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