Mt. Kilimanjaro Machame route

7 days Kilimanjaro climb via Machame route

$1500-1700 USD

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Safari summary

This 7-day Kilimanjaro Climb Machame route is the popular tour package that starts from moshi to southern slope of Mt.Kilimanjaro at Machame route’s gate at an altitude of 1,800 meters (5,905 feet), towards the summit Uhuru Peak 5,895m19,340ft with success rate of 85%, descending to mweka camp - gate then back to Moshi.
The Itineray for day-to-day activities, Accommodatons, Height, Time, Zone of the 7 days Machame Route athwart to Mount Kilimanjaro in Moshi, Tanzania.
Day-To-Day schedule for 7 days hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro: Day 1: Moshi - Lemosho Gate - Mti Mkubwa, Day 2: to Shira 2 Camp, Day 3: to Lava Tower-Barranco, Day 4: to Karanga Camp, Day 5: to Barafu Camp, Day 6: to Uhuru Peak – Mweka Camp, Day 7: to Gate-Moshi.

About this tour

	Tour type	Set-date, set-itinerary, group
	Main focus	Hiking \| trekking
	Activity level	Strenuous activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Kilimanjaro

What’s included?

Meals
Park fees

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
All drinks
Hot air balloons
Internal flights
International flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Private vehicle and driver
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Moshi-Machame Gate-Machame Camp

Kilimanjaro

A Short drive from Moshi to machame gate which will take 50 minutes; passing along the beautiful village of machame. After check in formalities at the gate, we will start hiking going through the montane forest, making our way to machame camp. Distance covered: 10.6km Hiking time: 6 hours Elevation: 5,380ft -9,350ft

Machame Camp

Machame camp-Shira Camp

Kilimanjaro

Depart from our camp after breakfast and proceed hiking through the forest. We will keep trekking as we soak in the beautiful scenery along the way, making our way through the moorlands. The route will diverge to west side onto a river gorge. Dinner and overnight will be offered at shira campsite. Elevation: 9,400ft to 12,500ft Distance Covered: 5.4km Time to be used: 4-6 hours

Shira camp

Shira Camp-Lava tower-Barranco

Kilimanjaro

On this day we will depart from shira plateau and proceed eastwards up a ridge, moving through the intersection towards the peak of kibo. We will keep hiking, There after we descend to barranco hut at altitude 13,000ft, where we will spend overnight. The day offers amazing scenery and ends up at almost the same altitude as when we started which provide the best acclimatization opportunity Elevation: 12,500ft to 13,000ft Distance Covered: 10.8km Time to be used: 8 - 10hrs

Barranco Camp

Barranco Camp - Karanga Camp

Kilimanjaro

Today we will proceed to acclimatize, in preparation for an upcoming summit push. We will hike the intimidating barranco wall, and from the top we go on a wavering sequence of ridges and valleys before arrival at karanga camp. This is short day to allow enough acclimatization chance. Elevation: 13,044ft – 13, 106ft Distance: 5km Hiking time: 4 -5 hours Habitat: alpine desert

Karanga Camp

Karanga Camp - Barafu Camp

Kilimanjaro

After breakfast we proceed hiking and reach the intersection which joins with mweka trail. We will then continue to barafu hut where early dinner will be offered as we prepare for summit. The peaks of kibo and mawenzi can be vividly seen here. Elevation: 13,106ft -15,331ft Distance: 4km Hiking time: 4 – 5 hours Habitat: alpine desert

Barafu Camp

Barafu Camp-Uhuru Peak-Mweka

Kilimanjaro

Around midnight you will be woken up to start our trek to the summit. This part is more challenging compared to the other parts of trekking. After reaching stella point we will take a short break and stare at the most beautiful sunrise you are ever likely to see (weather permitting), from there we might encounter snow all the way up to the summit. Start your descent after reaching the camp we will have our last dinner on the mountain and get some rest.

Mqeka Camp

Mweka Camp-Gate-Moshi

Kilimanjaro

This will be the last day of our trekking and we will begin it after having a tasty breakfast in the camp, our trek to the mweka gate will take about three hours. After reaching the gate you will be awarded with a gold certificate for successfully reaching the summit after that we will head to mweka village and meet our driver who will take you back to your hotel for a long well-earned rest. Distance Covered: 9.1km Time to be used: 3hrs

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