Mount Kilimanjaro · 5,895 m
From one-day rainforest hikes to carefully paced summit routes, choose the Kilimanjaro experience that fits your time, fitness and ambition.
Duration: 7 days · Difficulty: Challenging
The most popular way to Uhuru Peak. Rainforest, the Shira Plateau and the Barranco Wall, with an extra acclimatisation night that lifts summit success well above the park average.
From $1,890
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Our highest-success itinerary. A quiet western approach with a long, gradual climb profile — the route we recommend to first-time high-altitude trekkers.
From $2,240
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The longest route on the mountain and the most generous with acclimatisation days. A full circuit of the northern slopes with almost no crowds.
From $2,690
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The only approach from the north, drier than the southern routes and ideal during the shoulder seasons. Wilderness feel with gentle daily gradients.
From $1,950
Get a free quoteDuration: 6 days · Difficulty: Moderate
The classic hut-to-hut trek. Sleep in mountain huts rather than tents — the most comfortable Kilimanjaro climb and the most affordable.
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Steep, direct and spectacular. For experienced trekkers who have already been high and want the wildest line to the Southern Icefields.
From $1,780
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Experience Kilimanjaro's rainforest, moorland and highland views when a full summit expedition does not fit your plans. Short treks are scenic experiences and do not reach Uhuru Peak.
Walk through Kilimanjaro's montane rainforest to Mandara Hut, with time for Maundi Crater views before descending the same day. This hike does not reach the summit.
Drive high on the western side and hike across the open Shira Plateau beneath Kibo, ideal for mountain scenery without an overnight camp.
A one-night introduction to mountain trekking via Marangu, sleeping at Mandara Hut and exploring the forest and crater viewpoints. No summit attempt is included.
Climb from rainforest into heath and moorland with two nights on the mountain. A rewarding short adventure designed for scenery, not the summit.
Most climbs take six to nine days on the mountain. Longer itineraries give your body more time to acclimatise and significantly raise your chance of reaching Uhuru Peak (5,895 m).
The nine-day Northern Circuit and eight-day Lemosho routes, thanks to their gradual profiles and extra acclimatisation nights.
No. Kilimanjaro is a long high-altitude trek, not a technical climb. General fitness and a slow, steady pace matter most.
January to mid-March and June to October are driest and clearest. Rongai works well in the wetter shoulder months.
Park and rescue fees, guides, porters and cooks, all mountain meals, camping or hut accommodation, transfers and two hotel nights in Moshi.
