EXPEDITION SUMMARY
| Expedition: | Kilimanjaro Rongai |
| Code: | XPD021 |
| Region: | Africa |
| Country: | Tanzania |
| Activity: | Trekking,Mountain Trekking |
| Duration: | 9 |
| Cost: | *$3300 |
| *Per Person Twin Share | |
Kilimanjaro via Rongai Track > Trip Notes
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ITINERARY
You can join one of our scheduled expeditions or join another
group that is leaving on dates not listed. We have expeditions
leaving daily especially in December, January, February and
September. If you are alone there are no extra single costs involved.
Day 1: Transfer to our hotel.
Day 2: Relax around the hotel. There are local walks
available.
Day 3: To Rongai Cave.
Day 4: To Kikelewa (Second) Cave.
Day 5: To Mawenzi Tarn.
Day 6: To School Camp.
Day 7: To Summit and Horombo Hut.
Day 8: To Moshi.
Day 9: Depart hotel after breakfast. Transfer to airport or
continue on an extension.
INCLUSIONS
-Arrival and departure airport transfers. Also, free shuttle bus transfer Nairobi-Moshi-Nairobi if flying to/from Nairobi.
-3 nights accommodation at the hotel on half board.
-Enrolment in the Flying Doctor Service for emergency medical evacuation.
-Accommodation in mountain tents. We use the highest quality expedition tents.
-All meals while on the mountain.
-All park fees, including mountain rescue fees, and government taxes.
-Services of our own trained English-speaking mountain guide, and a skilled cook (serving as porter), and enough porters for your luggage, food, and water.
-Transport from your hotel to the mountain, and back to your hotel.
-Use of radios/phones to increase your safety.
-Average group size, 5 climbers.
-Toilet Tent
CLIMBING
OTHER MOUNTAINS
There are many game parks to be visited and
mountains to be climbed in East Africa. In Tanzania Mount Meru is a
high beautiful volcanic mountain perfect as training before the
ascent of Kilimanjaro. We have a combined Mt Meru � Kilimanjaro �
Safari package for those with a bit more time. The active volcano
Lengai is a sacred mountain to the Masaii. For these you may consider
organising the trip as a private group. Our guides are based
permanently in Moshi throughout the year. In Kenya, Mount Kenya
offers top quality rock and ice climbing in a superb setting. In
Uganda, Elgon's caldera provides remote high altitude walking while
the Rwenzori are a great, glaciated and mystical mountain range to be
explored. Email us if you are interested in any of these
options.
SAFARIS AND TRIP EXTENSIONS
Tanzania has some of
the best game reserves in all of Africa. We can arrange a Safari for
you before or after your climb so that you can appreciate what East
Africa really has to offer. Safaris start at $570 per person for a 3 day / 2 nights trip. Download the Dossier above for more details.
Vehicles
For smaller groups we use Toyota Landcruisers or
Landrovers with opening roofs. These seat 4-5 persons. You will also
have with you a driver/guide.
MOONLIGHT ASCENTS
Almost all
nights in the East African mountains (excluding the Rwenzori) are
clear and for many mountains such as Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, Lengai
and Mount Meru a pre-dawn start is crucial. To make the night ascents
more pleasant and in some cases beautiful, getting up and walking up
by moonlight is the optimal situation.
WHEN TO CLIMB
Even though one can climb throughout the year,
January, February and September are the best months, with June, July,
August, October and December also being good.
WEATHER CONDITIONS
Equatorial to Arctic conditions are present on Kilimanjaro and Meru. The range begins with the warm, dry plains with average temperatures of 30 c, ascending through a wide belt of wet tropical forest, through zones with generally decreasing temperatures and rainfall, to the summit where there is permanent ice and below freezing temperatures. The temperature at the top of the mountain gets as low as minus 25 degrees Celsius.
UPCOMING XPD DATES
