Climbing Kilimanjaro - An adventure of A Lifetime
Climb Kilimanjaro – the highest mountain in the African content and the World’s tallest free standing rises approximately 4,900 m from its base to 5,895 meters above sea level. Trekking Kilimanjaro – the rooftop of Africa is the experience of-a-lifetime, and anyone who is physically fit can trek this snowcapped mountain.
The Kilimanjaro mountain is located inside the Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro national park outside of Moshi town in a beautiful accessible village of Marangu where the headquarter of the park is located. There are many trekking routes on Kilimanjaro to the summit involving different villages and scenarios. These climbing Kilimanjaro routes includes Marangu, Machame, Rongai, the Lemosho route, Umbwe route, Shira route and Mweka route which is used for descent only.
The eco-zones of Mountain range from tropics to the Arctic. The foot slopes inhabited by leopard, water buffalo, African elephant, antelope and primates. Walking stick, proper clothing, sun glass, enough drinking water and determination are the key to a successfully Mount Kilimanjaro climber.
This mountain is regularly climbed in 5-days via Marangu route, Mt. Kilimanjaro climbing adventure is a breathtaking activity and its recommended you take an extra day for acclimatization. Other climb mount Kilimanjaro routes offer a minimum of 6 – 7 days such as Machame route.