Kilimanjaro Marangu Route: Very popular tourist route, normally take from 5-6 days. Covering 72km Approaches from southeast, easy, gentle gradients, beautiful rain forest section and moorlands, comfortable but basic hut shelter, poor acclimatization profile, descent on same trail         

Kilimanjaro Machame Route:  Second most popular route which cover 62Km for a duration of 6-7 Days, approaches from south, very scenic route with southern traverse, difficult route but very good for acclimatization, camping          

Kilimanjaro Rongai Route:  Long access drive to trailhead route, take 6-7 Days to climb for a distance of 73km, approaches from north, remote, less frequented, easy, gentle gradients, beautiful alpine desert section, good alternative to Marangu, camping, fair acclimatization profile, camping 

Kilimanjaro Lemosho Route: Covering 70km and take 7-8 Days, Long access drive to trailhead, approaches from west, remote, less frequented, beautiful heath section, very scenic with southern traverse, camping, difficult route but excellent for acclimatization, camping  

Kilimanjaro Shira Route, It is the second shortest with a distance of 56km take 7-8 days, Almost same as Lemosho, approaches from west, long access drive to trailhead, trail starts at 11,800 ft, remote, less frequented, beautiful heath section, very scenic with southern traverse, camping, difficult route but excellent for acclimatization if ok at 11,800 ft, camping 

Kilimanjaro Umbwe Route              Least used trail, approaches from south, shortest and steepest route, spectacular ridge, scenic with southern traverse, difficult route with poor acclimatization profile, pre-acclimatization is recommended, camping, The shortest route but more technical climb for 53km and 5-6 days