Kilimanjaro: The Trekking Guide to Africa's Highest Mountain: All-In-One Guide for Climbing Kilimanjaro. Includes Getting to Tanzania and Kenya, Town

Henry Stedman

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Kilimanjaro: The Trekking Guide to Africa's Highest Mountain: All-In-One Guide for Climbing Kilimanjaro. Includes Getting to Tanzania and Kenya, Town

Kilimanjaro: The Trekking Guide to Africa's Highest Mountain: All-In-One Guide for Climbing Kilimanjaro. Includes Getting to Tanzania and Kenya, Town

Henry Stedman

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The most authoritative and detailed guide to climbing Africa's highest mountain

At 19,341ft Kilimanjaro is Africa's highest mountain. Yet with no mountaineering skills necessary to reach the summit, even non-climbers can experience the thrill of climbing one of the world's greatest peaks. Taking you from the dusty plains of East Africa through jungle and moorland to the glacier-clad summit, this is one of the most beautiful and challenging treks there is.

  • Includes full practical details - getting to Tanzania and Kenya, town guides and maps to Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Moshi and Marangu.
  • Routes covered on 40 detailed walking maps in the proven Trailblazer style; all walking times are indicated along with points of interest and gradients.
  • This top selling guide from Trailblazer is now in its sixth edition.
  • Comprehensive trail guide and maps (with GPS waypoints also downloadable from the website) to the six major routes: Machame, Marangu, Rongai (Loitokitok), Lemosho, Shira and Umbwe by an author who's climbed them all numerous times
  • City guides - Where to stay, eat and what to see en route to Kili in: Dar es Salaam, Nairobi and gateway towns of Arusha, Moshi and Marangu
  • Planning your trip and booking a trek - when to go, how to book, full reviews of trekking agencies
  • Mount Meru - a popular pre-Kilimanjaro trek
  • Background information - Comprehensive history, geology, climate, flora and fauna, plus cultural information on the Chagga people
  • Porters' rights - how to help
  • Health and safety
  • Includes new routes opening in 2024

About the Author

Henry Stedman is a walker of considerable experience, having hiked in many parts of Europe, Asia and Africa, who has been writing guidebooks for more than 20 years. He's the author and co-author of 10 other guides from Trailblazer including: Dales Way, Cleveland Way, London LOOP, Dolomites Trekking, Coast to Coast Path, Hadrian's Wall Path, Cornwall Coast Path and Dorset & South Devon Coast Path.

Critical Reviews

A comprehensive and informative guide.-- "Wanderlust magazine"

Contains almost everything you could possibly want to know about the mountain, its ascent and its surroundings.-- "Strider Magazine"

'Kilimanjaro: The Trekking Guide to Africa's Highest Mountain' is a top pick for any who plan on embarking on a trek to the mountain. It covers everything, from city accommodations and restaurants nearby to what to see en route, then how to plan and book a trek to Kilimanjaro. Any outdoor or travel collection needs this.-- "California Bookwatch"

You wouldn't want to be without this book if heading for Kilimanjaro.-- "Backpack Magazine"

illustrated with detailed maps-- "The Great Outdoors"

Stedman is something of a Kili obsessive...and that shows on every page of this fully revised and expanded edition of his guide... Recommended.-- "Trek & Mountain"

Publishing Information

Publisher: Trailblazer Publications
Pub date: 2024-09-17
Length: 368 pages

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