Rongai Route Climbing, 6 Days

Trek from Simba camp to Kibo for lunch at First Caves.
After lunch we continue hiking to Kikelewa Camp at 3679 meters.
A nice dinner and overnight at Kikelewa camp.

Drive to camp at Mawenzi Tarn spectacularly situated beneath the towering spires of Mawenzi.
Spend the afternoon acclimatizing and exploring the area.

Morning walk and climbing up to Kibo Hut via the east side of Kibo crossing the saddle between Mawenzi and Kibo taking 4 to 5 hours
The rest of the day is used resting pre-final ascent, which commences something in the midnight.
Overnight at Kibo hut.

Trek via trail consists of a rocky path to the Hans Meyer Cave (5150m)
Trek the zigzags pathways up to Gillman’s point (5 681m)
This is probably the most tough part of the whole route.
The guide will provides all necessary support and guide at this junction.
you will normally encounter snow all the way up to Uhuru peak (5895m) at Gillmans Point, the highest point in Africa.
Uhuru Peak at 5895m
Note that: The fine weather conditions on the summit will let you to stay longer while the awful weather conditions may force you to retrace even before expected stay duration.
You will get an enough time for photo taking before the 3 hour descent back to Kibo hut.
After a short rest at Kibo hot, you gather all your gears you left behind for the ascent and head down to Horombo hut (3 hours)
The arrival to Horombo hut will look like a surprise compared to the ascent. The total time spent walking on this day is around 14 hours,
In the evening you will get your last dinner on the mountain
Stay overnight, well-earned sleep, filled with memories and stirring emotions.

Continue with early morning descending to the Marangu gate via Mandara hut.
It is highly suggested not to pay your porters any tips until you and all your gears have have been transferred to the gate safely.
Sign-out at Marangu gate and it is an opportunity where successful climbers receive their summit certificates.
Those who climbed to Gillman’s Point (5685m) will get a green certificate while those who climbed to Uhuru Peak (5895m) will receive a gold certificate. At last you will be driven back to Moshi for a long overdue hot shower, dinner descent bed and celebrations!!