Without a doubt, climbing Kilimanjaro is one achievement in your life and of course one of the world’s great adventures and challenges. Kilimanjaro the name itself is a mystery wreathed in clouds. It might mean Mount of Light, Mountain of Greatness or Mountain of Caravans . Or it might not. The local people of the Wachagga don’t even have a name for the whole massif only kipoo (and now known as Kibo), for the familiar snow peak that stands imperious overseer of the continent, the summit of Africa .

Kilimanjaro, by any name, is a metaphor for the compelling beauty of East Africa . When you see it you understand why. Rising in absolute isolation at 5,895 metre, Kilimanjaro is Africa ‘s highest mountain and one of the world’s most accessible high summits, a beacon for visitors from around the world. Most climbers reach the crater rim with little more than a walking stick, proper clothing and determination.

Those who reach Uhuru Point the actual summit. A journey up her slopes takes you on a climatic world tour, from the tropics to the arctic. The grassy and cultivated lower slopes turn into lush rainforest inhabited by elusive elephants, leopards, buffalo and antelope. Higher still heath and moorland covered with giant heathers, becomes a surreal alpine desert and finally ice snow and the magnificent beauty of the top of the continent.

At Maajabu Africa Safaris Ltd, we are proud to be a group of professional natives. True sons and daughters of the soil, who know the country like the palms of our hands. And we are eager and willing to share our broad and insightful knowledge of this beautiful country with our foreign visitors.