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MOUNT KILIMANJARO FACTSHEET
Destination - Kilimanjaro
Country - Tanzania
Region - Mount Kilimanjaro
Itinerary Type - Climbing
CLIMBING AND TREKKING: Mount Kilimanjaro stands on featureless part of the East African plateau, on the Tanzanian side of the Kenya border near Moshi, side by side with the smaller Mount Meru. These mountains are extinct volcanoes, with Kilimanjaro actually being the agglomeration of three distinct volcanoes, Kibo (5896m/ 19,340 ft), Mwenzi (5,149 / 16,896 ft) and Shira (3,962m / 13,000 ft). whose violent creation is geologically associated with the creation of the Great Rift Valley, 100km to the West.
View of Mount KilimanjaroThe East African mountains have created a micro-climate around themselves and the rain-shadow created to their Southand East supplies the beautiful and superbly fertile land in which the towns of Moshi and Arusha are situated, full of banana groves and coffee plantations. Kilimanjaro National Park comprises all of the mountain above the tree line and six forest corridors that stretch through the forest belt.
Mount Kilimanjaro facts and figures
- The highest peak in Africa
- The highest freestanding peak in the world
- The highest 'walkable' mountain in the world
Mount Kilimanjaro Location
- Northern Tanzania : East Africa
- 2 50' / 3 20'S : 37 00 / 37 35'E
Altitudes: Marangu Gate: 1,830m Kilimanjaro Summit: 5,895m -25C to 10C
Kilimanjaro Rainfall Altitudes
- Forest Belt : 1800m : 2300mm
- Mandara Hut : 2740m : 1300mm
- Horobo Hut : 3718m: 525mm
- Kibo Hut : 4630m : 200mm
Kilimanjaro Temperatures
- Generally falls 1C with every 200m increase in altitude
- Marangu Gate : 10C to 30C
4 DAYS MOUNT KENYA SAFARI Naro Moru Route is the most popular route although not the most scenic. It is the fastest route to point Lenana...
WEDDING SAFARI IN AFRICA Right Choice Safaris ensures that your wedding in Africa is done in the most professional, romantic, creative, stylish, unique and authentic way!
HOT AIR BALLOON SAFARIS The balloon lifts off just before sunrise when the breeze on the plains is still cold. Once airborne, the balloons are blown by wind across the Mara.
GORILLA TREKKING SAFARIS Half of the world's remaining population of gorillas make their homes in Bwindi Forest, known as the Impenetrable Forest.
Airport Transfer & Taxi Services We provide airport transfer services between all major and minor airports in Kenya and in the Northern Tourist Circuit of Tanzania. If you arrive late or have to acquire a visa your chauffer will patiently wait for you with a sign board (pager) reading your name. Kindly provide flight details prior to departure from your home destination to enable us prepare your transfer car.
Self Drive Safaris Across Kenya 
We offer both self drive and driven vehicles of different type from small cars to big buses, for both private use and tour with an open tops for good viewing in the park, four wheel options are also available.
