Rongai Route, Mt Mount Kilimanjaro
Trekking, hiking Kilimanjaro tours,
Mount Kilimanjaro climbing,
Kilimanjaro trekking, Rongai route
Mount Kilimanjaro Climbing - Hiking
Route No3: Rongai Route:
Overnight in Tents (5 days/ 4
nights)
This is probably the best route up
Kilimanjaro because of climbing from
the northern side of the Mountain
viewing Amboseli National Park from
the far angle. This route is also
less crowded.
Day 1: Depart from Moshi to
Rongai forest station and then
proceed to Kilimanjaro National Park
gate, registration formalities are
done at the Marangu gate. After
there you start climbing through
rainy forest and Moorland to the
first Cave for overnight stay.
Day 2: After breakfast, you
proceed to Cave II for overnight
stay.
Day 3: After breakfast you
start trekking to Outward Bound
School Hut through the path, which
leads towards a point on the Saddle.
You will pass “Bread Rock” after
about 1.5 hours. The track then
divides, to the right is the Outward
Bound School Hut. Dinner and
overnight there.
Day 4: To reach the Summit
you start early at about 0100 hours.
After about 5 hours you reach
Gilman’s point 5,680m, from here you
have another coupleof hours to get
to Kibo Peak (Uhuru peak 5,896m) the
top roof of Africa. After a short
rest and few Photographs, you
descend to Horombo Hut for overnight
stay.
Day 5: After breakfast you
descend to Marangu Gate for
certificate Award. |
