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Mount Kilimanjaro, located on the border between Tanzania
and Kenya, is the tallest mountain in Africa. This volcanic
mountain is a magnificent sight, with its slopes covered with
dense forest, and snow at its summit, even though the mountain
is near the Equator. Mount Kilimanjaro is not difficult to
climb, if you're in good health and many people scale its
peak every year. Many tourists welcomed the new millennium
by viewing the sunrise from the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro
on Jan 1st 2000. You can take an exciting trek up Mount Kilimanjaro
on Mount Kilimanjaro tours with Tanzania Tours Hub.
Mount Kilimanjaro is also known as Kilima Njaro wich means
Shining Mountain in Swahili. The Masai people call it Oldoinyo
Oibor (white mountain), a reference to its snowcapped peak.
Mount Kilimanjaro was first scaled by a German climber Dr
Hans Meyer on October 5, 1889.
Kilimanjaro National Park:
Mount Kilimanjaro is a stratovolcano formed as a result of
the shifting on the Earth's crust, when the African Rift Valley
was formed, as well as by volcanic activity. It is one of
the tallest freestanding mountains in the world. The region
around Mount Kilimanjaro is now a forest reserve. Kilimanjaro
National Park covers the area above 2,700m (8,850) feet on
the mountain, as well as six corridors through the Kilimanjaro
Reserve Forest. You can see the flora and fauna of Kilimanjaro
National Park on Mount Kilimanjaro Tours, with Tanzania Tours Hub.
Mt Kilimanjaro rises to a height of 5,895 m (19,335.6 ft.).
It has three volcanic cones - Kibo, Shira and Mawenzi. Kibo
is the youngest and highest cone, which has a crater that
is over 2 km wide. Sulphur fumes and steam are still emitted
from the cracks in the Kibo crater at Mt Kilimanjaro.The
older volcanic cones, Shira and Mawenzi, have been eroded
with time, whereas Kibo still retains its cone shape, as you
can discover on Mount Kilimanjaro Tours.
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro:
Mt Kilimanjaro is one of the few mountains in the world, which
can be scaled by a normally fit person, without any special
training or equipment. Though it is a steep trek, best carried
out over 5 days, tourists can ascend Mount Kilimanjaro with
the help of guide, if they are physically fit, even if they
do not have any prior mountaineering experience or training.
The best times for Mt Kilimanjaro Tours are January, February
and September.
Tanzania Tours Hub offers online booking for Mount Kilimanjaro
Tours, Tanzania Tour Packages and Safari Tours to Tanzania
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