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KILIMANJARO QUICK FACTS

Based in: Tanzania

Height: 5895m

Routes: 6

Rating: Moderate

Accommodation: Tents/Huts

Trek Grade: 2C (FP)

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KILIMANJARO ROUTES

Short Kilimanjaro treks

Kilimanjaro Marangu

Kilimanjaro Rongai

Kilimanjaro Shira

Kilimanjaro Lemosho

Kilimanjaro Machame

Kilimanjaro Umbwe

Kilimanjaro Cleanup

 

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Short Kilimanjaro treks

Mt Meru

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Mount Kilimanjaro

 

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CLIMB MOUNT KILIMANJARO - TANZANIA

 

KILIMANJARO ROUTE PLANNER AND TREKKING GUIDE

 

What is Kilimanjaro

What does Kilimanjaro Mean

Kilimanjaro Trekking Routes

Best Weather to Climb Kilimanjaro

Temperatures and Distances

Duration of Kilimanjaro Trek

Kilimanjaro Full Moon Trek

Tipping

 

What is Kilimanjaro Mt Kilimanjaro is a triple volcano with the youngest

and central peak of Kibo being about 14km long. Mt Kilimanjaro volcano is deemed to be a dormant volcano, created during the formation of the Great Rift Valley. It is situated within Kilimanjaro National Park, which comprises all of the mountain mass of Kilimanjaro, above the tree line.

 

What does Kilimanjaro Mean

The name 'Kilimanjaro' has varying interpretations, from "Mountain of Greatness", Mountain of Whiteness", "Mountain of Caravans", and "Small Mountain of Caravans" which are all names derived from the Swahili, or Chagga dialects. In addition, there is a word in Swahili, “kilima” which means top of the hill.

 

Kilimanjaro Trekking Routes

Kilimanjaro is one of the easier mountains to climb as its summit can be reached without the use of ropes and climbing equipment. It takes on average, 6 days to climb Kilimanjaro and return to the base, but extra days can be added to take in other sights, or for acclimatisation to the altitude. Kilimanjaro can be ascended via 6 different routes; Machame, Marangu, Lemosho, Umbwe, Shira or Rongai, each one offering their own unique scenery and sights en-route, and each varying in difficulty. The easiest and fastest ascent is via Marangu followed by Rongai, but the most scenic, is Machame. To further aid with acclimatisation, many people do a pre-climb of Mt Meru, Kilimanjaro's sister volcano. Mt Meru can be completed in 3 or 4 days.

 

Best Weather to Climb Kilimanjaro

The warmest months with the clearest trekking days for Kilimanjaro and Mt Meru, are from mid to late December, January, February, September and October. The rains often come in April and the start of May with the possibility of some snow.

 

June through to August are superb trekking months, though evening temperatures tend to be colder. The wettest months, are November and early December, where snow falls are likely. Note however, this is a mountain so its not impossible to get sporadic snow or rainfall throughout the year.

 

Temperatures and Distances

The daytime temperatures tend to range around 32 to 38 degrees C in the forest, to anything from -2 to 6 degrees at the summit. Nights tend to range from 10 degrees down to well below freezing. Summit temperatures can drop below –20C.  A general rule of thumb is that with every 200 metres in altitude climbed; the temperatures drop by a degree.  Distances trekked per day will vary, between 6km's on day two, to close on 30km's on the day of your summit, dependant on which route you take.

 

Duration of Kilimanjaro Trek

Kilimanjaro can be climbed anywhere between 5 and 9 days or longer. However, for those that do not want to climb to summit there is also the option of 1 - 4 days shorter Kilimanjaro treks

 

Kilimanjaro Full Moon Trek

Some people like to arrange their Kilimanjaro summit around a full moon and Christmas and New Year are very popular. On a full moon you can have up to 3000 people on the mountain which makes summit night quite busy. So, if you want to avoid the crowds and still benefit from the moon, then aim to summit about two days before or two days after the full moon.

 

Tipping

Recommended tips for guides and support staff are about USD$200-$220 per climber for a standard 6 day route and should be given to the guide at the end of the trip.  He will then distribute the tip amongst the team. For longer treks, add about $35 per day

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We arrange the Kilimanjaro climb on dates to suit you. Alternately, you can join a fixed departure group as follows (departs with a minimum of 2 people), each month on the following dates:-

Machame 7 days      4th, 13th, 23rd

Shira 7 days             4th, 13th, 23rd

Rongai 7 days          6th, 15th, 26th

Umbwe 7 days         6th, 15th, 26th

Lemosho 8 days       7th, 17th, 27th

Marangu 7 days        7th, 17th, 27th

 

 

 

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