Bathroom Facilities

Kilimanjaro had some very well-maintained trails, and there were toilets all the way up to the last camp.


On the Rongai route, our bathrooms were wooden huts with a square cut out of the middle of the floor. Some smelled better than others.

Once we got to Kibo Hut, our highest camp, we got to use these toilets. The Tourist toilets were tiled and had coat hooks. Didn't get a chance to check out the locals' toilets, but I'm sure they were similar to our wooden hut facilities from the rest of the trail.

Although the tile and elevated footrests were a welcome treat, the whole was a bit too narrow so many people ended up missing which made for a pretty nasty bathroom experience.

Toilets got better as we moved down the mountain on the Marangu route. The last spot I went along the trail, there was even toilet paper! Words cannot express the excitement of making it all the way down the mountain and sitting on a clean toilet seat in a clean bathroom with toilet paper. Oh, the simple joys in life!