7-Day Kilimanjaro Trekking Tour via Machame Route

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Arrival Day
1 stop
1
Meet and greet upon your arrival Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), our driver will take you to Keys Hotel in Moshi town for briefing and overnight stay.
12 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 2
Machame Gate (1790m) – Machame Camp (3010m)
1 stop
2
Mount Kilimanjaro
The Kilimanjaro National Park gate is only a 1-hour drive from Keys Hotel. You will be picked up after breakfast and make your way there for the start of your climb. Once you have arrived your guide will get started with the formalities (entrance forms) while you observe all the different teams and mountain crew getting ready for their expedition. It’s always a fascinating experience for clients to watch them load all the different items for the trip. As soon as everything is prepared your adventure will begin. The destination for today will be the Machame Camp which you should reach in about 5 – 6 hours. On route you will experience a wonderful rainforest with ancient trees, primeval ferns, liana & lichen to mention but a few. Another favorite to look out for on this day is the black and white thumbless colobus monkeys. Once you arrive at your campsite for the night you have time to relax before enjoying a well deserved dinner prepared by our own cook.
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 3
Machame Camp (3010m) – Shira Camp (3845m)
1 stop
3
Mount Kilimanjaro
Although today is a shorter stretch then yesterday you will still have an early start which will allow you to reach today’s destination around mid-afternoon. The landscape changes dramatically from the green mountain rainforest into moor and heath land. You will have a beautiful view of the mountain range from your campsite which is situated at the Shira Plateau. The glacier of Kibo also lights up as the sun sets for the evening.
6 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 4
Shira Camp (3845m) – Lava Tower Hut (4640m) – Barranco Camp (3960m)
1 stop
4
Mount Kilimanjaro
Today is a good day for the body to acclimatize for the days to follow. You will climb roughly 700m but will sleep on a level not much higher than the night before. We will start at Shira Plateau and make our way up to Lava Tower at around 4640m, after a rest, we will continue through the Barranco Valley until we reach our destination for the day the beautiful Barranco Camp. Today’s trek will be approximately 6 – 7 hours, during which time you will experience the alpine desert as well as the Barranco Valley with its small lobelia plants and giant Senecio’s. You will sit down for a well-deserved dinner before it’s time to rest in preparation for the next day.
7 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Barranco Camp (3960m) – Barafu Camp (4640m)
1 stop
5
Mount Kilimanjaro
The first section of today’s route is to scale the ‘Barranco Wall’. Use your hands and feet. Safety is paramount and you will be secured if necessary, but it looks more daunting than it actually is. The trail continues with many up and down sections, crossing a few streams, winding and climbing stopping for lunch in the Karanga Valley. After lunch, there will be another 2 – 3 hours climb before you reach Barafu Camp (4640m). Tonight, drink a lot of fluids, try to eat, and go to bed early to rest enough before tomorrow’s summit trek.
8 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 6
Barafu Camp (4640m) – Uhuru Peak (5895m) – Mweka Camp (3080m)
1 stop
6
Mount Kilimanjaro
You will be woken in the midnight hours with a cup of tea and a biscuit. Dressed warmly and geared with a headlight and your daypack you will set off in the darkness. After 5 – 7 hours of ‘pole pole’, you will reach the rim of the crater, Stella Point. Another one to two hours of going slowly along the crater’s edge and you will arrive at the summit – Uhuru Peak (5895m). Looking down over the surrounding landscape below in the early morning light will make you feel on top of the world. You have now reached the ‘Roof of Africa’. The descent should be easy but dusty, as the volcanic ash will now have defrosted. Returning on the same route you should arrive at Barafu Camp within a few hours where the porters are waiting with food and tea. Resting for an hour or two, you will continue down to reach Mweka Camp (3080m) for your overnight stay.
10 hours • Admission ticket included
Day 7
Mweka Camp (3080m) – Mweka Gate (1630m)
1 stop
7
Mount Kilimanjaro
After breakfast you will have a traditional farewell ceremony from all your mountain crew. After a short 2 – 3 hours walk through the rainforest our driver will be waiting for you at the Mweka gate. You will then be transferred back to Keys Hotel for a well deserved shower, a cold drink, a debrief and the awarding of your certificate of achievement. The rest of the day is yours to relax and to reflect back on this once in a lifetime experience.
4 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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