Mount Kilimanjaro is the highest peak in Africa at 5895 metres.. It's an inactive stratovolcano and it's located in Tanzania quite close to the border of Kenya. It takes between 4 and 6 days to climb. Mt Kilimanjaro and the region around it have already began to face the serious consequences of climate change, with snow disappearing fast from the summit and mosquito populations carrying malaria moving further towards large populations.