Kilimanjaro National Park is a beautiful conservation area along the northern border of Tanzania and Kenya, it engulfs most of the stand-alone Mount Kilimanjaro Africa’s highest mountains, it is also among the 7 world’s best summits to hike, the angelic park was gazette in 1973 as a national game reserve which was later upgraded into a national park status, during the 2005 Kilimanjaro national park was declared a UNESCO world heritage site as a way of protecting the conservation area, the natives of the region are the Chagga people although a few Masai and Pare are living along the slopes of the mountain.
Mount Kilimanjaro National Park is one of the most visited conservation areas of Tanzania besides the Serengeti National Park, it covers a total area space of approximately 1,688 square kilometers, and it is gifted with abundant flora and fauna example mammal species include forest elephants, duikers, blue monkeys, colobus monkeys, forest hogs, tree hyrax, cape buffaloes to mention a few, activities on the Kilimanjaro national park are determined by the several natural compositions of the park from the mountains to the lush green forest area, popular things to do include climbing the Mount Kilimanjaro, game drives, nature walks, bird watching, primate trekking, cycling to mention a few.
Tourist activities in Kilimanjaro National Park are incredible to experience, climbing Mount Kilimanjaro is the highlight of any trip to the conservation area, the mountain is the highest of Africa’s mountains it comprises 3 peaks Kibo hosting the highest peak of Uhuru, climbing the mountain is takes 5-8 days to reach the summit, the higher the days only increases the possibility of hiking to the summit, several trails are used while considering climbing the mountain it is a simple and yet a super challenging it is said that a lot of travellers do not make it to the top of the mountain.
Mountain cycling gives travellers a chance to see the inside of the park, there are properly developed trails for guests to use these are equipped with picnic sites to take a rest, the most used route is the Kiema route and along the Shira plateau, the activity is done for 5-7 days exploring the ecosystem.
Game drives, the park may not be as gifted with wildlife as the other parks of the northern circuit but a perfect destination to see mammal species, tourists are guided by game rangers who are knowledgeable about the park. Guided nature walks along the trails it is an adventurous walk led by armed rangers for protection from fuming animals.
Community tours to the natives living in the surrounding areas, some of which include the Masai people, who have a very interesting lifestyle and present it to travellers through dance and their traditional songs. The Chagga people along the slopes of the mountain are not to miss, guests have the chance to visit their coffee firms as well.
In conclusion, the mentioned are some of the major activities to do while in Mount Kilimanjaro National Park.