Most visitors use the nearest town of Moshi, located within less than an hour’s drive from both the airport and the mountain, as a base to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
Alternatively, the safari capital Arusha is within a two hours’ drive from the park gates. It provides more modern accommodation and amenities than Moshi. Used as a base for global attractions such as the Ngorongoro Conservation Area or Serengeti National Park, many Kilimanjaro climbers will also pass by Arusha at some stage.