With a gentle gradient and sense of untouched wilderness, the Rongai Route approaches Kilimanjaro from the north and is less crowded than the most popular trails. We trek through farmlands, forest and alpine moorlands as we approach the beautiful summit cone. This route allows an extra day for acclimatisation under the imposing spires of Mawenzi before the arduous final ascent. The last climb begins in darkness but our reward is an incomparable dawn vista over the sweeping East African plains.
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Informations générales
ID de la tour33622
Durée de la tournée8jours
LangueEnglish
Taille du groupe18
Tranche d'âge18 - 99
Exécuté par
Exodus Adventure Travels
Itinéraire
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Day 1: Start Marangu
Day 2: Begin ascent through Rongai Forest (breakfast,lunch,dinner)
Day 3: Climb to Kikelewa moorland (breakfast,lunch,dinner)
Day 4: Steady ascent beneath Mawenzi; afternoon acclimatisation (breakfast,lunch,dinner)
Day 5: Cross lunar desert of the Saddle to Kibo, at the bottom of summit cone (breakfast,lunch,dinner)
Day 6: Early start to reach Gillman's Point in time for sunrise over the crater rim; on to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa. Descend to Horombo (breakfast,lunch,dinner)
Day 7: Continue descent to Mandara and Marangu (breakfast,lunch)