7 Days Kilimanjaro climbing 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, allow 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.
Itinerary
The first day of your tour is simply an arrival day with no pre-organised activities.
In order to allow time to relax and see some of the sights you may
wish to add pre-tour accommodation.
Arrive in Moshi. Tonight you can enjoy dinner and have a briefing about your trek.
Accommodation
1 night(s) in hotels
Meals
1 Dinner
Day 2 to 2 - Machame Camp
You will be picked up from Moshi and transferred to the start of your
Kilimanjaro hike, stopping at Machame Gate where your guides and porters
will prepare and pack your supplies and equipment in preparation for the hike.
On beginning your ascent, you will almost immediately be enveloped in rainforest.
The trail can sometimes get quite muddy and slippery.
We’ll carry on until we reach
Machame camp.
Approximate distance & altitude: 9km (estimated 7 hours hiking)
1800m to 3000m
Accommodation
1 night(s) camping. No single room upgrade available.
Meals
1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Day 3 to 3 - Shira Camp
An early start today sees us leave Machame camp and
climb out of the forest and then continue at a gentler gradient through the
moorland terrain. After lunch we’ll climb along a rocky ridge to the Shira plateau.
Looking towards the Western Breach you’ll be
able to catch your first glimpse of spectacular glaciers and tonight
we’ll stay in Shira camp, an exposed campsite surrounded by stark,
dramatic topography.
Approximate distance & altitude: 7km (estimated 6 hours hiking)
3000m to 3845m
Accommodation
1 night(s) camping. No single room upgrade available.
Meals
1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Day 4 to 4 - Barranco Camp
We continue our trek through heather and moorland,
crossing rocky scree slopes and stunning river valley.
Tonight we stay in Barranco Camp nestled in a sheltered valley.
Approximate distance & altitude: 10km (estimated 7 hours hiking)
3845m to 3960m
Accommodation
1 night(s) camping. No single room upgrade available.
Meals
1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Day 5 to 5 - Karanga Camp
Today is an additional day of acclimatisation
where we enter the desert zone before we tackle the imposing
Great Barranco Wall. Our reward at the top is views of the stunning Heim Glacier.
The route then follows the
Karanga Valley along intersecting ridges until turning left and reaching
Barafu camp. It’s from here that we will make our final ascent to the summit,
starting the same night.
Approximate distance & altitude: 6km (estimated 5 hours hiking)
3960m to 4035
Accommodation
1 night(s) camping. No single room upgrade available.
Meals
1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Day 6 to 6 - Barafu Camp
This is a short hiking day, preparing you for summit day tomorrow.
You’ll continue east hiking towards Mweka Junction heading to Barafu Camp
Approximate distance & altitude: 4km (estimated 4 hours hiking)
4035m to 4650m
Accommodation
1 night(s) camping. No single room upgrade available.
Meals
1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Day 7 to 7 - Mweka Camp
You’ll arise just before midnight,
have a quick snack and begin hiking through the early hours of the morning for
the last big push to the summit. The hike starts ascending through heavy scree
towards Stella Point on the crater rim. Here you can have a break and if you’re
lucky with the weather,see one of the best sunrises you’re ever likely to experience.
From there it’s about another two hours to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa.
From the summit we walk back down to Barafu camp and from there on to
Mweka camp. The trek back down will take you back through scree,
moorland and forest mirroring the last four days.
Approximate distance & altitude: 19km (estimated 8 hours to summit,
6 hours to Mweka) 5740m - 5895m – 3090m
Accommodation
1 night(s) camping. No single room upgrade available.
Meals
1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Day 8 to 8 - Descend to Mweka Gate. Return to Moshi
On the last day you’ll trek back down to the Mweka Gate and National Park
headquarters to sign the register and receive a summit certificate.
We’ll then transfer back to Moshi where services end.Due to the pooled service
on this tour accommodation may be shared on single bookings.
Approximate distance & altitude: 10km (estimated 3 hours hiking)
3068m to 1640m
Accommodation
1 night(s) in hotels. No single room upgrade available.
Meals
1 Breakfast, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
Day 9 to 9 - Depart Moshi
Your adventure of a lifetime comes to an end today.
If you have a late flight or have lengthened your stay by adding post
tour accommodation you will have more time to explore the sights.
Meals
1 Breakfast
What's Included
Accommodation
2 night(s) in hotels, 6 night(s) camping
Meals
8 breakfast, 7 lunch, 8 dinner
What's Not Included
- Spending money – budget for meals, snacks, drinks, limited souvenirs,
- laundry, tips
- and any extras
- International flights to/from the start/end of your tour and departure taxes
Group
Group Size: Maximum 10
Discounts based on Group size
- 1-participant- $1739
- 2-participants- $1639
- 3-participants- $1564
- 4-participants- $1517
- 5-participants- $1517
- 6-participants- $1483
- 7-participants- $1483
- 8-participants- $1483
- 9-participants- $1479
- 10-participants- $1479
Discounts for joining existing group
Tour Suitability: This tour is recommended for people aged 18-65.
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