At 5895 MASL, the Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain on the African continent, and the world's highest freestanding mountain. Its majestic appearance and the fact that it's one of the most accessible high summits draw every year thousands of visitors to the base to conquer its peak.
The hike will take you through a variety of sceneries: from cultivated slopes to lush montane forest that give way moorland, then a surreal alpine desert and finally, as you approach the top, a winter wonderland of ice and snow.
What to do and sight at Kilimanjaro National Park
Climbing Uhuru's peak via one of the several routes and conquer the Roof of Africa!
Nature walk in the foothills - hike in the shadows of the Kilimanjaro on the beautiful Shira plateau and interact with the locals while passing traditional villages
Go trout fishing in one of the many streams that flow off Mount Kilimanjaro
Mountain biking - explore the foothills of the Kilimanjaro with its mountain villages, coffee farms and the green valleys by bike!
Enjoy the tranquility of Lake Chala - a mystical caldera lake close to the border with Kenya
Other toursit destinations in Tanzania
Arusha national park
Arusha National Park is extremely diverse with rolling grassy hills, shadowy montane forests inhabited by the Blue and Black-and-White Colobus Monkeys, the spectacular Ngurdoto Crater and the serene alkaline Momella lakes attracting thousands of flamingos and other water birds.
Explore parkLake Eyasi and Natron
In Tanzania's popular northern circuit, Lake Eyasi and Lake Natron form an ideal highlight for those who wish to escape the majority of the tourists and go off the beaten track. These hardly explored areas see relatively little tourism yet offer spectacular sceneries with great walking opportunities, unique interaction with the local tribes and a welcome relaxation during the safari.
Explore parkLake Manyara National Park
Nestled below the dramatic Rift Valley escarpment, Lake Manyara was flattered by Hemingway as “the loveliest lake I had ever seen in Africa”. It is one of Tanzania's smaller national parks but offers a compact game-viewing circuit with a great diversity of habitats, animals and birds.
Explore parkNgorongoro Conservation Area
Adjacent to Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area covers a large area of short-grass plains as well as a range of large ancient volcanoes and the Ngorongoro Highlands.
Explore parkSerengeti National Park
With sun scorched plains stretching to kiss the slivery golden horizon, Serengeti National Park is no doubt Tanzania's oldest and most popular national park. A UNESCO World Heritage Site that is famed for its Great wildebeest Migration, zebras and gazelles.
Explore parkTarangire national park
Named after the Tarangire River this national park is especially known for its large elephant herds, arguably the largest numbers in the whole of Africa. Herds of up to 300 elephants come to the marshlands or river to quench their thirst, while zebras, wildebeest, impalas, and elands gather around the shrinking lagoons for their treat.
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