Tour Overview Marangu route is the easiest and shortest route to kilimanjaro's summit and is known as the "coca cola" or "tourist" route. marangu route is the only route in kilimanjaro with the comforts of solar powered sleeping huts and comfortable beds at every camp. the huts are communal. there are beds at both mandara and [...]
LEMOSHO GLADES ROUTE Tour Overview This is the longest and most remote route to Kilimanjaro. After beautiful forests and moorlands it crosses the Shira Plateau to meet up with the Machame Route. Groups may be accompanied on the first day by an armed ranger as the forests around the Lemosho Glades are rich in buffalo, elephant [...]
UMBWE ROUTE Tour Overview A very strenuous walk up steep, slippery paths with many fallen trees to negotiate. The middle section follows a narrow spectacular ridge with magnificent views of the Great Barranco and Southern Icefields. The Umbwe route has a well-deserved reputation of being the most challenging route on Mount Kilimanjaro. Due to the fast [...]
RONGAI (OLOITOKITOK) ROUTE Tour Overview The only route that tackles Kilimanjaro from the north side. This offers an exclusive journey to the summit. The neighbouring Kenyan region provides the scenic plains of the Maasai land where conspicuous splotches of wildlife including buffalo, elephants and monkeys emerge. This is the least frequented trail and the tranquillity compels [...]
Tour Overview The Machame Route known as the “Whiskey” route, begins at Machame Gate. It is located on the southern base of the mountain, in its green, abundant rainforest. We climb to the Shira Plateau, then traverse the mountain beneath Kilimanjaro’s Southern Icefield. We will make our summit approach from Barafu Hut. The total time on [...]
Tour Overview The route approaches the summit from the west via Barafu camp and Stella Point, before descending via the Mweka Route and Millennium camp. We walk across an alpine plateau and pass through the caldera of Shira volcano and exploring the rock formations of the plateau. The 8 days route gives a complete maximum time [...]