Machame Route

Overview:

7 days hiking through Machame route is the most preferred window of time.

It is a popular trek on Mt. Kilimanajro’s hiking which covers a distance of 65km.

Climbers with moderate fitness can take this climb, it is one of steeper hiking

which requires physical fitness to make you feel at your comfort zone.

What to know:

> Distance of 65km > Challenging Midnight summits

> Enough acclimatization > Better summits ratios > Best Scenic

Itinerary

Arriving & Pick up

You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your arranged hotel in Moshi town. After some few hours of resting a pre-climb briefing will be conducted by your guide by going through the itinerary then followed by gear check.  

Driving Time: 45min - 1 hour

Overnight: Hotel/Lodge in Moshi Town 

Day 1

Machame Gate to Machame Camp

This day starts with a transfer from Moshi town to Machame gate, after checkin to the park is completed, a trek starts steadily and passes through a dense rainforest. During this section of the hike, you should expect rain, mud, and fog. Also, be on the look out for wildlife, including Colobus monkeys

Trekking time: 6 hours

Distance : 10.8km / 6.7mi

Overnight : Machame Camp (3000m)

 Day 2

Machame Camp to Shira Cave Camp

A hiking in this da leads to vegetation scarcer landscape of Shira Plateau. The trais ascend on to land of heath and giant groundsels. The beautiful view of the peak of mountain starts to be viewed here. 

Distance : 5.4km / 3.4m

iTrekking time : 5 hours

Overnight : Shira Cave Camp(3890m) 

Day 3

Shira Cave to Barranco Camp

After a steadily walk on high moorland, the ridgelines of high desert  the trek behaviour. the trek pass through Lava Tower and set its destination at Baranco Camp. Spending day time at lava tower altitude (up to 4600m) help to aclimatize and follows the rule of "walk high sleep low".

Trekking time: 8 hours

Distance : 10.8km / 6.7mi

Overnight : Baranco Camp(3950m) 

Day 4

Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp

Trek starts at bottom of the Great Barranco where gorgeous views of waterfalls are seen. Trek continoues up to the Great Barranco Wall famoulsy known as "Breakfast Wall", it is a exhausting climb which paasing underneath the Heim and Kersten glaciers and headed towards the Karanga valley. Steeper climb leads the trails through Karanga valley up to Karanga Camp for overnight.  A walk to 4200m can be done on the evening to ensure enough acclimatization.

Trekking Time : 5 hours

Distance : 5.5km / 3.4mi

Overnight : Karanga Camp (3970)

 Day 5

Karanga Camp to Barafu CampBarafu

Camp is set on an exposed flat ridge with no vegetation around at all, it is a base camp from which you will make your summit attempt at midnight.  It’s a tough steep walk made more difficult by the altitude due to temperatures decline and landscapes grow sparse.Keeping yourself hydrated and warm is an important role to sustain the weather at this camp.

Trekking Time : 3 hours

Distance : 3km / 1.9mi

Overnight : Barafu Camp(4600m) 

Day 6

Barafu Camp to UHURU PEAK to Mweka Camp

After six hours of walking steadily towards summit galciers, you'll come at Stela Point(5739m) near the crater rim. The first rays of sun will be seen. Ice cliffs sarrounds this place. After couple of minutes, you will reach the peak Of Kilimanjaro then descend back to Barafu Camp for lunch and head to Mweka camp for overnight.

Trekking Time : 13hours – 15hours

Distance : 16.4km / 9.6mi

Overnight : Mweka Camp (3100m) 

Day 7

Trek Mweka Camp  to Mweka Gate

A last gently walk of the trek through rainforest to  to Mweka Gate, giving farewell to the crew and transfer to hotel for ovenight stay.

Trekking Time : 6 hours

Distance : 9.1km / 7.5miles

Overnight: Hotel/Lodge in Moshi Town

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Price

Group Price In USD

1 Person- $ 2,762

2 People- $2469

3 People- $2390

4 People- $2342

5 People -$2322

6 People-$2310

7 People- $2302

8 People-$2286

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