Tuesday 5 April 2016
"Snow cupped mountain in tropical climate"
Little did the late missionary Johan Redmann knew he was laying a foundation of explorers and travellers towards these highest Africa mountain of Kilimanjaro and became the first traver of european descendant to explore mt Kilimanjaro in 1840's.
When later the news spread about these mountain with snow cup in tropical climate it drew the attention of many travers and explorers which became a blessing to the locals and traders untill today where more than 20,000 people visit the mountain annually.
Mt Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa continent stand more than 5885m above the sea leval,its fomous summits are "Kibo" ,"Mawenzi" and "Shira",these mountain is on the northern tourist circut of Tanzania in East of Africa.
Before Redmann hard to trekk by foot all the way from the coastal of modern Kenya into hinter land with assistant from the locals which took him several weeks to rich the foot of the mountain.
Today visitors to the mountain can take advantage of modern advance transport systerm and its much simple and easier as one can fly to the nearest airport of Kilimanjaro international airport which is less than 50km from the mountain,from these point one can clearly see the mountain from the airport view,
Around these huge mountain there is a national park known as Kilimanjaro national park famous with wild animals,while in northwest of the mountain stand mt Meru some 70km.Also there are game reserves and parks within like Serengeti,Ngorongoro and Arusha national park.
The inhabitant of these famous mountain are the chagga community who are mixed farmers and have reside around for quite longer period.other people also have migrated to live along with the chaggas,in the surrounding people practice some modern farming like tea plantation and sugar plantation.
There some quite number of hotels and lodges around the established towns like Boma,Moshi,Marangu and Machame.the two trading centres of Marangu and Machame boost the two most used routes for mountain climbers,these two towns are immedietly situated on the foot of these giant mountan and can be easily acces via road from the Kilimanjaro international airport.
Moshi is the administration centre of these region with well equiped facillities and saved with an airport,many lodges,hotels and backpackers accomodation.
These magnificient mountain is worth to pay a visit and see the snow cupped mountain in tropical climate,the weather here its sunny most of the year and conservationist have to protect the environment so as our future generation can see these wonder of the world.
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