No one should miss out on certain experiences in this life -- and yet actually planning these trips can be intimidating, even paralyzing. We're here to help. It's time to spin the globe and think big. Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro is the first in a series of Budget Travel dream trip destinations. Check back each Tuesday for a new trip idea.
The peak
To this day, local tribes offer prayers to the gods living on its summit, the same magnificent white crown that 19th-century explorers initially mistook for a gathering of fluffy clouds.
The facts are now known: Kilimanjaro, in the northern reaches of Tanzania, is Africa's highest peak (19,341 feet) and is covered not in clouds but in glacial ice. Its famous snows are melting, and some forecasters predict the mountain will be bald in 15 years. That's even more reason to make the ambitious climb to the shimmering plateau on top, and soon.
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Kilimanjaro has five common routes to its highest summit: Marangu Route, Machame Route, Rongai Route, Lemosho Route, and Mweka Route. One surprising kilimanjaro tanzania facts is that you do not need to have extensive trekking experience and can make it to the top without ropes and the typical climbing gear.
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