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Mountains in Africa are ideal for climbing,trekking and hiking. There are several mountains in Africa with different formations like Volcano and Block Mountains.

Volcanic mountains are many and most famous suitable for adventure trekkings.

Mount Kenya, Mount kilimanjaro, Mount Meru, Oldonyo Lengai, Ruwenzori, Drakensberg.

Mountains volcanic formations make fertile volcanic soils which host dense forests. These forests are catchment for water sources. Natural spring waters perculates from Volcanic rocks and forms natural springs, rivers, waterfalls and volcanic lakes.

Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest in Africa, kilimanjaro has dense forest. Mount Kilimanjaro has 3 highest peaks named Shira, Mawenzi and Kibo. Kibo Peak is the highest point in Africa with 5895m and whereby Indepence flag was sent there to celebrate Tanganyika independence in 1961 hence also called Uhuru peak.

Mount Kilimanjaro dense forest host wild animals also.

Adventure activities to be done in these African mountains are rock climbing,mountain climbing,walking safaris and sight seeing.

Mountaineering or mountain climbing is the sport, hobby or profession of hiking, trekking, and climbing mountains. Ecotourism is a responsible travel to natural areas that conserves the environment and improves the well-being of local people especially near particular tourist destinations.

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Mountain climbing is relatively difficult how ever this challenge vary from mountain to mountain.

When climbing mountain, tourists experience various attractive things like scenery, topography, environment and animals like mammals, birds, reptiles e.t.c These features should be conserved and maintained for many years for benefit of present and future generations, local people should participate full as they are the people near these tourist destinations. For local people to be encouraged to protect these beautiful natural places, they should know value of the places. To understand the value of the places is by getting income and improve their well being. Tourists visiting these places and Tour Coordinators are also responsible by minimizing number of tourists or arranging scheduled tours to avoid mass tourism and make sure the tourist destination can carry exact number of people can withstand without environmental destruction.

Mountains are very important, benefits of mountains are source of water,forest,tourist attractions, wild animals, wildlife safaris,adventures and mountaineering.

Mountain climbing is adventure; there are several mountains in Africa which attracts many tourists. In East Africa there Kilimanjaro,Kenya,Ruwenzori,Meru,Oldonyo Lengai, these are famous and get many tourists.

Travelers visit Africa for mountain climbing,trekking,walking safaris,wildlife safaris,cultural tourism. Most tourists, who climb mountains, also do wildlife safaris.

Mount Kilimanjaro is most famous mountain among those mentioned above. Mt. Kilimanjaro is the highest mountain in Africa and fourth highest of the Seven Summits. Seven Summits mountains are Everest (Asia), Denali (North America), Kilimanjaro (Africa), Aconcagua (South America), Vinson (Antarctica), Carstensz Pyramid (Oceania/Australasia) and Elbrus (Europe).Kilimanjaro trekking adventure is easiest among other mountains.

There are 6 official climbing routes by which to climb Mt Kilimanjaro, namely: Marangu, Rongai, Lemosho, Shira, Umbwe and Machame. These Kilimanjaro trekking routes vary by many facts including like how easier or difficult to climb,duration to climb,vegetation,animals and more.

Continue reading more about Kilimanjaro formation,cultural,volcano and weather.

To continue attracting tourists to climb mountains, ecotourism should be observed and travelers will enjoy their adventures.