. The “pole pole” method of moving slowly will get you there.
Day 7: Horombo Hut to Marangu Gate
Elevation: 3700m/12,200ft to 1700m/5500ft
Distance: 20km/12.5mi
Hiking Time: 4-5 hours
Habitat: Forest.
Following breakfast, we descend steadily through moorland to the Mandara Hut. To reach the Marangu National Park gate, continue descending through a lovely forest route. It can be muddy and wet at lower elevations. Trekking poles and gaiters are helpful. There will probably be enough to wear in shorts and t-shirts (keep rain gear and warmer clothing handy). The last day of your adventure will be today. Your guides will present you with your Kilimanjaro certificate at the gate while your group sings both traditional melodies and music from the summit of the mountain.
You will be met by an African Traces car at the Marangu gate and driven back to your hotel in Moshi where you may have a hot shower and relax.
Price Exclude
>>Lunches, dinners and drinks at your hotel before and after climb.
>>Travel insurance
>>Flights.
>>Laundry (Available at hotel).
>>Personal items and toiletries.
>>Tips for guides, porters and cook (this is a guide to tipping on the mountain.