Motorcycling Around Kilimanjaro Is Not For Everyone
But it‘s a ride worth talking about
Most tourists visiting Tanzania climb Kilimanjaro in an exhausting 6-day hike or gaze at it from a safe distance. But there is the chance to make your way to the foothills of this famous giant on the back of a motorcycle instead.
With stunning views of Kilimanjaro and its unvarnished backyard world across the 250 km circuit, it’s a ride worth talking about.
Silence clutches me like a cushy cloak.
Africa’s highest peak towers above the town of Moshi in northern Tanzania. On a clear day, I spot the giant with its distinct snow cap from all corners of this bustling place.
But the moment I head out on a 150 cc Boxer rental bike and away from Tanzania’s busy East-West motorway, it gets quiet. With barely any traffic across the sparsely inhabited plains, I share the road with no more than a few motorbikes, cars, and goats, but primarily have it to myself.
The mighty silence echoing off Kilimanjaro’s barren slopes keeps flooding the very corners of my singing spirit. It carries the…
