7 Day Rongai Route
Day 0:
Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport, where you will be met by a Exuberant Kilimanjaro Safaris representative and transferred to your hotel in Moshi. Evening briefing at hotel to prepare you for the climb ahead, followed by group dinner, an opportunity for the group to get to know each other before the climb.
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DAY 7:
Arrive Kilimanjaro International Airport, where you will be met by a Exuberant Kilimanjaro Safaris representative and transferred to your hotel in Moshi. Evening briefing at hotel to prepare you for the climb ahead, followed by group dinner, an opportunity for the group to get to know each other before the climb.
- Seven- day option offers an extra day for acclimatization (highly recommended).
- Six-day option available 6 Day Rongai Route
- No hut required.
- Camping accommodation available at all camps.
- Rongai Gate to Rongai Cave
- Elevation (ft): 6,398 ft to 9,300 ft
- Distance: 7 km
- Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
- Habitat: Rain Forest
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
DAY 3:
- Kikelewa Cave to Mawenzi Tarn
- Elevation (ft): 11,811 ft to 14,160 ft
- Distance: 5 km
- Hiking Time: 3-4 hours
- Habitat: Alpine Desert
DAY 4:
- Mawenzi Tarn to Mawenzi Ridge to Mawenzi Tarn
- Elevation (ft): 14,160 ft to14,400 ft to 14,160 ft
- Distance: 4 km
- Hiking Time: 2-4 hours
- Habitat: Alpine Desert
DAY 5:
- Marwenzi Tarn to Kibo Hut
- Elevation (ft): 14,160 ft to 15,430 ft
- Distance: 8 km
- Hiking Time: 5-6 hours
- Habitat: Alpine Desert
DAY 6:
- Kibo Hut to Uhuru Point to Horombo Hut
- Elevation (ft): 15,430 ft to 19,341 ft to 12,205 ft
- Distance: 22 km
- Hiking Time: 10-13 hours
- Habitat: Arctic
DAY 7:
- Horombo Hut to Marangu Gate
- Elevation (ft): 12,205 ft to 6,046 ft
- Distance: 20 km
- Hiking Time: 5-7 hours
- Habitat: Rain Forest