Longer routes provide better acclimatization - Mount Kilimanjaro

Beginners should not consider shorter itineraries to climb Mount Kilimanjaro. Years of industry practice revealed that the climbers need more days to acclimate successfully. Typically, an average hiker without previous hiking experience in the mountains requires seven days for this trip to acclimate successfully.

Note: In this article, the numbers for the duration of the Kilimanjaro trek include two days for descent, not counted towards acclimatization. For example, in a seven-day trek, hikers summit on the night of the fifth day. Then they spend the sixth day descending and exit the park on the seventh. So there are only five days spent for acclimatization.

Machame 7-day trek is one of our most recommended itineraries. You will hike through a picturesque tropical forest in the Kilimanjaro National Park

See our recommended Kilimanjaro Trekking Packages

· LEMOSHO CLIMBING ROUTE & OVERNIGHT IN THE CRATER 9 DAYS MOUNT KILIMANJARO

· LEMOSHO CLIMBING ROUTE WITH CRATER OVERNIGHT 8 DAYS MOUNT KILIMANJARO

· 8 DAYS MOUNT KILIMANJARO LEMOSHO CLIMBING ROUTE

· MOUNT KILIMANJARO NORTHERN CIRCUIT 8 DAYS CLIMBING

· 9 DAYS MOUNT KILIMANJARO NORTHERN CIRCUIT WITH CRATER OVERNIGHT

· 10 DAYS MOUNT KILIMANJARO ADVENTURE & ZANZIBAR HOLIDAY

· 12 DAYS CLIMBING KILIMANJARO & ZANZIBAR BEACH HOLIDAY

· 12 DAYS CLIMBING KILIMANJARO & ZANZIBAR VACATION

· CLIMBING MOUNT KILIMANJARO & ZANZIBAR BEACH HOLIDAY IN 12 DAYS

· KILIMANJARO CLIMBING ADVENTURE & ZANZIBAR BEACH HOLIDAY 10 DAYS

· KILIMANJARO MACHAME CLIMBING ROUTE & ZANZIBAR BEACH HOLIDAY 10 DAYS

· MOUNT KILIMANJARO CLIMBING, SERENGETI PLAIN & NGORONGORO CRATER 12 DAYS

· MOUNT KILIMANJARO CLIMBING & ZANZIBAR BEACH HOLIDAY IN 14DAYS LUXURY TOUR

We wrote this guide to help climbers prepare for their once-in-a-lifetime Kilimanjaro adventure. All the recommendations above are the results of our 10+ years of Kilimanjaro experience. Over this time we at Moonlight Tours Expedition have organized Mount Kilimanjaro hiking trips for over 3,000 people.