Tanzania Day 7 - Kilimanjaro Base Camp

We booked a day tour with Toni and his friend Penwell and the first stop was the Kilimanjaro base camp.

We had a guided tour and learned that the mountain was over 5,800m high and that there were seven different routes (from an easy tourist hiking route to a difficult mountain climber route). We learned about the first two people to climb the mountain - a Dutch explorer and a Chaggu tribesman. We also learned about the different terrain and how the landscape of the mountain changes from lush rainforest to an alpine desert.

We took lots of pictures and a watched as groups begin their trip up into the mountain.Read more