Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, is crowned with a perpetual snow cap and is located in Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro National Park. Can you succeed in trekking Mount Kilimanjaro? Yes, you can! Every year, more than 30,000 people like you come to Tanzania to climb Kilimanjaro, the world’s highest free-standing mountain and Africa’s highest peak.
Planning Your Trekking
About Trekking Mount Kilimanjaro
Planning for the Kilimanjaro trek
You have to make these three major decisions while planning your climb to Kilimanjaro:
- You have to decide on a date.
The best time to climb Mount Kilimanjaro is during the driest months of the year, especially January and February and August and September.But any time between January and mid-March or between June and October offers reasonable chances of good weather on Kilimanjaro.
- You have to decide on the climb route and length (how many days or nights).
There are several routes for climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. They vary in length and difficulty. All except one require you to camp. If you use the Marangu route, your accommodation is in huts, and camping is not allowed.
Five days is the absolute minimum duration for a Kilimanjaro trek; six is better. For the popular Machame route, six days is the minimum; seven days is recommended.
- You have to decide on a trekking agency or climbing operator.
Access is restricted, and the steep Kilimanjaro park fees make a Kilimanjaro climb rather expensive. Your Climb Kilimanjaro guide will help you trek to the summit. A good climb operator will supply guides, a cook, porters, food, water, and camping equipment if you are camping. Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro for beginners is easy with our special guides to assist them. Also, if you are planning Kilimanjaro group climbs, there is no need, indeed no opportunity, for you to worry about the details. Nimfa tours & safari will take care of all your necessities.