Mount Kilimanjaro
Africa's rooftop, 5,895 metres above the world
Area
1,688 km²
Peak Season
Jan – Mar & Jun – Oct
Altitude
5,895 m (Uhuru Peak)
Region
Kilimanjaro Region
About This Destination
Kilimanjaro
Standing alone on the Tanzanian plains, Mount Kilimanjaro is a sight that stops people in their tracks. Africa's highest peak — and the world's highest free-standing mountain — rises from 750 metres at its base to 5,895 metres at Uhuru Peak, the summit of Kibo crater.
The mountain passes through six ecological zones on the way up: cultivated farmland, montane forest alive with colobus monkeys and hornbills, heathland of giant heathers and lobelias, high alpine moorland, a barren alpine desert, and finally the glaciated arctic zone of the summit itself. Few experiences compress so much variety into a single walk.
Our certified guides have led hundreds of successful ascents across all major routes. We provide full equipment, a dedicated cook team, and an acclimatisation schedule designed for the best possible summit success rate — typically above 90% for our climbers.
Highlights
Sample Itinerary
The 'Whiskey Route' — steep, scenic, and the most popular for good reason.
Machame Gate → Machame Camp (3,000 m)
Register at the gate and trek through dense rainforest. Listen for colobus monkeys. Camp at the forest edge.
Machame Camp → Shira Camp (3,840 m)
Leave the rainforest for moorland. Giant heathers and groundsels. The summit comes into view for the first time.
Shira → Lava Tower → Barranco Camp (3,976 m)
Acclimatisation day: climb to Lava Tower (4,600 m), then descend to Barranco. The body adapts on the descent.
Barranco Wall → Barafu Camp (4,673 m)
Scramble up the Barranco Wall at dawn — hands on cold volcanic rock. Then the long walk to Barafu high camp. Rest and eat well.
Summit Night → Uhuru Peak → Mweka Camp
Midnight start. Temperature drops to -15°C. Pole pole — the guide keeps the pace deliberately slow. Uhuru Peak at dawn. Then the long descent to Mweka Camp.
Mweka Gate → Arusha
Final descent through the rainforest. Certificate presented at the gate. Cold beer waiting in Arusha.
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