Mount Kilimanjaro · 5,895 m

Climb Kilimanjaro

Four routes to the roof of Africa, each with licensed guides, a full porter and cook crew, and twice-daily health checks. These are private climbs — your own party, your own dates. Longer routes mean better acclimatization and higher summit success, and we'll help you pick the right one for your fitness and budget.

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Choose by difficulty:

▲▲▲ Effort = physical difficulty · Summit = likelihood of reaching the top. Longer routes are gentler day-to-day and summit more often.

7 days · Kilimanjaro

7-Day Machame

The 7-day Machame Route is Kilimanjaro's most popular path, climbing through five climate zones with a 'climb high, sleep low' profile that boosts summit success. With Trust Tours' full crew of guides, porters and cooks, you trek 62 km to Uhuru Peak at 5,895 m.

Effort

Summit

From

$2,180/person

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9 days · Kilimanjaro

9-Day Northern Circuit

The Northern Circuit is Kilimanjaro's longest and quietest route, circling the mountain's remote northern slopes with the highest summit success rate of any route thanks to nine days of acclimatization.

Effort

Summit

From

$2,497/person

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8 days · Kilimanjaro

8-Day Lemosho

Lemosho approaches Kilimanjaro from the remote west, crossing the wild Shira Plateau before joining the southern circuit to Uhuru Peak. Eight days of gradual 'climb high, sleep low' ascent gives it one of the best acclimatization profiles — and success rates — on the mountain, with quiet trails on the early days.

Effort

Summit

From

$2,180/person

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6 days · Kilimanjaro

6-Day Marangu

Marangu — the 'Coca-Cola Route' — is the only path on Kilimanjaro with comfortable hut accommodation and the most affordable way to attempt the summit. This 6-day version adds an extra acclimatization day at Horombo, raising your chances of reaching Uhuru Peak on the gentlest gradients of any route.

Effort

Summit

From

$1,580/person

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6 days · Kilimanjaro

6-Day Umbwe

Umbwe is Kilimanjaro's steepest, most direct ascent — a bold ridge climb for fit, experienced trekkers and tight groups who want the boldest path to the summit. This 6-day version builds in a rest day at Barranco to acclimatise before the Barranco Wall and summit push to Uhuru Peak at 5,895 m.

Effort

Summit

From

$1,900/person

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