The Great Mountain of Kilimanjaro is a metaphor for the compelling beauty of East Africa. Rising in absolute isolation, at 5,895m (19, 336ft), Kilimanjaro is one of the highest walkable summits on the planet, a beacon for visitors around the world. Just three degrees south of the equator, Kilimanjaro's great peaks Kibo and Mawenzi are nonetheless covered all year round with snow and ice.
Most reasonably fit and properly guided climbers experience the triumph of reaching the crater rim with little more than a walking stick, warm clothing, and determination. Those who reach Uhuru Point, the actual summit, or Gilman's Point on the lip of the crater will have earned their climbing certificates and their memories. (Kilimanjaro is a dormant volcano Mountain but not an extinct volcano.) At 5,895mt.
There is, however more on Kilimanjaro than the summit itself, a journey up the slopes takes visitors on a climatic world tour, from the tropic to the arctic. The grassy and cultivated lower slopes turn into lush rainforests, inhabited by elusive elephants, leopards, buffalos, and antelopes. Higher still, heath and moorland, covered with giant heather, become a surreal alpine desert, and finally, there is ice, snow, and the biggest view on the continent. December to February are the warmest and clearest months to visit, with July to September being colder but also dry. It is wet in the rainforest from April to June and during November.
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