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Kilimanjaro Rongai Route

Tanzania
7 reviews
Available Departures: Mar, Aug, Sep, Dec

9 days from

US$3,370

without flights
Walk & Trek
Guided Group
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Climb Kilimanjaro (5895m), Africa's highest peak, by trekking the beautiful Rongai Route

Trip Code: KRR
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Kilimanjaro Rongai Route

Highlights
  • Trek the Rongai Route, with an additional day on the mountain vital for acclimatisation and summit success
  • Our highly experienced and expert guides work hard to give you the best chances to summit
  • Watch the African sunrise from the crater rim of Africa’s highest mountain
  • Join the exclusive group who have climbed one of the world’s ‘7 Summits’

At a Glance
  • Group Size 4 to 14
  • 7 days trekking
  • Max altitude - 5895 metres
  • Join At Kilimanjaro International Airport

Accommodation & Meals
  • All meals included
  • 6 nights Camping
  • 2 nights Hotel with swimming pool
Overview

This Kilimanjaro trek takes us along the quieter Rongai Route. This is one of the most scenic trekking routes on Kilimanjaro, providing a gradual climb through forest, farmland, open moor and has expansive views northwards to Amboseli National Park in Kenya. As an aid to acclimatisation, we include a rest day at the idyllic Mawenzi Tarn Camp, beneath the imposing rock spires. This additional day on the mountain dramatically increases our chances of summit success as we are better adjusted to the altitude. A pre-dawn start on the last day of our ascend enables us to reach the high point at Uhuru Peak (5895m) in time to see the summit snows illuminated by the golden light of sunrise. Kilimanjaro's prominence, being one of the world's tallest freestanding mountains, and Africa’s highest, makes it a great objective for either a life-time goal or a personal challenge.


This exceptional trekking adventure holiday offers the chance to summit Kilimanjaro by way of its finest and most enjoyable routes, alongside an additional day to acclimatise. This is probably not a journey you are going to do more than once, so ensure you have the best chances of summiting, and that you enjoy it!

Further options:

Lemosho Route (8 days trekking on Kili)

Kilimanjaro and Mt Kenya (6 days trekking on Kili)

Mt Meru & Kilimanjaro (6 days trekking on Kili)

Confused as to which route to choose? Check out our expert guide: Which route to climb Kilimanjaro?

 

For safari extensions we offer a 4 day option which can be done with any dates, or a longer Serengeti Safari which combines with our October Rongai date.

Is this holiday for you?

For most, standing on the summit of the highest peak in Africa is either a life-time goal or a personal challenge. On Kilimanjaro walking days are between 4-7 hours, most being around 6-7 hours. The summit day is long with a pre-dawn start and around 12hrs of walking. All trails on the mountain are well marked and kept. Higher up there are some section of scree which we have to negotiate. They …

For most, standing on the summit of the highest peak in Africa is either a life-time goal or a personal challenge. On Kilimanjaro walking days are between 4-7 hours, most being around 6-7 hours. The summit day is long with a pre-dawn start and around 12hrs of walking. All trails on the mountain are well marked and kept. Higher up there are some section of scree which we have to negotiate. They are easy to follow, however you will always be behind your expert guide to ensure that you walk slow enough to adjust to the altitude.

 

A typical day starts with early morning tea in your tent at 0600. After a hot breakfast, our porters take their loads and we leave camp for our days walk. Lunch is at around 1100 and we aim to be at camp at around 1500-1600 to relax before dinner in the mess tent later. Of course certain days are longer, especially the summit day!

 

Don’t forget – Kilimanjaro is a big mountain (Africa’s biggest in fact!), you will need to be fit and mentally prepared to ensure summit success, and return home with the unique memories and the satisfaction of this massive achievement. You should aim to be at least fit enough to walk for at least two days in a row for 5-7 hours without a problem. Put on your boots and get walking and with a huge amount of determination you’ll be able to do it. Get training now and you can join the exclusive group who have summited.

Why KE?

We are different from the majority of the competition on this Rongai Route because we have an additional night at Mawenzi Tarn. We do this to allow the body to acclimatise better, which in turn increases summit success. Of course an additional day on the mountain increases the price (park fees are charged by the day along with staff costs) - but we think this additional amount is worth the increased chance of standing on that summit.

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Vanessa Douglas, Adventure Travel Consultant

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Vanessa Douglas
Vanessa Douglas

Adventure Travel Consultant

About Vanessa:

Vanessa's passion for adventure travel began after spending her honeymoon camping on the ‘Inca Trail and Beyond' with KE almost 20 years ago. Following that Vanessa undertook trek to Everest Basecamp via the Gokoyo Lakes, a trip to India to witness the splendour of the Taj Mahal and a climb to the summit of Mont Blanc in the late noughties. She became part of the KE Customer Sales & Support team in late 2011. Since then Vanessa has joined a variety of KE holidays from staff travel to her own holiday time including; standing on the top of Kilimanjaro, re-visiting Nepal twice to Dhaulagiri basecamp and the Annapurna Sanctuary, climbing Mount Toubkal in Morocco as well as cycling around it. Highlights have included camping opposite one of the world’s most active volcanos; Fuego on Guatemala’s Magnificent Seven, floating on a junk on Halong Bay in Vietnam, surviving several TDF cols from Geneva to the Med, cycling the straight roads of Botswana alongside Buffalo and through the sand dunes of Namibia from Vic Falls to Cape Town and enjoying the warm breeze whilst riding from Bangkok to Phuket. Must do’s on an ever growing list are Pakistan, Madagascar and the Dolomites.

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