Mount Kilimanjaro National Park, or Kilimanjaro National Park, is located in Tanzania, and a World Heritage Site, which protects Mount Kilimanjaro, along with it’s 3 peaks (Kibo at 5895m, Mawenzi at 5,149 meters, Shira Peak at 4,005 meters) is 5895 meters(19,340 feet), but is managed by Tanzania National Parks Authority.The mountain has five main vegetation zones from the lowest to the highest point: Lower slopes, montane forest, heath and moorland, alpine desert and summit. The whole mountain including the montane forest belt is very rich in species, in particular mammals, many of them endangered species. For this combination of features but mostly its height, its physical form and snow cap and its isolation above the surrounding plains, Mount Kilimanjaro is considered an outstanding example of a superlative natural phenomenon.
Mount Kilimanjaro has 7 recognized routes from the foothills to the Huru peak such as: Lemosho route, Marangu route, Umbwe route, Machame route, Rongai route , Shira route and Northern circuit route. Each of these Kilimanjaro routes vary according to the cost, challenge, success rate, and the surrounding scenery, which helps Mount Kilimanjaro hikers to choose from.
All the 7 routes except Northern Circuit, descend via Mweka, but approaches the mountain from different directions like: Lemosho routegoes up the western slope, Machame route follows the southern slope, Marangu route goes up the eastern slope, Rongai route ascends from the north, Shira route begins from the Western slope and Northern Circuit-most current and longest Kilimanjaro route starts on the west, but then winds around the north, Umbwe route climbs up the southern slope.
