Kilimanjaro Climbing 6 Days Rongai Route

Pickup at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your hotel in Moshi town. Afterward, your Wild Wonders Expedition guide will come to brief you about the trek and do an equipment check to make sure you have all the necessary mountain gear.

A guide and a mountain support crew from Wild Wonders Expedition will arrive at your hotel in the morning to meet you and hold a quick briefing, after which you will travel by vehicle to Kilimanjaro National Park's northern entrance: Nalemuru Gate (2,020m). After the quick formality of acquiring climbing permits and registering with the search and rescue service, the group will start trekking up to Simba Camp (2,671m). Your trek this day will be moderate and take you through the coniferous forest up Kilimanjaro's northern slope. Remember not to hurry and always keep a comfortable pace. By the time you reach the camp, our professional mountain crew will have prepared everything necessary, put up tents, and begun preparing dinner.

Distance covered: 8 km
Approximate time taken: 4 hours
Habitat: Tropical Rainforest
Meal: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Another beautiful day with super views of the eastern ice field on the crater rims of Kibo, the highest of the three volcanoes which form the mountain. It will take us 3 hours to cross the moorland zone on a smaller path towards the jagged peaks of Mawenzi (5140 m) to reach Kikelelwa for lunch and overnight.

Distance covered: 8 km
Approximate time taken: 5 hours
Habitat: Moorland zone
Meal: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Today prepare yourself for a short day but steep climb that will take you up grassy slopes where you will be rewarded by stunning all-round views and a tangible sense of wilderness. The camp is spectacularly located in a cirque directly beneath the towering spires of Mawenzi. You have free time in the afternoon that you can either use to rest or explore the surrounding areas as an aid to acclimatization. Overnight at Mawenzi Tarn Hut.

Distance covered: 8 km
Approximate time taken: 4 hours
Habitat: Semi desert
Meal: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Today you will cross the lunar desert of the saddle between Kibo and Mawenzi to reach Kibo Hut. You will spend your afternoon for lunch and resting at Kibo while waiting for the final ascent to the summit at midnight.

Distance covered: 8 km
Approximate time taken: 5 hours
Habitat: Alpine desert
Meal: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

The final part starts around 00:00. This section is considered the steepest and most demanding; your guide will set a very standard pace (walk slowly). In the darkness, it will take 5 hours to reach the crater rim at Gilman’s Point (5685 m) for a short rest and tea. Afterward, continue for almost 1 hour to UHURU Peak (5895 m), passing close to spectacular glaciers. After taking photos at the top of Africa, you will start walking down to Kibo Hut for a short rest and hot lunch before descending further to Horombo Hut for the night.

Distance covered: 22 km
Approximate time taken: 13 hours
Meal: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

On the last day, you will pass through the heath and moorland zone to Mandara Hut (2700 m) for a hot lunch. Then continue down through the tropical rainforest to the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate. You will collect your certificates and, after completing formalities, the Wild Wonders Expedition vehicle will take you to your hotel in Moshi for a warm shower and celebration!

Distance covered: 20 km
Approximate time taken: 7 hours
Meal: Breakfast and lunch included

Later in the evening or the next day, you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport to board your home-bound flight. Wild Wonders Expedition can also organize affordable safari trips to world-class parks like Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, or the Serengeti.