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MultiPark Excursions offers you the unique opportunity to climb Kilimanjaro and make your Kilimanjaro trek an experience of a lifetime. Our team of Professional Mountain Guides with hundeads of summit successes are always busy working to make sure your dreams come true.
Africa is a continent of contrasts, and nowhere more beautifully illustrates this than Tanzania, where the snow-capped peak of Kilimanjaro rises majestically above the shimmering heat of the savannah. At 5,895 metres (19,340 feet) Kilimanjaro is not only Africa’s highest peak but it is also the highest walking summit and the highest freestanding mountain in the world.
The diameter of its base is an incredible 40 miles. Kilimanjaro is a dormant, but not extinct volcano. Ominous rumbles can sometimes be heard and gases emerge from the fume holes in the crater. Although just three degrees south of the Equator, the peaks of both Kibo and Mawenzi have permanent caps of snow and ice.
There are several different routes to the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro, each uniquely different than the other. We are happy to answer any questions or make suggestions that will help you choose the itinerary that is best for you.
During their time on the mountain, climbers pass from tropical
to artic environment in just a few days. The various trails
first pass through lush rainforests before reaching heather and
open moorland where giant lobelia and huge, cactus-like
groundsel grow. Above this moorland is the almost lunar
landscape of an alpine desert, which stretches between the two
peaks of Kibo, the flat-topped dome at the center and Mawenzi, a
group of jagged point and pinnacles on the eastern side.
Inhospitable as this ‘moonscape’ may seem, animals such as herds
of elands thrive there.
The highest point on Kibo, and indeed the whole of Kilimanjaro,
is Uhuru Peak, with its spectacular hanging glaciers and
stupendous views of the African plains some 20,000 feet below.
Also on Kibo is the slightly lower peak of Gillman’s point.
These are the goals for most trekkers. The peaks of Mawenzi are
for mountaineers only. With the help of porters and a guide, it
is possible to walk all the way to the summit without
specialized mountaineering equipment – or experience – and
Kilimanjaro can be conquered by any reasonably fit person.
The Routes includes Marangu, the easiest
climb and therefore the most popular, Machame, Lemosho, Rongai
and Umbwe. The total climb normally takes five to six days and
involves four or five overnight stays in comfortable mountain
huts & camping. Fees, payable in US dollars, include park
entrance and accommodation for climbers, guides and porters and
other items as agreed in the package between the clients and the
local operator.
Kilimanjaro can be climbed at any time of the year but the best
time is considered to be from July to October and January to
March. It is wet in the rainforest during the rain in April,
May, June and November. December through February is the warmest
months.
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