Explore the Most Amazing Summit of Kilimanjaro!

Uhuru is the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro and it is located at a height of 5,895 meters above the sea level. This mountain has come into existence due to the volcanic eruption. The major eruption occurs on this mountain 360,000 years back and the most recent one occurred 200,000 years back. There are three different volcanic cones located on this mountain and they are named as the Kibo, Shira as well as Mawenzi. The Mawenzi and Shira cones are the extinct ones but the Kibo is still considered as a dormant one and has a chance to erupt again. This is a majestic mountain that you should hike when you are in Tanzania. There used to be glaciers on the mountain but they have disappeared due to the increase in temperature of this earth. When you are hiking the Kilimanjaro, you will have genuine chance to admire the Mother Nature. 

Kilimanjaro

• Explore one of the most stunning summits of this world

There are total seven summits in this world and the Uhuru of Kilimanjaro is one of them. This mountain is the tallest one in Africa and that’s the reason why it is called as the Roof of Africa. Mt Kenya comes next in the list. Once you are here, you will have no shortage for the stunning natural sights. When you hike through its trail, you will cross five different ecological zones. So, you can always expect to see a wide range of amazing things on the go.

• See the majestic mountain closely

When you are hiking this mountain, you must not miss the chance to see and explore certain spectacular things like the rainforest, Zebra Rock, colobus monkeys, Shira plateau, etc.

Climb Kilimanjaro and Explore the Zebra Rock!

There are several things that you need to know before you take a hiking trip to Mt Kilimanjaro. Though it’s a majestic mountain and known as the Roof of Africa, then also such a mountain can even produce a great challenge for you. Especially, the altitude sickness that you have to deal with while trying to climb through this mountain can produce big challenge before you. Well, when you climb Kilimanjaro, you also need to watch certain amazing things for sure. You may not get a chance further to see these things until and unless you climb it again. There are five different ecological zones that you need to cross while climbing the Mt Kilimanjaro. So, this brings the best chance for you to explore some of the most stunning natural sights of Africa as well. 

Climb Kilimanjaro

• Wildlife at its best

This part of the world is the home for colobus monkeys. It’s the rainforest of Kilimanjaro is where these majestic wild animals use to live at the treetops. Such a name for these monkeys was assigned due to the presence of the stumps on the hands and they don’t have any thumb. When you hike through the Marangu route to climb Kilimanjaro, you can come across the popular landmark known as Zebra Rock.

• Explore that majestic rock

Over time, when the rainwater that is rich in mineral has flowed on the lava rock which is black in color, white streaks have appeared on this rock. And this resembles greatly to the pattern present on the zebra’s skin.