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The Machame Route is known as the “Whiskey Route” for its scenic beauty and gradual acclimatization, giving climbers the best chance to reach the summit. In just six days, you’ll pass through rainforest, moorland, alpine desert, and finally the arctic zone at the roof of Africa. Our professional guides, high-quality camping equipment, and dedicated support team ensure your climb is safe, comfortable, and unforgettable. This is more than a trek it’s a life-changing adventure
What's Included
Lunch
Dinner
Breakfast
Meeting and pickup
We pick up at your booked hotel
Itinerary
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1Mount Kilimanjaro
After breakfast you will be picked up at the Green Hills of Africa and taken to the Kilimanjaro National park gate. After completion of all the necessary paper work, your adventure commences. Your destination for today is the Machame Camp, a 5 – 6 hour hike. Soon you will be hiking through the lush rain forest with its large ancient trees, primeval ferns and endemic flowers, like the Impatiens Kilimanjari. You might also spot black and white thumbless colobus monkeys, peeking through the leaves. Reaching the campsite you will have time to relax, stretch your legs and enjoy a hearty meal, before snuggling into your tent for the night.
6 hours • Admission ticket included -
2
Today’s early start is not due to a long stretch, but rather to allow you to reach Shira Camp at around mid-afternoon. As you walk you will notice the dramatic change in the landscape – from lush and green rain forest to dry moor and heath land. Arriving at your campsite a beautiful view of the mountain range opens up before you. The glaciers of Kibo glistens in the golden hue of the setting sun as you enjoy another lovingly cooked meal before climbing into your tent.
5 hours • Admission ticket free -
3
Acclimatization is on today’s menu, where you will climb roughly 700 m, but sleep on a level not much higher than the previous night. Starting at Shira Plateau, you will make your way up to Lava Tower (4,640m), where you will rest a while, before continuing through the Barranco Valley to the beautiful Barranco Camp. The trek will take approximately 6 – 7 hours, but the various distractions of the alpine desert as well as the Barranco Valley with its small lobelia plants and giant senecio’s, will keep your mind off the stretch still ahead. A well-deserved dinner and overnight awaits you at Barranco Camp.
7 hours • Admission ticket free -
4
After breakfast, we continue on a steep ridge up to the adventurous Barranco Wall to the Karanga Valley and the junction, which connects, with the Mweka Trail. This is one of the most impressive days to see the power, agility, and strength of your crew zip over this wall with what appears such ease. We continue up toward Barafu Camp, and once reached you have now completed the South Circuit, which offers a variety of breathtaking views of the summit from many different angles. An early dinner and rest as we prepare for summit night.
8 hours • Admission ticket free -
5
At around midnight you will be awoken by your guide with a warm cup of tea and biscuits to get you ready for your final ascent. The moon and your headlamps will be your only source of light as you make your way up to Stella Point, reaching the crater rim in about 5 – 7 hours. Another 1 – 2 hours will take you to Uhuru Peak (5,895m), where you can enjoy the sun rising over the African landscape, casting a pink hue over the snowy peak and making the glaciers sparkle like diamonds around you. After capturing this incredible view and achievement on film, you will start your descent along the same route back to Barafu Camp, where your team awaits you with some snacks and refreshments. Rested and relaxed you will make your way to Mweka Camp for your last night on the highest mountain in Africa.
15 hours • Admission ticket free -
6
A scrumptious breakfast is followed by a traditional farewell ceremony from your mountain crew, before you start your final stretch down the mountain. You will once more trek through the rainforest, giving you another opportunity to spot the cheeky colobus monkeys, finally reaching the Mweka gate in about 2 – 3 hours. You will be met at the gate and taken back to the Aquiline Hotel for a long shower and relaxed day by the pool. Dinner and overnight at the Hotel.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Arusha – Machame Gate (1,790m) – Machame Camp (3,010m)
Machame Camp (3,010m) – Shira Camp (3,845m)
Shira Camp (3,845m) – Lava Tower Hut (4,640m) – Barranco Camp (3,960m)
Barranco - Karanga - Barafu
Barafu Camp (4,640m) – Uhuru Peak (5,895m) – Mweka Camp (3,080m)
Mweka Camp (3,080m) – Mweka Gate (1,630m) – Arusha
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- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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