Kilimanjaro routes are formal trails on any mountain. Kilimanjaro Tanzanite Safaris updates details of Kilimanjaro routes so that visitors can get a precise guide to trekking Kilimanjaro. For Mount Kilimanjaro, these routes are established trails, like any other mountain, like the seven summits.
This travel blog is about Mount Kilimanjaro's useful details. Kilimanjaro Tanzanite Safaris DMC is a reputable Kilimanjaro trekking company and has excellent TripAdvisor reviews. This Kilimanjaro blog provides information about Kilimanjaro routes, helps you to compare between routes, and choose your favorite trail. First of all Kilimanjaro routes are trails officially established to be safe and lead you to the Kilimanjaro summit. Kilimanjaro Tanzanite Safaris has published about Kilimanjaro routes details for comparison. Visitors interested to climb Kilimanjaro have to choose one among seven Kilimanjaro trails.
Each Kilimanjaro route differs from the others in physical features like daily trekking distance, camps, and elevation. Each Kilimanjaro route has its own advantages and disadvantages during hiking. When selecting the route, make sure it is the appropriate route for your desires, physical ability, altitude, and comfort level. For example, people originating from ITALY, AUSTRIA, SWISS, UK, and NORWAY can climb Kilimanjaro well because these are mountaineering countries with high altitudes. The Machame route, Umbwe route, and Lemosho trail are challenging, but have beautiful scenery. People originating from low levels such as near the Sea level, have to make some exercise, get acclimatization day and choose easier routes like Marangu, Northern circuit, and Rongai. The list of all Kilimanjaro routes is Marangu, Rongai, Machame, Umbwe, Lemosho, Northern circuit, and Mweka. Mweka is special for descending from Machame, Umbwe, Lemosho, and the Northern circuit.
Interesting Kilimanjaro features available are Lava Tower, Kissing rock, Barranco wall, arrow glacier, and Crater camp. These are volcano attractions found when climbers choose the Machame route, UMbwe trail, Lemosho, and Northern circuit route. Zebra rock is a unique volcano rock found above Mandara hut, in the Marangu route. In the Rongai route, there is the Furtwangler glacier, named after a famous German climber.
Crater Camp is a Kilimanjaro base camp located near Uhuru peak Kilimanjaro. Crater camp is located at an altitude of (18,800 feet/5,750 m) . Wonderful scenic things here are glaciers, between Reutsch Crater and the summit is one of Mount Kilimanjaro's last remaining glaciers, Furtwangler Glacier. Tourists overnight here just a few meters down the glaciers. Climbers can sleep before the summit, but might miss the sunrise, but can sleep here after the summit after summiting Kilimanjaro with sunrise. A Major challenge with overnight at Crater camp is extreme oxygen limitation at the camp, so extra oxygen bottles must be prepared.
Kilimanjaro route summary details are below:
The Machame route is highly recommended for its scenic beauty value. Has great for acclimatization with lots of walk high, sleep low opportunities. Machame route unlike other routes has a challenging trek with stunning scenery through 5 diverse climatic zones. Machame route gives high success rates due to the good opportunity to split pre-summit day climb to leave climbers rested before summiting
Marangu route, First Whitemen from Europe climbed Kilimanjaro in 1889. The Marangu route is also famously known as Coca Cola route. The Marangu route is considered the easiest route however due to lack of exercise, fail to the summit can be experienced.
The Marangu route can be the shortest and cheapest route if taken in 5 days however has less time to acclimatize, therefore lower success rate.
Shira / Lemosho trail,
The best Kilimanjaro route with a high success rate and is good for acclimatization. The Lemosho route is remote and spectacular, with dramatic gorges and views of west Kilimanjaro. Converges with Machame on day 4 at the Baranco Shira plateau.
The Rongai route has an exclusive mix of interests that a mountain climber needs to see. Rongai shows the beauty of Mount Kilimanjaro, it is a quiet trail, and has good acclimatization, especially when you choose 7 days adventure.
Furthermore, the Rongai route is a northern approach to Kilimanjaro which offers a true wilderness experience in the early stages of the climb.
Umbwe, It is a difficult steep, short route with a lower success rate.
Has poor acclimatization because of rapid ascent, so an experienced mountaineer is needed. Umbwe is very remote and quiet
Northern circuit This is a very scenic beauty Kilimanjaro route and has very low traffic due to a very long time on the mountain usually 8 to 9 days. The northern circuit traverses nearly the entire mountain including the north side. Begins from Lendorosi gate or Rongai gate and traverses nearly the entire mountain counterclockwise before approaching the summit from the east.
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