Kilimanjaro

Kilimanjaro Mountain is a volcano in northeastern Tanzania, the highest point in Africa. From 1902 to 1918, it was called the Kaiser Wilhelm Peak. Height 5895 m . It consists of 3 volcanic cones: Kibo (5895 m), Mawenzi (5355 m) and Shira (4006 m). On the peaks there are glaciers, glacial landforms. Mawenzi and Shira are extinct volcanoes, while Kibo sleeps and can erupt again. Uhuru Peak is the highest point of the Kibo crater circle. Tanzania National Park Authority, a special agency of the Government of this African country and an educational agency of the United Nations, The scientific and cultural organization UNESCO celebrates the 5895 meters high summit of Uhuru. This figure is based on data confirmed by the British Ordnance Survey in 1952. The mountain is included in the World Heritage List.

Kilimanjaro National Park

Kilimanjaro National Park is located in the area of the same name, near the city of Moshi, 128 km from the city of Arusha. The main border of the park lies at an altitude of 2700 m above sea level, in addition, the park includes six corridors through lowland forests. Until 2005, the territory of the park was 753 km², another 1078 km² was occupied by a forest reserve around the park. In 2005, the park expanded and now covers an area of 1668 km².

The conquest of the mountain peak is the main goal of tourists, whose number is more than 10,000 per year. There are six climbing routes in the park, the most popular of which is the Marangu Trail. In addition, in the park you can see the Shira plateau and catch scarlet fever in Lake Chala, located in a crater on the southeastern slope of the mountain.