KILIMANJARO NATIONAL PARK
Mount Kilimanjaro is Africa’s highest mountain (5,895 meters). To be in its presence either near or far, and to see the Impressiveness of its giant dome tower. Far up into the sky above the surrounding plains is one of life’s great travel experiences. So many travelers want to get there, be there, embrace it, climb it.
However, there is a possibility of seeing wildlife while climbing Kilimanjaro, as there is a lot of it in the forests and moorlands including, elephant, buffalo, leopard, warthog, bush pig, waterbuck, bushbuck, several species of monkey, and lots of birds. There is a chance of seeing some or all of these on the hike up the lower and upper slopes
Activities
- Mountain climbing
- paragliding
- mountain cycling
- Crater camping,
- Mawenzi peak technical climb,
- Shira plateau day visit
- nature walk in Montane forest.
The climb
All adults of normal health and fitness should be able to make it to the top and without needing specialist equipment. Warm, weatherproof clothing and sound footwear are essential. Of critical importance is patience and determination. Today there are over 50,000 attempted summits per year and over 90% conquer the summit. Climbers are advised to add days for acclimatization and always ‘walk slow’. Remember that Swahili Proverb “A hasty person misses the sweet things”
The hike will take you up through lush rainforest to a moorland zone with giant heather and lobelias, and then on up through Afro Alpine montane desert, and on up still further to an Arctic landscape of ice snow and rock and without vegetation. And here on the roof of Africa in clear weather the views are spell binding. Mount Meru, the Rift Valley, Maasai land all lie there below you. There are at least 7 routes up the mountain ranging from 5 to 9 days or longer.