What is the minimum age to climb Mount Kilimanjaro?

Climbing Info
Written By Stacy Readal

The minimum age to climb Kilimanjaro is 10. We have had many families climb Kilimanjaro with us since we started our company back in 2004. We have even had some 10 year olds, including one in 2020 who turned her experience into an hour-long video!

Jon and Nyla climbed Kilimanjaro via the Machame Route over six days, staying one night at Crater Camp on day 5. Crater Camp is at 18,865 feet/5,750 meters above sea level, and is the highest camp on the mountain. Jon and Nyla have a lot of high altitude climbing experience and decided that they were ready to tackle Kilimanjaro - and in the most difficult way possible!

Watch their video to understand what hiking on Kilimanjaro with Duma Explorer is like, and get a rare glimpse into the experience of staying at Crater Camp among the glaciers.

Stacy Readal

Stacy Readal’s love affair with Tanzania began during her undergraduate years at UC Berkeley, when a study abroad program introduced her to the country’s landscapes, wildlife, and people. Captivated, she returned after graduation to volunteer—and it was during this time that she bought her first safari vehicle and founded Duma Explorer.

She went on to live in Tanzania for 15 years (pausing briefly for two years to earn her MBA from UCLA), traveling extensively across Africa and becoming fluent in Swahili. Today, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Stacy returns regularly to the continent she knows so well. She personally designs many of our travelers’ custom itineraries, bringing her deep firsthand knowledge and passion to every journey.

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