{"id":418,"date":"2020-09-09T14:23:11","date_gmt":"2020-09-09T14:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/?page_id=418"},"modified":"2022-01-05T08:42:58","modified_gmt":"2022-01-05T08:42:58","slug":"rongai-route","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/?page_id=418","title":{"rendered":"7\/6 Day Rongai route"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"418\" class=\"elementor elementor-418\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1e02dac3 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1e02dac3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28813b8b\" data-id=\"28813b8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d44cdda elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3d44cdda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/utaalamguideslogo.svg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6208\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-400e4241\" data-id=\"400e4241\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73639da elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"73639da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">5\/6\/7 days via our best Rongai route <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-732e7ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"732e7ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>RONGAI route is one of the best trails with less steep going up and descend through the MARANGU route\u00a0 where exit Marangu gate the headquarters of mount Kilimanjaro here you will get spectacular scenery from this dry side of the mountain with the dry forest at starting point and montane\/wet forest at the last of trek same time will offer different wildlife of mountain species and vegetation change from one zone to another zone.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-47f0f298 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"47f0f298\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-11004de3\" data-id=\"11004de3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-640e90e5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"640e90e5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ba74aec\" data-id=\"2ba74aec\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123c6b03 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"123c6b03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG_1636.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1874\" alt=\"\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Day 1;  Rongai gate to Simba camp<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">\n<p>The trail is not very steeper on this hike and also is shorter as a leeward side so the rainforest here looks more dryer as less rainfall received and mountain heather begins sooner after the camp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Duration; 3-3.5hours ascent<\/li><li>Distance; 7km; altitude gained; 638m<\/li><li>Rongai gate; 1997m\/6,552ft<\/li><li>Simba camp; 2635m\/8645ft overnight stay<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79404fd elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"79404fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2nd-cave-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1893\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2nd-cave-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2nd-cave-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2nd-cave-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2nd-cave-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2nd-cave-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/2nd-cave-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\"> DAY 2;Simba camp to Kikelelwa camp or 3rd caves campsite via 2nd campsite for a hot lunch stop<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Duration; 3.5-4 hour\u2019s ascent to 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;cave<\/li><li>Distance: 5.8 to 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;cave plus 3.3km to 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;cave camp in total 9.1km; altitude gained 852m to 2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;cave; 2ndcave to 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;cave 449m; 1301 in total<\/li><li>Duration; 6-7hours ascent to 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;caves campsite<\/li><li>Duration; 7-8 hours to Kikelelwa camp<\/li><li>Simba campsite: 2635m\/8645ft<\/li><li>Second cave camp (hot lunch stop); 3487m\/11,440ft<\/li><li>Third caves campsite; 3936m\/12,913ft overnight stay<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Or<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\">                          <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">From 2<\/span><\/strong><sup><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\"><strong>nd<\/strong><\/span><\/sup><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">&nbsp;cave to Kikelelwa camp<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The landscape here is so amazing by crossing this side of a mountain might give you a pride views of both peak MAWENZI PEAK standing front and KIBO PEAK behind of you and left side background are far sighting of the base of the mountain and small towns nearing to the border with Kenya<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Distance: 5.95km; altitude gained; 188m<\/li><li>Kikelelwa camp; 3,675m\/12,057ft overnight stay<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7c5374 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3b7c5374\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" src=\"https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-2037-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1894\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-2037-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-2037-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-2037-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-2037-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-2037-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/IMG-2037-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Day 3; Kikelelwa camp to Mawenzi tarn hut camp<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Duration; 3.5-4 hour\u2019s ascent\nDistance: 3.75km; altitude gained; 627m\nMawenzi tarn hut camp; 4,302m\/14114ft overnight stay and acclimatization excursions will proc afternoon<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28fef0f elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"28fef0f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2321-scaled-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-5786\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2321-scaled-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2321-scaled-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2321-scaled-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2321-scaled-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/IMG_2321-scaled-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Day 4;Mawenzi tarn hut camp to school hut base camp<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">\n<p>This day hike will start like come back to where you came from over little Mawenzi ridge then follow your front steep along the saddle area might KIBO PEAK shine ahead of you, very close to Kibo huts then divert to way following your right-hand side where School hut campsite is behind of some cliffs to go over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Duration; 4-5 hours ascent<\/li><li>Distance: 10km; altitude gained;<\/li><li>Mawenzi tarn hut camp; 4,302m\/14,114ft<\/li><li>School hut base camp; 4,717m\/15,476ft night stay<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b71db92\" data-id=\"7b71db92\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ff1a1 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"33ff1a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211202_061115_156.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-10164\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211202_061115_156.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211202_061115_156-300x135.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211202_061115_156-1024x461.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211202_061115_156-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/IMG_20211202_061115_156-1536x691.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Day 5; School hut camp to Uhuru peak summit and then descent to Horombo hut base camp<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Duration; 7-8hours ascent to Uhuru peak<\/li><li>Distance: 1.9km to Kibo huts route plus 4km to Uhuru peak 5.9km in total; altitude gained; 457m to Kibo huts route, plus 721m to Uhuru peak 1178m in total<\/li><li>School hut base camp: 4717m\/15,476ft<\/li><li>Kibo huts junction; 5174m\/16,975ft<\/li><li>Hans Meyer cave; 5,259m\/17,254ft<\/li><li>Gillman\u2019s point; 5685m\/18,562ft<\/li><li>Stella point: 5745m\/18848ft<\/li><li>Uhuru peak: 5895m\/19,341ft<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background has-medium-font-size\">    <strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">From Uhuru peak descend down to Horombo camp<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>.Is to cut straight backs and simply Head vertically downwards in a sort of ski-style<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Duration; 4.5-6 hours descend<\/li><li>Distance: 15.75km: altitude Lost; 2174m<\/li><li>Kibo huts: 4,714m\/15,466ft<\/li><li>Horombo huts camp: 3,721m\/12,208ft overnight stay<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ee883c elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"49ee883c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/marangu-forestfall.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1479\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/marangu-forestfall.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/marangu-forestfall-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/marangu-forestfall-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/marangu-forestfall-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utaalamguides.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/marangu-forestfall-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Day 6; Horombo huts campsite to Marangu gate<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Duration; 5-6 hours descend<\/li><li>Distance: 20km [20.75km on the nature trail: altitude lost; 1816m]<\/li><li>Mandara hut: 2723m\/8934ft<\/li><li>Marangu gate; 1905m\/6250ft<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Forest so thick and vast on Kilimanjaro especially this windward side which tends to be much rainfall, Marangu montane\/rainforest<strong>. The descent<\/strong>&nbsp;begins Horombo camp after morning breakfast and word of thanks hit on the trail down which mostly gentle steep down on this lower moorland greenish heading to cloud forest start at Mandara huts after covered 11 km then 8.4km would be followed from here to Marangu gate along the thick montane forest with the habitat of monkeys are common and other wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This trail used in both ways up and down might be meeting with other groups take the Marangu route on they are ascending days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, the drive to Moshi town would take about an hour after signing out Marangu gate to this town then have almost an hour for lunch break probably to lost more altitude before drive an hour and a half again to Arusha and trek completed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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