Overview
The most authoritative and detailed guide to climbing Africa's highest mountain
At 19,341ft Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest mountain. Yet with no mountaineering skills necessary to reach the summit, even non-climbers can experience the thrill of climbing one of the world's greatest peaks. Includes full practical details – getting to Tanzania and Kenya, town guides and maps to Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Moshi and Marangu. Routes covered on 35 detailed walking maps in the proven Trailblazer style; all walking times are indicated along with points of interest and gradients.
This top selling guide from Trailblazer is now in its fifth edition.
Comprehensive trail guide and maps (with GPS waypoints also downloadable from the website) to the six major routes: Machame, Marangu, Rongai (Loitokitok), Lemosho, Shira and Umbwe by an author who's climbed them all numerous times
City guides – Where to stay, eat and what to see en route to Kili in: Dar es Salaam, Nairobi and gateway towns of Arusha, Moshi and Marangu
Planning your trip and booking a trek – when to go, how to book, full reviews of trekking agencies
Mount Meru – a popular pre-Kilimanjaro trek
Background information – Comprehensive history, geology, climate, flora and fauna, plus cultural information on the Chagga people
Porters' rights – how to help
Health and safety
At 19,341ft Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest mountain. Yet with no mountaineering skills necessary to reach the summit, even non-climbers can experience the thrill of climbing one of the world's greatest peaks. Includes full practical details – getting to Tanzania and Kenya, town guides and maps to Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Moshi and Marangu. Routes covered on 35 detailed walking maps in the proven Trailblazer style; all walking times are indicated along with points of interest and gradients.
This top selling guide from Trailblazer is now in its fifth edition.
Comprehensive trail guide and maps (with GPS waypoints also downloadable from the website) to the six major routes: Machame, Marangu, Rongai (Loitokitok), Lemosho, Shira and Umbwe by an author who's climbed them all numerous times
City guides – Where to stay, eat and what to see en route to Kili in: Dar es Salaam, Nairobi and gateway towns of Arusha, Moshi and Marangu
Planning your trip and booking a trek – when to go, how to book, full reviews of trekking agencies
Mount Meru – a popular pre-Kilimanjaro trek
Background information – Comprehensive history, geology, climate, flora and fauna, plus cultural information on the Chagga people
Porters' rights – how to help
Health and safety
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