The highest mountain in Africa, the highest free?standing mountain in the world, and one of the largest volcanoes ever to burst through the earth's crust.

With an altitude of 5.895 metres above sea level, a mountain base of 50 x 80 kms, a snow?capped Kibo peak, mount Kilimanjaro is also world?famous for its plentiful birdlife, rich forest zone, a diversity of wild?game and a wide array of butterflies, moths and other insects.

The youngest to reach the peak of mount Kilimanjaro was eleven years old, the oldest, seventy four.Home to the Ngorongoro crater ? the eighth wonder of the world. The crater with an area of 259 sq. kms, surrounded by very steep walls rising 610 metres from the crater floor. and standing at an altitude of 2,236 metres above sea level, roam hundreds of thousands of plains animals.

It is a such a captivating and breathtaking phenomenon.