6 days Rongai route
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Overview
Highlights
- The route starts on the north side of the mountain just south of the Kenyan border, and is one of the least travelled routes
- The descent is down the Marangu Route on the south side of the mountain, so climbers see the mountain from many view points.
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Trip includes
- Private transport to & from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your Accommodations in Moshi.
- 2 nights of accommodation Parkview Inn in Moshi
- Transportation to & from the Kilimanjaro gate
- Park entry fees,
- Camping fees
- Team Kilimanjaro Rescue fees
- Oxygen cylinder
- 18% VAT on tour fees & services
- 4 Season mountain tents
- Friendly and professional mountain guides, cook and porters
- 3 hot meals daily while on the mountain
- Enough treated & filtered drinking water throughout the trek
- Hot water for washing
- Fair wages for the mountain crew as approved by the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority (KINAPA),
- Government taxes
- Ox meter
- Emergency first-aid kit
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Itinerary
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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Tanzania Joy Tours is currently comprises of administrative staff, professional driver guides, mountain crews consisting of guides and assistant guides, cooks and porters.
Our team
Consistently excellent performance is demanded by the management who are available night and day to deal with contingencies and to oversee the planning and preparation of all expeditions.
Tanzania Joy Tours staffing procedures are entirely unique. Allocation of work to our guides, cooks and porters is strictly on the basis of merit, continued performance and positive feedback from our clients.
Each department has the same command structure, with the head of department providing the link between staff and management and ensuring that all comply with the rules and operations run smoothly. Many of the staff members were born in Moshi and Arusha – they have been part of Mountain Climbing and safari family for a very long time.
We have been to all these destinations – Tanzania is a country we love and know extremely well.
Our safari vehicles
At Tanzania Joy Tours, your safety and comfort on safari is very important. You spend hours traveling and game viewing in one of our new Safari Cruisers. Each one is custom designed with an extra large photographic roof hatch, extra dust proofing, comfortable seats with seat belts and canvas covers, first aid kits, binoculars, a selection of field guides and a cooler stocked with bottles of mineral water supplied by Tanzania Joy Tours at no additional cost.
Every Safari Cruiser carries a maximum of six passengers so that every passenger is guaranteed a window seat and access to the photographic roof hatch at all times during the safari. Tanzania Joy Tours vehicle is equipped with a long range radio system linked to office and to different safari drivers.
All of our Safari vehicles are equipped with
- Either pop-up or flip-flop roof tops
- Flora and fauna books
- A pair of binoculars
- Fire extinguishers
- First Aid kits
- Cooling box
- 2 spare tires, and
- Radio calls/cell phones
The most important aspect of a safari with us is our driver guides. You will spend a lot of time with them and therefore it is essential that they get on well with you. Our driver’s guides are all handpicked and are very friendly, cheerful, experienced, and knowledgeable about the parks and animals.
We would like to think of it in terms of them adopting you as their family for the time they are with you.
Every Safari Cruiser is serviced after each safari, and sold after just two years of service, usually to another safari company.
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Logistics
What's excluded
- Lunches, dinners and drinks at your hotel before and after climb.
- Travel insurance
- Flights
- Laundry (Available at hotel)
- Personal items and toiletries
- Tips for guides, porters and cook
Accommodation
5 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches and 5 Dinners
Moderate - Trip involves regular walking or cycling over long distances on sometimes hilly, or bumpy terrain.
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