Umbwe Route

Are you Umbwe enough? Karibu! Yep, it's been said before. The Umbe Route is the toughest route for climbing Kilimanjaro. But is it though? Comparing the different routes for climbing Kilimanjaro, opinions tend to differ. Discussions about which route is more beautiful, which one is toughest, and which one is easiest. If you've come here to read more about the Umbwe Route, you've come to the right place. Poa kichizi kama ndizi kwenye friji! Wait, what? That means "Crazy cool like a banana in the fridge", a saying Rintsje and I got to learn inside out during our turn on Kilimanjaro. You need to be a bit "crazy cool" if you're interested in the Umbwe Route. We've done the Machame Route ourselves, but if we would do it again, I am sure we would meet at the Umbwe Gate. Let’s go!

Do you want to climb Mount Meru? It doesn't matter whether you are climbing Mount Meru in preparation for big brother Kilimanjaro or you just want to tick the 5th highest peak of Africa of your list. Mount Meru in Tanzania is marvelous. Kilimanjaro is the popular guy in school but Mount Meru may well be way too cool for school. Mount Meru is a highly underrated mountain and if you want to climb a mountain in true African style, then you would be very happy climbing Mount Meru. In this blog post, we answer the most important questions for your Mount Meru climb. Also, we speak to Ërick who has climbed Meru a few times and gather some insights and tips from him When you climb Kilimanjaro, you are not going to see any large wildlife. This is something that people only realize when they are already on their way to the rainforest on the lower slopes of the Roof of Africa. There is no wildlife on or around Kilimanjaro. Sure, some monkeys and snakes, but you are not going to see giraffe, elephant or buffalo. That is a completely different story on Kili's little brother, Mount Meru. Your trek to Socialist Peak will be packed with wildlife. 

So you want to climb Kilimanjaro? That’s fantastic. Can we join? Over the last few years, we have helped thousands of climbers to reach the Roof of Africa. Solo, in a group, accelerated, in a properly acclimatised way - we have helped them all. Did we hike Kilimanjaro ourselves as well? Of course, we did. My Bookatrekking.com colleague Rintsje and I, Sierd, made it to Uhuru Peak in August 2022. Watch our video, keep reading and let us answer your most critical questions. Twende! Twende is Swahili for Let’s Go. You need a solid dose of determination if you want to make it to Uhuru Peak at 5,895 meters (19,340 feet). First, you need Twende, secondly, you need to apply a bit of Pole Pole, Swahili for Take It Easy. If you want to go and if you will take it easy, you will climb Kilimanjaro and, just like us, you too will make it to the summit. Believe us. Let’s watch: