Which is the best Kilimanjaro route?
Trying to figure out which route is best for Kilimanjaro? We get that question asked a lot. And rightly so! There are many routes that lead to the summit. Each of them has it’s own pros and cons and should therefore be thoroughly researched in order to make an informed and educated choice.

And remember that this choice is very much a personal one. Answering which route is ‘best’ for Kilimanjaro is tricky because people want different things out of their trek. From our experience, we have established the following four elements to be what climbers value most:

Acclimatisation profile and therefore success rates
The beauty and variety of terrain and scenery
How long is spent on the mountain
The total cost of the climb
Keep these things in mind when reading the rest of this article and making your decision. But firstly, to equip you with the right knowledge for choosing your route up the mountain, let’s make a start by outlining the seven different established routes on Mount Kilimanjaro.

What Kilimanjaro route is recommended?
Put simply, in an ideal world speed and cost should not be your primary consideration when choosing your route for Kilimanjaro. For example, the Marangu route offers the cheapest price, but that cost saving is often negated by the poor success rates, with less than 50% of those who attempt it making it to the top.

Our goal is not to send as many climbers to Kilimanjaro as possible. Instead, we want to have happy clients returning with memories to last a lifetime and a successful ‘seven summit’ under their belt. We therefore regularly promote and recommend two Kilimanjaro routes to our clients: the Machame and Lemosho routes. These are, overall, the most scenic and richest in variety. In addition, both offer great opportunities to acclimatise.

We’ve run through all of the routes individually below, including the logistics, the pros and the cons, and visual aids in the form of maps and graphs. If you have any questions, please do feel free to contact us any time. All of the Follow Alice team have climbed Kilimanjaro at least once, and our local leader Chris has summited over 300 times. Between us we have the knowledge to advise you on the most suitable route for you.

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