Arrival Day:Our driver will meet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and transport you to your hotel in Arusha/Moshi (location depends on availability), bed and breakfast service are included. In the afternoon or evening your Kilimanjaro guide will meet you for a trek briefing and an equipment check.
Acclimitization Day: optional in our packages. Let us know if you are interested in an extra day before trekking.
Kilimanjaro Climbing 6 Days Machame Route
Mountain Day 1: Machame Gate (6,000 ft) to Machame Camp (9.700 ft)
Hiking time: 7 hours
On the way to Mount Kilimanjaro National Park the journey passes through the village of Machame, which is located on the lower slopes of the mountain. Once you leave the park gate you will walk through the rain forest on a winding trail up a ridge until you reach the Machame Camp.
Mountain Day 2; Machame Camp (9,700 ft) to Shira Camp (12,600 ft)
Hiking Time: 5 hours
Shortly after leaving the Machame camp you will leave the glades of the rain forest and continue on an ascending path to a steep rocky ridge, covered with heather. The route then turns west onto a river gorge onto the Shira Campsite.
Mountain Day 3: Shira Camp (12,600 ft) to Barranco Camp (12,950 ft)
Hiking Time: 7 hours
From the Shira Plateau, you will continue to the east up a ridge eventually passing the Lava Tower, called the “Shark’s Tooth.” Shortly after the tower, you come to the second junction which brings you up to the Arrow Glacier and continuing on to the Barranco campsite.
Mountain Day 4: Barranco Camp (12,950 ft.) to Barafu Camp (15,200 ft)
Hiking Time: 5 hours
You leave Barranco and continue on a steep ridge passing up the Barranco Wall and through the Karanga Valley. From Karanga head up a moraine ridge where views can be spectacular. The final stage to Barafu is quite steep, and as always it’s taken it very slowly. In the evening your guide briefs you for the final ascent.(See Machame Route 7 dayes for optional Allimatization Day: Stay a night at Karanga Camp (13,100 ft) before continuing the next day to Barafu Camp. This gives you a little extra time to acclimate.)
Day 5: Barafu Camp (4640m) – Uhuru Peak (5895m) – Mweka Camp (3080m)
Your day will begin at 00:00. After hot tea and biscuits you will start your five to seven hours walk to Stella Point, the crater rim of Kilimanjaro. Here you will have a short rest if necessary before continuing another one to two hours to reach the highlight of the trip the Uhuru Peak (5895m). This is truly a once in a lifetime experience as you stand at the top of Africa watching the sunrise light up the surrounding summits and landscape. After taking much needed pictures you will make your way down back to Barafu Camp for a one to two hours rest. Once everyone is well, you will continue down to Mweka gate (3080m), an approximation of three hours walk. The rest of the evening is for you to relax, you’ll have a nice evening meal and a good night sleep.
Day 6: Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate to Moshi
Covering the last section of the mountain, the trek continues down through the forests to the gate where your vehicle will be waiting to transport you back to Moshi.
Today, you may opt to relax at the hotel or choose to extend your holiday by continue with safari but if not our driver will transfer you to the Airport to connect with your flight back home..
