Where to eat in Mount Kilimanjaro
22 businesses · Africa's highest mountain - and the only 5,895 m summit most fit walkers can reach without ropes.
Bomang'ombe Hai · Tanzania
Kiriwe Parking Restaurant & Takeaway
Restaurant in Bomang'ombe Hai, Tanzania
Things to do in Mount Kilimanjaro
Places and experiences rather than companies. Each one carries the thing you would otherwise find out by turning up.
The summit climb
ActiveAfrica’s highest point at 5,895m, reachable on foot without ropes.
Summit night starts around midnight so you reach the crater rim at sunrise. Route length matters far more than fitness: eight days succeeds around 85% of the time, five days under half.
7 daysPaid
Shira Plateau
LandscapeA high moorland on the western approach, above the forest and below the scree.
The Lemosho and Shira routes cross it, which is part of why they acclimatise better — you spend a day near 3,800m instead of climbing straight through.
1 daysPaid
Materuni Falls and coffee walk
WaterA waterfall on the lower slopes, usually combined with a Chagga coffee farm.
The standard rest-day trip from Moshi, and the best thing to do on the day before a climb when you should not be exerting yourself at altitude.
5 hoursPaid
Before you plan Mount Kilimanjaro
Mid-range day rate
$240 – $380
Per person, per day, all-in on the ground.
Right now — October
Dry season — good roads, thinner bush, animals gathering at water.
Full Mount Kilimanjaro guide — costs, month by month, and what to expect