Mount Kilimanjaro is located in Tanzania and is the highest mountain in Africa.  It took our team 5 days to reach the summit, from the base camp to the summit and back.  Kilimanjaro is among the "7 Summits", the highest peaks of the seven continents on Earth.  Kilimanjaro is ranked the 4th Highest at 19,341 feet, with Mt. Everest being the highest point on the planet at 29,029 feet.