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Latest 8 September 2026 Travel · East Africa ~14 min

Kilimanjaro Circuit

Four days from Nairobi around Mount Kilimanjaro and back — two different border posts, no road driven twice, every kilometre on tarmac. Planned in detail for a saloon car and two infants, then actually driven. Includes statutory fuel caps town by town, the border and insurance costs in shillings, and five field notes that correct the plan.

Verified on the ground Self-drive Kenya & Tanzania Costs in KSh
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