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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 2: the Machame Route

There are three itineraries to the top of Kilimanjaro that are connected like a chain to a main path called Mweka. The Mweka Route can be seen as a separate road or as the semi-circular ring that includes also Machame, Umbwe and Shira itineraries. So when you read about one of these ways you areContinue reading "Kilimanjaro Itineraries 2: the Machame 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"