The southern sector of the Kilimanjaro is not popular among the hikers and visitors of the Kilimanjaro and it has very little traffic. The southern sector however is home to about four gates of the Kilimanjaro National Park.
The gates in this sector include: Machame gate, Umbwe gate, Mweka gate and Marangu gate which also houses the Park headquarters.
Sectors/Regions of Kilimanjaro
The Kilimanjaro is divided in two four sectors. You can access this national park using various gates. Each side of the park will have an entrance for you to use.
To be permitted access into the park, you must meet all park entry requirements. You can discover a variety of attractions in each park area throughout your visit.
The Kilimanjaro Mountain is the tallest mountain in Africa and on every side of the park that you are at, be sure to have stunning views of the mountain and the surrounding area.
The Sectors of the Kilimanjaro Include: West Kilimanjaro, North Kilimanjaro, East Kilimanjaro, and South Kilimanjaro.
About Kilimanjaro Mountain in Tanzania
The Kilimanjaro National park is one of the most visited park and one of the oldest in Tanzania. It is home to the tallest mountain in Africa and the tallest free standing mountain in the world.
The Kilimanjaro is not like most of the other national Parks in the northern circuit that attract tourist just to see wildlife and do game drives. People flock this national park to climb the tallest mountain in Africa.
You don’t expect game drives here as the park is basically a mountain. There is however some wildlife that you can see here. Most people pay attention to the mountain which is also a UNESCO world heritage site and is also on the list of the wonders of Africa.
The park is about 50 Kilometers from Moshi town which is the largest nearby town and the nearby airport is Kilimanjaro international Airport which is in Arusha. The park covers an area of about 650 square kilometers.
This park just like all the other parks in Tanzania is managed by the Tanzania National Parks Authority. The park attracts over 40,000 hikers annually. Apart from the hiking, there is wildlife that people can explore.
One of the special species of animals you can find here on the Kilimanjaro national park is the Cape buffalo. The park has a variety of vegetation types that you can explore more so while you hike the Kilimanjaro Mountain.
The vegetation types include: Cultivation zones, Moorland, Montane forests and the Alpine or arid vegetation.
The mountain has very many rodents and the most notable one being the Four-Striped Mouse. Other notable wildlife is the African bush Elephants, grey duikers, blue monkeys and the Black and white colubus monkeys.
You will rarely find all this wildlife on the trail since they are shy more so the snake species on the Kilimanjaro.
The Kilimanjaro Mountain stands at an elevation of about 5,890 meters above sea level.
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