Mountain Kilimanjaro National Park
Mountain Kilimanjaro National Park is one of the Tanzania national parks that travellers visiting Tanzania can visit for an amazing experience. Mount Kilimanjaro National Park hosts the world’s largest free standing mountain and Africa’s highest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro. The Park is located in the northern part of Tanzania, which is the most visited region of Tanzania by travellers who visit on Tanzania safaris.
Mount Kilimanjaro National Park is located near the renowned town of Moshi, about 300km from the Equator. Mount Kilimanjaro National Park, given that it hosts the Kilimanjaro Mountain, is one of the best adventure holiday destinations in Tanzania and perhaps in the entire East African region and Africa.
Mount Kilimanjaro National Park Attractions
There are a number of attractions in Mount Kilimanjaro National Park that travellers who visit Tanzania can do. The various attractions in Kilimanjaro national Park include the Mountain Kilimanjaro, birds, plant life, as well as the Kilimanjaro National park animals which can be found here. With so many attractions therefore, there are activities in Kilimanjaro National park that travellers can do, with the most done activity being climbing Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain Africa and the highest free standing mountain in the world.
What to do in Kilimanjaro National Park
Mountain Climbing
Mountain climbing is the most done activity in Mountain Kilimanjaro national Park. Most travellers who visit Tanzania coming to the Park often times come to climb Kilimanjaro Mountain, to reach the highest point in Africa. There are a number of Kilimanjaro Mountain hiking trails or routes that travellers can take on, depending on one’s capability and time at hand. The various Kilimanjaro Mountain climbing routes include Lemosho route, Machame route, Umbweze route, and Kilema route, which all give travellers a good challenge and hiking experience.
Wildlife Viewing
There are a number of wildlife species in Kilimanjaro National Park that travellers can spot with wildlife viewing safari experiences, including baboons, elands, colobus monkeys, warthogs, gazelles, cheetahs, lions, among so many others.
Bird Watching
There are over 150 bird species recorded in Kilimanjaro National park, which travellers can see with bird watching activities in the Park during your Kilimanjaro National Park safari, any time of the year. Some of the birds in the Park include Blue Napped Mouse bird, African Fish Eagle, Gaber Goshawk, Black Shouldered Kite, among so many others. The best time to go for bird watching in Kilimanjaro national park is during the months of November to April when there are more migratory bird species.
Cycling
Cycling is an amazing activity in Kilimanjaro National Park taking travellers through the various trails in the park, seeing a variety of other attractions and being rewarded with amazing views of the Kilimanjaro Mountain and communities nearby. You shall need to spend in hiring the bicycles, unless you did come with your own of course.
Camping
Camping in Kilimanjaro National Park offers travellers an opportunity to enjoy the epic bush experience. There are over 32 camping sites along the various hiking routes to the Kilimanjaro Mountain.
Apart from the above mentioned activities, other activities in Kilimanjaro National park that travellers can see include picnicking, nature walks, among others.
Mountain Kilimanjaro National Park Accommodation
There are a number of accommodation in Kilimanjaro National Park that travellers can use while on a Kilimanjaro National park safari. Most of the accommodation in the Park is found on the western part commonly referred to as the African Mecca. There are a number of huts, campsites on the mountain slopes, with an option of hotel and campsites outside Kilimanjaro National Park being available, especially in Moshi town and Marangu. Some of the most recommended accommodation in the Park is Shu’mata Camp found at the hilltop just below the steep slopes of Mountain Kilimanjaro, Ndarakwai Ranch found on the valley floor west of Kilimanjaro Mountain, as well as Kambi ya Tembo, among others.
Best time to visit Mountain Kilimanjaro National Park
Kilimanjaro National Park can be visited all throughout the year. The dry season is the best time to visit the Park, which falls in the months of December to February and June to August.
Mountain Kilimanjaro National Park is one of the best Tanzania safari destinations that travellers after adventure activities. Kilimanjaro National Park Tanzania offers great and amazing adventure activities like climbing Kilimanjaro, hiking, nature walks as well as nature walks among others, which travellers can enjoy while on a Kilimanjaro National park safari. Get in touch with a reputable tour operator to help you pitch together an amazing Kilimanjaro National Park safari.
