Mount Kilimanjaro

Mount Kilimanjaro National Park  (Kilimanjaro national park) is a true definition of East African beauty. This park shelters Africa’s highest point – Mount Kilimanjaro, a very popular creation that holds quite a strong profile. Mount Kilimanjaro, along with its three volcanic cones “Mawenzi”, “Kibo” and “Shira” is a dormant volcanic mountain in Tanzania. It is one of the seven summits and also turns out to be the highest freestanding mountain in the whole world. It is hiked by so many tourists who travel to Tanzania annually and is one of those daring places every adventurous traveler should visit at all costs. The climbing experience is quite physical, tiresome and risky but the feeling of hiking till the Uhuru peak is an accomplishment you will always be proud of hence, definitely worth every effort of your endeavors. The mountain rises approximately 4,900 meters from the base to a breathtaking 5,895 meters above sea level.

BEST TIME TO VISIT KILIMANJARO WHEN TO GO

Best Time to Visit Kilimanjaro (When to go): The Kilimanjaro Mountain is located around the equator. Here there is no winter, summer and the like but wet and dry seasons. This leaves the best times to hike the mountain as the dry season because they are the warm times of the year.  This choice comes with issues of safety, as the risks in climbing this mountain are high when the weather is messy. The effects of rain, mud, snow, ice and cold can also be very dangerous on the body. On the other hand the chances of completing the hike during the rainy season are also slim. It is also important to know that the mountain can be more crowded during the drier months.

Routes For Hiking Mount Kilimanjaro

There are 6 routes that are fully approved for the hike of Mt Kilimanjaro to reach to the peak of Uhuru. Each route offers different scenic views of nature that comes with its own advantages and disadvantages. Regardless of the route the guest chooses one has to be well prepared for the great challenge of the mountain. One has to be fit enough, well prepared mentally for the hike and equipped with all the basic and necessary equipment for hiking.

Kilimanjaro is the African highest mountain and it’s the world’s highest free-standing mountain that needs a positive and determined mind to hike mountain Kilimanjaro. The fitness of the guest determines the chances of reaching the Uhuru peak.

We advise the guest before traveling and we help them choose the best routes and suggest a number of days for their successful hike depending on several factors which we base on. The fitness level of the guest determines the number of days one can take to hike Kilimanjaro mountains. Taking 7 to 8 days hike with enough litters of drinking water and fluids makes high chances of one reaching to Uhuru peak. The hiking effect is always felt from 3,000 meters above sea level for almost 75% of the hikers. While few start feeling the effect before 3,000 meters above sea level, these are mostly unprepared or inexperienced hikers.

Hiking Mount Kilimanjaro can be done through different routes and all routes take you to the Kilimanjaro summit. Such routes are:

1. Machame route
2. Marangu route
3. Lemosho route
4. Rongai route
5. Shira route
6. Umbwe route