By Douglas Rathbone


The Kilimanjaro Safari gives tourists a great opportunity of exploring the highest mount found in Africa. It is 19,340 feet high and in spite of this, reaching the very top is possible even by visitors who have zero skills which have to do with mountain climbing. Interesting wildlife will mostly be spotted by individuals walking to the most high point. The trek is also beneficial because it tests your capabilities even as you enjoy the adventure Africa has to provide.

The mount is found in Tanzania which is an East African country that shares a border with Kenya. The structure of the mountain consists of volcanoes which include Kibo, Mawenzi and Shira. Individuals who trek up to the highest point will encounter five various climate zones.

Climbers start their journey at the rain forest, and then they will go through heath land, moors, alpine desert and glaciers. They will meet different kinds of wildlife in every single zone except the peak. This will allow the climbers to also encounter a variety of mammals such as the elephant and the buffalo on slopes appearing on the northern part of the mountain.

Inside the forests found on the mount, tourists will easily see monkeys, white plus black Columbus including Sykes monkeys which have turned this place into their habitat. Birds are available in plenty and hawks fly through the skies. Ravens including sun birds will easily be spotted as well.

Back in the day, no one ever thought the mount was particularly accessible. Not even native Chagga people who live in the region at the bottom were ever successful when it came to climbing it. Their tribesmen who attempted to scale the mountain either gave up because of frostbite or other severe conditions they developed. This changed the moment Ludwig Purtscheller together with Hans Meyer successfully became the very first people to reach the summit in 1889. One was a mountaineer of Austrian origins while the other was a geographer from Germany respectively.

The mountain is in such a way that anyone can actually climb it for as long as one is in good shape. If you are able to run for about 30 minutes without taking a stop then you will most certainly manage the ascent. It is advisable for climbers to wear the appropriate footwear and suitable clothing. These prevent any problems from occurring.

The natural environment of the mountain creates the unique opportunity for a Kilimanjaro Safari especially for individuals who are open to taking a trek which is filled with adventure. Almost 15,000 individuals climb it every year. It is often seen as quite an enjoyable experience by the climbers.




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