Kilimanjaro Climbing Via Rongai Route – 7 Days
Rongai route is the route that approaches from the northern part of the mount kilimanjaro near the Kenyan border. It is the route that receive less rainfall of the season, it posses the wild trails that gives you big chance to see the wild animals such as antelopes like elands and dik-dik. It offers the clear view of the summit cone and mawenzi peak especially the second day.
It can be done in 7-6 days, according to acclimatisation reasons 7days are recommended, the extra day will give you good time for your body to adjust to the attitude. The very important thing to remember is that this route does not provide many climb high and sleep low which are very good for acclimatisation on mountains.For the gusts who choose Rongai rout they enjoy the peaceful climb since the route is not popular so is not noisy.
The best time to climb is from January through the mid of march, June through october and december.
Note that: still you can climb the mount kilimanjaro depending on your time expenditure while remembering the wet season months are end of march, April, may and November.
7 Days Kilimanjaro Climbing Rongai Route Price per Person
- $2,540 per person when 1 person trek alone
- $2,370 per person when 2 persons trek together
- $2,250 per person when 3 persons trek together
- $2,100 per person when 4 persons trek together
- $2,050 per person when 5 persons trek together
- $2,000 per person when 6+ persons trek together
Included in this Trek :
- Professional, experienced, mountain guides:
- All Park fees
- Airport transfers
- Rescue fees
- All meals while on the Mountain
- Guides, Porters, cook salaries and park fees
- Large portions of fresh, healthy nutritious food
- Clean, purified drinking water
- Oximeter
- Emergency oxygen
- Crisis management and safety procedures
- Fair and ethical treatment of porters
- Accommodation in Moshi before and after treks
Items not included:
- Flights
- Alcoholic and soft drinks
- Visa fees
- Tips Personal spending monies for souvenirs etc.
- Travel Insurance
Note that: our prices are in (USD) per person including accommodation in a good standard hotel for one night before the trip and one night after the trip with all meals except drinks. Prices may rise or lower depending on the choice of accommodation, skipping the nights before and after the trip, and or the privately booked accommodation.
Details
Kilimanjaro Climbing Via Rongai Route - 6 Days Itinerary
Today our guide and the driver will pick you at the airport and drop you at the hotel and talk to you about the the whole trip together with the mountains equipments check to see what is messed and find out,you can visit some shops for snacks and pharmacy for medications if needed.
- Today our guide will meet you in the hotel be ready for the drive of 2hrs to Naremuru gate.
Immediately after registration begin your trek and enjoy your lunch on the trail along the rainforest. Naremuru gate is 1940m/6364ft to simba camp is 2620m/8595ft the trekking time is approximately to be 4-5hrs. You should be prepared for the shower in the rain forest remember to pack your rain gear.
Today you will enjoy the third zone of mount Kilimanjaro (heather and moorland zone) the trees are getting shorter allowing you to see the see the summit cone of the mountain. Enjoy the first cave before you get at the second cave camp, be prepared for the short walk in the evening it is good ideal as your exercise of climbing high and sleep low.
Enjoy your trek enjoy the night at the second cave camp.
Let us go polepole enjoying the view of the summit cone and the mawenzi peak 5149m/16890ft.
Expect the short walk in the evening as your normal exercise of climbing high and sleep low.
Enjoy the trek overnight at the kikelelwa camp.
Today the pace is very slow you are higher now the breathing is becoming heavy and trail here is so steep before you walk down at the camp, today you are spending the night at the bottom of mawenzi peak, enjoy to see the valleys and still good ideal to walk in evening if filling unwell is good ideal to rest preparing for tomorrow.
Today expect to start ealy in the morning than the other days aiming to reach the camp earier to prepare for the summit night, possible lunch on the trail our guide will check the time and decide where to have a lunch, our guide will talk to you about the summit attempt deeply as your final exam on this trip. Are you exited? Take a rest make sure you sleep.
Are you exited? Begin your summit attempt after the right break fast, have you ever walked with dack? This is it, what a sky stars are shining. Expect the long walk today but it is well managable tired is normal, remember summit is our mission but safety is our first priority, enjoy your trek. After summit overnight at horombo camp.
Today we take you back to town shower and the bed are waiting for you, expect the long day from 5-6hrs of trek, back to rain forest should be prepared, the monkeys, dik-dik and the tree hyrax are common in the rain forest. Finaly you are now at the marangu gate sign out grab your certificate have a lunch at the gate start your drive to the hotel. Remember the end of the trek is the beginning of other trips lets plan together and we finish by dropping you at the airpot.
