Ol Donyo Sabuk means “the big mountain” and refers to a large extinct volcano – 2147 metres asl – in Kenya, not far from Nairobi and from another important town, also called Donyo Sabuk. The National Park that includes the mountain in its territory was established in 1967. This area became important in the earlyContinue reading “Ol Donyo Sabuk National Park”
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Kilimanjaro Itineraries 4: Shira Plateau
Shira Route used to be the only road to climb Kilimanjaro, in the past. It was then replaced by Lemosho and Mweka, but recovered in recent years. Today, this is one of the most charming routes to the great volcano, though not so many people choose it as their safari. The main problem with thisContinue reading "Kilimanjaro Itineraries 4: Shira Plateau"
Kilimanjaro Itineraries 3: the Umbwe Route
At first sight there is no difference between Umbwe Route and Machame Route. Both are parts of the longer Mweka Itinerary, the stops and the locations are almost the same. So why choose Umbwe instead of any other path to the top of Kilimanjaro? Because Umbwe is for tough people, and if you want toContinue reading "Kilimanjaro Itineraries 3: the Umbwe Route"
Kilimanjaro itineraries: the Marangu Route
Many itineraries lead to the top of the "king mounain" of Africa, Mt Kilimanjaro. Six are the most famous among so many, and they are the most popular for tourists. We already told about Lemosho Route in our introduction to Kilimanjaro National Park, which is the first tourist route. Another easy and popular way toContinue reading "Kilimanjaro itineraries: the Marangu Route"
Discovering Mount Meru
Mount Meru is the core of Arusha National Park and it is a Natural Reserve itself. It is considered as Kilimanjaro's "little brother" but this 4566-metres-high volcano could have been as high as the big brother. Or even more. It has a weird activity, with long centuries of calm and sudden explosions. One of theseContinue reading "Discovering Mount Meru"