7 Days Rongai Route

Day 1 Start Marangu and transfer on dirt road using 4x4 wheel drive vehicle to the Rongai starting point(1600m).Overnight at the campsite outside the
gate.
Day 2 Register at the gate and organize the equipment and luggage. Begin ascent of Kilimanjaro through Rongai Forest (2600m).Trek up to the first cave for night at the designated campsite. Your crew shall have prepared the camp long before your arrival.
Day 3  After breakfast start a leisurely climb to Kikelewa moorland (3600m).Overnight at the camp.
Day 4, Steady ascent beneath jagged peaks of Mawenzi (4330m).Here you will see the famous school hut.
Day 5 Cross the lunar desert of the 'Saddle' to Kibo, at the bottom of the crater wall (4750m)
Day 6 Early start to reach Gillman's Point in time for sunrise over the crater rim: on to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa (5895m) Descend to Horombo
(3720m).
Day 7 Continue descent to the forest at Mandara and on to Marangu gate where you collect your certificates and maybe have a farewell beer with your crew.
Transfer back to your hotel.