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Rongai Route for Kilimanjaro

The Rongai Route for Kilimanjaro takes six days and is a popular route for climbing.

The Rongai Route approaches Kilimanjaro from the northeastern side of the mountain between Tanzania and Kenya.

The route also features several large caves.

The ascent and decent routes are the same for Rongai.

Due to is relative ease, the Rongai Route is one of the most popular routes for climbing Kilimanjaro.

The number of climbers is limited on the Rongai Route, so make arrangements in advance.

For other routes up Mount Kilimanjaro, see the Kilimanjaro Routes page.


Kilimanjaro Routes

There are six Kilimanjaro routes that the vast majority of people climbing Kilimanjaro use get up the mountain.

The following is a list of the six routes for climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania:

Machame Route for Kilimanjaro

Marangu Route for Kilimanjaro

Lemosho Route for Kilimanjaro

Rongai Route for Kilimanjaro

Shira Route for Kilimanjaro

Umbwe Route for Kilimanjaro