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Many people prefer a full moon to walk by, but it should not necessarily dictate the trip dates you choose - because with a full moon or not, if there is high cloud it will not provide much extra light! For your information, we detail below the
Kilimanjaro full moon dates, which apply for all of East
Africa, but for a week either side it will provide sufficient
light to make quite a difference. We also detail in Trips under each specific trip
whether or not it coincides with a full moon.
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General Information
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The summit days on Kilimanjaro,
Mt Kenya and Mt Meru usually start between midnight and 3am so that the
top is reached around sunrise, this of course means that the majority
of the ascent is in the dark. Whatever the cycle of the moon,
head torches are a necessity for walking at night, but if it is a clear
night the moon can light the mountain up quite considerably. This
not only helps you to see better and measure your progress, but it
increases the amount you can see as opposed to the small pool of light
provided by a head torch. It will also give you superb
moonlit views of the mountain to enjoy, which help if you are finding
it hard-going! Before the summit night you will already have been
camping for at least 4 nights, and the benefit of the light from a full
moon does make camping easier and open up views of the mountain at
night, enhancing the whole trip as well as the summit attempt.