About Mount Routes

Mount Kilimanjaro has six official climbing routes:

Route Description Days Length

Lemosho

Long access drive, remote, less frequented, beautiful forests, scenic traverse to Barafu, camping. Excellent for acclimatisation.

8 (-1)

56km

Machame

Second most popular route. Beautiful forest, very good for acclimatisation, scenic traverse to Barafu.

7 (-1)

49km

Marangu

Very popular. Gentle gradients and long sections up to 4700m. Beautiful forests and moorlands, comfortable but basic huts. The 6 day variant provides good time for acclimatisation.

6 (-1)

64km

Rongai

Long access drive, remote, less frequented, some fine, wild, high-altitude mountain scenery, camping. Good for acclimatisation.

6

65km

Umbwe

Shortest and steepest route, tough. Beautiful forest, spectacular ridge, bad for acclimatisation, scenic traverse to Barafu, camping.

6 (-1)

37km

 


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