Climbers who contact us here at Climb Kili often ask which Kilimanjaro trek route is the best to take. After all, if you are planning to climb a mountain, especially a precipitous incline like Kilimanjaro, you want to take what most climbers consider a “preferred” hiking path.
However, rest assured if you are planning to take a Kilimanjaro trek, one route is not exactly better than the other is. Because we have experienced guides to lead the way and can make recommendations about the appropriate equipment and gear needed no matter what path we take, we believe you will not mind taking any of the routes that we feature for our Kilimanjaro trek excursions.
Experienced Hikers Enjoy the Machame Route
Our Kilimanjaro trek routes include such favorites as the Lemosho Route and the Machame Route. To give you an idea of the number of tourists who climb the trails, we can refer to recent statistics. According to our stats here at Climb Kili, a good many of the tourists who take our Kilimanjaro trek adventures tend to choose the Machame Route of the listed routes, especially if they are experienced hikers and would like to take a more challenging trail.
Naturally, when our guides lead you along a Kilimanjaro trek, they already know which paths provide the best scenery and lower foot traffic. The Machame Route is a very popular mountain route primarily due to its vistas. Days are longer and hiking takes on “steeper” proportions on this pathway also known as the Whiskey Route. Therefore, guides often tell less experienced hikers that the Machame Route will be a bit of a challenge, particularly if they are not used to trekking or walking longer distances.
We Guarantee That You Will Enjoy Your Climb, Regardless of the Route
However, because it is a popular route, some of the splendor of the scenery might be bypassed if the foot traffic is higher than normal. However, that being said, we at Climb Kili can take you up any route on a trek and guarantee that you will be glad that you took the route you selected. If you follow the advice of our expert guides, you will gain a lot of satisfaction from taking any of the routes that lead up to Kilimanjaro’s summit.
Our Final Summation of the Lemosho and Machame Routes
The Lemosho Route – another featured route that is taken on a trek up Kilimanjaro is a newer path that generally has lower foot traffic. The mountain trail is considered one of the most beautiful routes to take for reaching the summit. Panoramic views are featured at various places on the way to the top. The chance that you will reach the summit of Kilimanjaro is good too as the climb, for this trail, is less difficult.
