7 Days - Kilimanjaro Hiking - Machame Route
The Machame route is our most successful and popular hiking route on Mt. Kilimanjaro, mainly as a result of the following two important factors:
- On day 3 of the hike the topography of this route, allows you to climb high and sleep low – when you start from Shira camp (3 847m) hike up to Lava Tower (4 642m) and then down to Barranco camp (3 984m) to overnight.
- The summit attempt path from Barafu camp has less loose scree (rocks) compared to the summit attempt path from Kibo Hut, making it slightly easier to reach the crater rim.
Package Includes:
- Private transport to and from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your accommodation in Moshi town and after trekking to the airport
- Park entry fees.
- Accommodation in wooden cabins on the mountain.
- Camping fees.
- 18% VAT on tour fees and services.
- 4-season mountain tents.
- Double-layered sleeping mats.
- Friendly and professional mountain guides, cooks, and porters.
- 3 hot meals daily while on the mountain.
- Enough treated and filtered drinking water throughout the trek.
- Hot water for washing.
- Fair wages for mountain crew as approved by the Kilimanjaro National Park and Kilimanjaro Association tour operator.
- Government taxes.
- Portable oxygen tanks and ox-meter.
- Emergence first aid kit.
Package Excludes:
- Accommodation before and after trekking can be arranged by an extra cost
- Lunches, dinners, and drinks at your hotel after the climb.
- Travel insurance.
- Flights.
- Laundry [available in the hotel]
- Personal items at toiletries.
- Tips for guides, porters, and cooks.
- Portable flush toilet tents are available for extra charges of $ 70 for the entire trek.
- Tips on Mount Kilimanjaro are recommended for group sharing as follows:
- Guide $ 15-20/guide/day
- Cook $ 10-15/day
- Porter $ 8-10/porter/day
DAY 0: ARRIVAL TO TANZANIA.
You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your hotel in Arusha/Moshi town, you will meet your guide who will brief you on your upcoming trek and do an equipment check to make sure you have all the necessary mountain gear. The missing gear can be rented on this day.
Meals: lunch Or dinner included.
DAY 1: PICK UP FROM LODGE/HOTEL – MACHAME GATE (1790M) TO MACHAME CAMP (3010M)
To Machame Hut, 3000m. After a transfer to the park gate, a 7-hour walk through the forest takes you to Machame Hut. You camp throughout the climb, and your crew will take good care of you, erect and dismantle the camp, and provide you with tasty, filling food.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included.
DAY 2: MACHAME CAMP (3010M) TO SHIRA CAMP (3845M)
To Shira Cave, 3800m. An initial steep climb followed by a gentle incline. After lunch, a descent and ascent brings you to the camp. Walking time approx. 5 hours.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included.
DAY 3: SHIRA CAVE (3845M) TO BARRANCO CAMP (3960M)
Walking now on high moorland, the landscape changes the entire character of the trek. We traverse the southwest side of Kilimanjaro, passing underneath the Lava Tower and the final section of the Western Breach and finally reach camp The day has been spent at altitude (up to 4600m), but we have followed the mountaineering code of ‘walk high, sleep low’ to aid your body’s acclimatization to altitude.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included.
DAY 4: BARRANCO CAMP (3960M) TO KARANGA CAMP (3963M)
Our day starts by descending into the start of the Great Barranco, a huge ravine. We then exit steeply, up the Great Barranco Wall, which divides us from the southeastern slopes of Kibo. It’s a climb over rock, not technical but long and tiring. Passing underneath the Heim and Kersten glaciers, we head towards the Karanga valley. From here we have a steep climb up from Karanga valley to our night’s camp at Karanga camp, set at 3963m. For those feeling strong, we will go for a mid-afternoon acclimatization trek up to around 4200m before descending back to camp for the night.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included.
DAY 5: KARANGA CAMP (3963) TO BARAFU CAMP (4640M)
After a good night’s rest and breakfast, we set off on our walk to Barafu camp at 4640m. The climb will take us across desolate scree slopes with no vegetation around us at all. It’s a tough steep walk made more difficult by the altitude. On arriving at camp we eat and spend the afternoon resting as we prepare for a long night and day ahead. It is important to keep hydrated and warm. We have an early dinner and then try to get some sleep as we will be getting up between 11 pm and 12 pm to start the climb to the summit.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included.
DAY 6: BARAFU CAMP (4640M) TO UHURU PEAK (5895M) & DOWN TO MWEKA CAMP (3100M)
We start at around midnight and walk steeply upwards to the summit glaciers. We will be climbing scree for 4 to 5 hours but gain incredible height over a short distance. The views are spectacular. We should be on the crater rim at Stella Point (5739m) as the first rays of the sun hit us. Spectacular ice cliffs within the crater surround us and the views of jagged Mawenzi peak and beyond are breathtaking. Another hour’s walking takes us to the summit, Uhuru Peak (5895m). We begin our descent by returning to Stella Point and then descending on a steep slope and track back to Barafu Camp for breakfast, before finally heading down to Mweka Camp for a long well-earned rest.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner included.
DAY 7: TREK MWEKA CAMP (3100M) TO MWEKA GATE (1630M)
A descent of some 4 hours takes you to Mweka Village where you are met and transferred back to the Keys Hotel. Full board
A gentle trek takes us down through the rainforest to Mweka Gate, where we complete park formalities and receive certificates, which you can hang up with pride! We are then met by our vehicles and return to the hotel in Moshi, where you can treat yourself to a welcome shower and then celebrate with cold drinks. Overnight at your arranged Hotel
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch. Dinner Not Included.
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