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Best mountain destinations in Africa

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Kilimanjaro National Park
Africa's Rooftop Adventure
7.4
Colobus monkeys swing through the montane forest on the lower slopes of the park. UNESCO listed the park as a World Heritage Site in 1987. Day walkers can hike to Mandara Huts on the Marangu route without going higher. The Materuni waterfalls outside the boundary make an easy half day trip.
Highlights:
  • 🌅 Watch the sunrise above the clouds from Stella Point
  • 🌿 Hike through rainforest trails filled with colobus monkeys
  • 🏔️ Climb to Uhuru Peak, the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro
Atlas Mountains
Majestic peaks echo ancient desert horizons
8.5
Jbel Toubkal rises 4,167 metres and is the highest peak in North Africa. It lies in Toubkal National Park south of Marrakech. Hikers can reach the summit in two days from the village of Imlil. Berber villages along the trails offer mint tea and simple guesthouse stays.
Highlights:
  • 🐫 Ride a camel across the Atlas desert plateau
  • ✨ Stargaze from Toubkal Base Camp overnight
  • 🏔️ Hike Oukaimeden's alpine trails at sunrise
Mount Kilimanjaro
Africa's Roof, World's Highest Freestanding Volcano
Uhuru Peak on the Kibo summit rises 5,895 metres above the Tanzanian plains. Climbers pass through rainforest, moorland, alpine desert and glacier ice on the way up. Most routes take five to nine days and need no technical climbing gear. You can watch sunrise from the crater rim after a midnight summit push.
Highlights:
  • 🌅 Watch sunrise over the Serengeti plains from above the clouds
  • 🥾 Hike through rainforest and alpine desert zones on the ascent
  • 🏔️ Climb to Uhuru Peak, the summit of Africa’s highest mountain
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