Crowned by the Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s highest peak, Kilimanjaro National Park is one of Tanzania’s Popular parks

In 1987, UNESCO declared Kilimanjaro a World Heritage Site due to its uniqueness.

Kilimanjaro Mountain is located in Northern Tanzania right to the border of the Kenyan republic in Eastern Africa.

Rising abruptly from the open plains, capped by snow and frequently fringed by clouds, it is one of the African classic images. Kilimanjaro is a dormant but not extinct volcano.

Apart from a mountain, the park offers other attractions and there are some rare and endemic species of flora and fauna. 2,500 species of plants and 140 mammal species have been recorded.

Major tourist activity in the Park is mountain climbing in which tourists climb the mountain by using the routes available.

Any reasonably fit person can conquer Kilimanjaro. Total climb normally takes five to six days and involves four or five overnight stays in comfortable mountain huts.

There are several routes including Marangu, the easiest to climb and therefore the more popular, Machame, Shira, Umbwe, and Rongai are other routes.