All 7 official routes up Kilimanjaro, compared at a glance. Click any route for the full camp-by-camp breakdown.
The "Coca-Cola Route" — Kilimanjaro's oldest, gentlest path, and the only one with huts instead of tents. Climbed over 6 days.
The "Whiskey Route" — Kilimanjaro's most popular path to the summit, climbing the southwest flank through four climate zones before the final push from Barafu.
One of Kilimanjaro's most scenic routes — two days of rainforest walking lead to the wide-open Shira Plateau, giving better acclimatization than its cousin Shira.
The only route approaching Kilimanjaro from the north, near the Kenyan border — drier, quieter, and less crowded than the southern routes.
The steepest, most direct, and least-used route up Kilimanjaro — real acclimatization risk if you rush it.
Nearly identical to Lemosho from the Shira Plateau onward — except you're driven to the start instead of walking in, which has real acclimatization consequences.
Kilimanjaro's longest route and — by reputation — its highest summit success rate, crossing the mountain's quiet northern slopes near the Kenyan border.