The mighty wonders of the Kilimanjaro Mountain
The mighty wonders of the Kilimanjaro Mountain : The glorious Mount Kilimanjaro is the snow capped volcanic mountain and the world’s tallest free standing mountain, as well as the tallest mountain in Africa with the height of 5,895 Meters. The Kilimanjaro Mountain is located on the North- East part of Tanzania in the Kilimanjaro region. It’s the 4th summits among the seven summits and considered as the simplest among them all well maybe its considered simple by the athletes and the walkers as it goes through from the grasslands, tropical rain forest, desert uplands and finally to the ice and snows at the summit.
The home of animals and plants.
The Kilimanjaro forest is the home of many wild animals that are highly protected and they live on the tropical rainforest. You’re assured to meet the forest monkey during the hiking of Mount Kilimanjaro that makes the large percentage of the mammals in the Kilimanjaro forest. The animals on this mountain forest cannot be easily since they are found deep into the forest. More than 1,200 vascular plants species which includes the beautiful seasonal flowers such as the , the red hot pokers, fireball lily, tussock, lobelia and many other flower species thus The mighty wonders of the Kilimanjaro Mountain.
The host of birds.
The Kilimanjaro mountain forest is the home of different bird species. There are different birds that will accompany you all the way during the hiking as they will be singing beautiful melodies that your ears will not get tired listening to them all along. The different bird species found in the forest are like the sunbirds, starlings, woodpeckers’ chats berbets and many more. There about 750 different bird species found on the Kilimanjaro forest hence making it as one among the bird stopping destination.
The hiking of Kilimanjaro Mountain.
Its adventures, fun and a great experience of hiking in the Kilimanjaro you move from different landscape from the grassland up the snow and ice. Along the way you will amazed by the wildlife that is found on the forest as well as the different plant species. The well experienced and trained staffs are there throughout the hiking as they make sure safety and to make most of climbing fun and easier. Can you imagine how the hiking will be amazing while walking through the night with the bright moon shining on you head and you won’t be bothered having the head torch on! During the full moon that’s the best moment to climb the Mount Kilimanjaro as well as through December to March and June to October. Most of the climbing is normally done during the night because of the sun and slippery roads due to snow and ice thus The mighty wonders of the Kilimanjaro Mountain.
The routes to the Kilimanjaro Mountain.
There are 7 different routes that all leads to the peak of mount Kilimanjaro, each route has got its own features at different days to summit, the routes are up tourists choices and preferences.
- Number of days to be used to reach the summits, some will prefer few days to complete and some will like to take time and they are slow.
- The route scenery is also the important factor, a tourist chooses a route that has the great view and scenery and thus considers the route with the best view during the hiking, and some would prefer taking a lot of pictures.
- The difficulties in climbing the mount is another really important thing to consider when hiking the mount Kilimanjaro, there are routes that can take few days and have good scenery but they can be hard to hike, and that’s depends on one choice to which one will be easier for them and sometimes one has to be guided on which one is the best depending on the preferences.
- The traffic is another reason that should be considered on picking the routes, there are routes that are mostly preferred by most people hence, they have jam because most people use them and they are popular.
- The climbing costs of each route is different, cost is a important thing to consider when choosing the routes, some routes requires extra money for porters to carry equipments, you need camping equipments and the number of days on hiking can increase the costs too.
The Marangu route
This route is the easiest route of all and has gradually slopes on hiking the mount, the minimum days for hiking is 5 -7 days to summit. It’s the route with traffic since most of people prefers since it is simple so it’s populated than any other route. The route has the least scenery and favored only during the rain seasons as it offers the great shelter of huts other than the over wet grounds. It’s the only route that uses one path when going up and coming down hence highly crowded. It’s the cheapest route as it doesn’t need camping equipment’s. It’s the route with the least success to summit thus The mighty wonders of the Kilimanjaro Mountain.
The Machame route
The route is the most strenuous with a lot of highs and lows, sessions of valleys and ridges along the way but with spectacular sceneries since it has a lot of habitats along the way, coffee farms and large banana trees are what you will meet along the way. It’s less cheap than the Marangu route, and also difficult to hike.
Lemosho route
It’s the routes that takes along the west of mount Kilimanjaro , and it’s the through the forest, it’s the route that you will have to explore a lot of plant species and animals, along the journey one is sure to meet the colobus monkeys, plenty of birds and the giant camphorwood trees. It takes 8 days to summit through this route; hence the increase of more day leads to the increase of the costs, the route has the high chances of success. It provided the unparallel and impressive view of the gorges of the west side of the Mount Kilimanjaro.
Rongai route
It’s the only route on the northern part of the mountain; it’s along the northern slopes that has the tendency of being drier and hence have less scenery but can offer the clear view of Kilimanjaro. It also offers the true wildness experiences on the early stages and there is possibility of seeing wild animals such as the antelopes, buffalos and elephants. It takes 7 days to summit using this route. Rongai is less crowded and the quietest route to summit.
Shira route
This route is highly characterized by having a high altitude at the start hence its chances of success becomes a bit low, one will experience the serious altitude on just the first day of the hiking. it’s found on the west side of the mountain Kilimanjaro, the added transport cost makes the shira route expensive since the first day of shira route is different from the other routes, the drives takes you far and near where the hiking begins if one decided to walk then it can take up to several days before hiking. This route is also for the people who are sure of their hiking skills and its less traffic but more expensive.
The Umbwe route
The umbwe route joins the machame route on the Barraco camp, on the second night. It’s the direct steep and very tough route as it is steeper route. It’s the most demanding route as the first and second day are on the steep and up hills all the way. The route is well exposed hence cannot be suitable for people who are scared of heights. The route is not recommended unless one has a well experience with the mountain climbing.
Northern circuit
This is the newest route that is found on the north part of the mountain and it’s characterized with the best acclimatization and an impressive view of Kilimanjaro. The route is less crowed and for the people who enjoys the long trekking and true wilderness experiences. It takes at least 8 days to reach the summit.
The feeling of summit
The pride of being on the highest peak of Africa is like having the whole of African on your feet as your at the top, you can fell really exhausted but the feeling of joy relief and the view of Africa from the top, feeling the clouds around you, that is another great accomplishment that anyone will want to have, take a challenge today and climb mount Kilimanjaro the pride of Tanzania and Africa at large.
