Top 10 Highest AFRICAN Mountain Peaks To Visit

Top 10 Highest AFRICAN Mountain Peaks To Visit

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Often times we get asked what it is like to live in Africa. My answer is always the same, 'PARADISE'.Africa is uniquely gifted with some of the world's most beautiful attractions. With these unique attractions come some of the highest mountain peaks that offer a breathtaking view of nature. Oh! By the way, did you know that it snows in Africa? As the saying goes, the higher you go, the cooler it becomes. This is a fact and in this video, we share the 10 Highest African Mountain peaks that you might want to visit especially if you love hiking high altitudes. These include;

10. Toubkal Atlas Mountain. The Toubkal Atlas mountain found in Morocco has its highest peak as the Jbel Toubkal Peak which stands at 4167 meters Above Sea Level. This is a great mountain to check out on your visit to Morocco especially Morocco being the African country that has received the highest number of tourists in the past 5 years.

9. Arsi Mountains. The Arsi Mountains of Ethiopia come in at No.9. The highest peak of this mountain is the Bada peak which stands at 4195m Above Sea Level. Hiking this mountain would roughly take you between 2-3 days for you to reach the mountain top.

8. Mountain Elgon. Mt. Elgon which is shared by two East African countries Kenya and Uganda comes in at No.8. The highest peak of this mountain is the Wagagai Peak which stands at 4321m Above Sea Level. If you're to hike to the highest peak of this mountain, this would roughly take you between 2-3 days for you to reach the mountain top.

7. Bale Mountains. At No.7 we have the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia. The highest peak of this mountain is the Tullu Demtu peak which stands at 4377m Above Sea Level. Well for the tourists that would like to hike this mountain, this would also roughly take you between 2-3 days for you to reach its highest peak.

6. Virunga Mountains. The Virunga mountains which are found both in The Democratic Republic of The Congo and Rwanda lie 6th on this list. The highest peak of these mountains is the Karisimbi peak which stands at 4507m Above Sea Level. The Virunga mountains are famously known for the Virunga National Park which is one of the oldest National parks in Africa and also one of the largest on the African continent. This national park is famous for Gorilla trekking, so definitely visiting the Virunga mountains will enable you hit two birds at the same time.

5. Simien Mountains. The Simien Mountains of Ethiopia come in at No.5. The Simien Mountains are known to have the Walia Ibex animal which is a giant goat with very long horns. The highest peak to this mountain is the Ras Dashen peak which stands at 4550m above Sea Level. Now for the mountain trekkers, this would roughly take you between 2-4 days for you to reach this mountain peak.

4. Mountain Meru. Found in Tanzania. The highest peak to this mountain is called the Socialist peak which stands at 4566m Above Sea Level and usually for the tourists that would like to reach the mountain top, this usually takes them 4 days for them to get there.

3 Mountain Rwenzori. Mt. Rwenzori which is shared by both Uganda and The Democratic Republic of The Congo comes in at No.3. This mountain has its highest peak as the Margherita peak which stands at 5109m Above Sea Level. Now this is one of the few places on the African continent that will give you a snow experience and usually getting to the Margherita peak this would take you between 6-7 days for you to reach this mountain top.

2. Mountain Kenya. As the name suggests, it's found in Kenya and its highest peak is the Batian peak which stands at 5199m Above Sea Level. For the Mountain climbers, if you would like to reach the mountain top, This takes you 4-5 days for you to reach the top and the experience is just out of this world.

1. Mountain Kilimanjaro. Mt. Kilimanjaro of Tanzania tops this list with its highest peak being the Uhuru peak. Am sure by the time you're reading this blog post, you've at least heard a thing or two about Mt. Kilimanjaro and yes it is the highest point on the African continent. For the people climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, it takes you between 5-9 days for you to reach the mountain top so definitely you must prepare yourself for this journey in terms of carrying enough supplies like food, clothing and any other items as you will be advised by your tour guide.

Well, those are the Top 10 highest Mountain peaks on the African continent. Have you noticed that most of them are found in the East African region? I gues this is a clear indication of how high the landscape is on the Eastern side of the continent as compared to the other parts of the continent. In the comments, Let us know what the highest mountain peak is in your country.

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