The Rongai Route begins on the northern side of Mount Kilimanjaro. It is a long drive to the starting point, but you are rewarded by fantastic views and sometimes you will be the only climbers around; Rongai route advantage and disadvantages .
If you take this route up the mountain, you are obliged by park rules to descend via the Marangu Route, which is the most popular and well used route.
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Rongai route - 8 days Kilimanjaro climbing package
Day 1: Arrival in Tanzania
Arrival in Tanzania and transfer to Moshi.Today you will arrive in Tanzania, Kilimanjaro Brothers will pick you
up and transfer you to Moshi where you will spend the first night at Park View Hotel www.pvim.com
Those who will arrival through Kenya Nairobi, we will pick them and transfer by Shuttle bus to the hotel.
George with Ladimir Vasillier, Dimitry Popov, Alekey Averin , Denis Averin from Russia and US with George Mtaki on August 2012 Kilimanjaro Charity climb of Pathfinder to support youth from HIV and AIDS to family planning advocacy.
Accommodation: Bed and Breakfast at Park view Inn - Moshi
Parkview Inn is located in Moshi, Tanzania. The hotel is 40km away from Kilimanjaro International Airport which is serviced daily by KLM and other regional airlines. If you are arriving by bus or shuttle, the hotel is less than 5min away from the bus station.
Day 2 Drive to Rongai Gate and climbing to Simba Camp (9,000ft) 4 hours.
Zone: Rainforest
Elevation Gain: 880 meters, 2,900 feet 4 hrs
Day 3 Simba Camp (3,500m/11,300ft) to first cave (3,600m/11,810ft)
Zone: Low Alpine Zone
Elevation Gain: 100 meters, 510 feet 3-4 hrs
Kilimanjaro rain forest zone.
Day 4 First cave (2,600m/8500ft) to Kikelelwa Camp (3,600m/11,800ft)
Elevation Gain: 1000 meters, 3,300 feet 7hrs
Zone: Low Alpine Zone
George with Robin, Keith, Terry, Laura, Will, John, Keith, Dennis, Joe, Phil, Rachel, Dave, and Mike from both USA and Canada on Kilimanjaro climb
Accommodation: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5 Kikelelwa Camp to Mawenzi Tarn Camp (4,315m/14,160ft) 2-3 hrs
Day 6: Mawenzi Tarn Camp to Kibo Camp (4, 703, m/15,430 ft)
Day 7: Kibo Camp to Uhuru Peak day summit early morning (5,895m/19,340ft)
(3,720m/12,200ft) and decent Horombo
Elevation Gain: 1,145 meters, 3,760 feet
Elevation Loss: 2,175 meters, 7,140 feet
Zone; Glacial zone and the all preceding zones
Kevin Ovendenk from British Columbus Canada on they honeymoon Kilimanjaro climb.
Day 8 Descend from Horombo Hut to Marangu Gate (4,600ft) 8 hours and transfer to overnight at Park View Hotel
Zone: Rainforest
Elevation Loss: 1,920 meters, 6,295 feet
Happy clients Stephan and Ly from USA at Mweka gate after sucessfull climb Kilimanjaro Lemosho route 7 days
Day 9 Transfer airport or continue with Serengeti safari.
End of climb.
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9 days package (7 days/6 night in mountain)
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$1,900
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$1,800
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$1,780
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$1,720
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$1,700
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$1,650
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Included in the Kilimanjaro price
- 2 night and accommodations-one before and after the trek in good hotels.
- All Park entrance fee.
- Rescue fees
- Transfers from Airport and return.
- All meals while on the Mountain
- Portable person flash toilet
- Salaries to the guides, cooks and porters
- Highly experienced English speaking Guides
- Government Tax
- Emergency Oxygen tanks.
- 2 Radio call
- Camping gear
- Non alcoholic champagne on summit
- Hot water for washing every day
- Clean, purified drinking water
- Management and safety procedures
-Management and safety procedures
-Fair and ethical treatment of porters
- Water proof tents tent on climb, Mess tent and crew tents
-Professional, experienced, mountain guides:
- Guides, Porters, cook salaries and park fees
-Large portions of fresh, healthy, nutritious food
- Pulse Oximeter
-Summit Emergency Oxygen
-Arrival and Departure transfers
Excluded in the price.
-Tips
Excluded in the price:
-Tips.
- Tanzania Visa on arrival
-Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
- Optional Tours (short safari after your climb etc)
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