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Marangu
Route: This is the easiest route, likely for old and non
mountaineers; it is characterized by the
different zones of vegetation. It is commonly used by most trekkers
because it is straightforward. Trekking takes about 5 days to descend.
See Details
Machame Route: This is the route for experienced trekkers,
it is dominated by the range of landscape and varied vegetation.
The route takes up to 6 days
to
descend. See Details
Umbwe
Route:
This is the route to follow if you are fit and
trekking is your hobby. The route has steep slope and going
straight to the Peak.
See
Details
Mweka Route:
This is the most straight route, that is why it is used by
descending only for people who used Machame, Umbwe and Shira routes
for ascending.
Shira
route: through Shira plateau from Londorossi Gate, is the
most fascinating and scenic route in
Kilimanjaro Mountain, providing
great views of the Great Rift Valley, Mt Meru
and Longido. it involves drive to high altitude on the first
day, (see Details)
Technical Routes:
There are two
routes in the western part of the mountain: Breach and Lemosho ,
which requires a little bit of expertise in trekking.
Western Breach Route:
This is for experienced
mountaineering. It is regarded to be the shortest through Shire
Plateau, the glaciers, and Kili's dormant volcanic crater, and
takes one to two days to the top with tough walk up steep scree and
some easy rock scrambling.
(see
Details)
Lemosho Route: This is also the same as Breach Route, it has steep scree leads to
Stella Point, half way between Uhuru Peak and Gillman’s Point,
though this route pass through Shire Ridge, which allows
acclimatization.
(see
Details)
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