Epic Kilimanjaro Trekking Tour

7 days—YHA Kenya Travel Epic Active Adventure 7 Days from Nairobi Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, Trek Machame Route Down Mweka.

$1930-2250 USD

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Trip Overview.

Climb Mount Kilimanjaro with YHA-Kenya Travel, Kilimanjaro Adventure trips, A leading adventure travel company in Mountaineering.

Mount Kilimanjaro showcases unique features, dense forests and the expansive savannah. Views from the top of Kilimanjaro summit are spectacular and breathtaking.

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?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
International flights
Laundry
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Day 1Nairobi - Arusha Travel

Kilimanjaro

Pick up from your Nairobi hotel at 7.30 am and thereafter depart for Arusha via Namanga border town for immigration formalities. Rest of the afternoon at leisure. Arranging your climbing gears with safari briefing from one of our staff in Arusha overnight at Arusha hotel.

Day 2 Arusha- Machame Gate to Macha

Pick up from your Hotel in Arusha at 8.00 am for an early start to Kilimanjaro National Park, once we reach the Machame Park Gate we will proceed directly to Machame hut campsite Elevation change: +1200 M Estimated distance: 10km, Final elevation: 3100 M, From the gate, we begin our trek following an easy track for the first hour through the dense forest. The path continues to follow the ridge, rising steadily with several steep sections.

Day 3 Machame Hut to Shira Hut

Elevation change: +800 M, Estimated distance: 6km, Final elevation: 3800 M, From the Machame Hut we cross the stream onto its west bank and follow the path up the steep rocky ridge crises-crossing a few times before reaching Shira Hut at the base of a semi-circular wall of rocks. We will have ascended 900 meters (3,000’) in 5-7 hours and about 6 km (3.72 miles) of walking.

Day 4 Shira Hut to Barranco Hut

Elevation change: +100 M Estimated distance: Final elevation: 3900 M, From Shira Hut hike to Lava Tower (15,000’) and then proceed to Barranco via the Great Barranco Wall. This route offers panoramic views of Kibo through Karanga Valley as we hike high and sleep low, dropping back down to Barranco after lunch. Today’s hike will take most of the day Barranco campsite located at an elevation of 3950m.

Day 5 Barranco Hut to Karanga Valle

Elevation change: +100 M, Estimated distance: 4km, Maximum elevation: 4590 M, Final elevation: 4000 M from Barranco Hut we climb up through the edge of great Barranco 95percentage of that day walking will be on the elevation of 4250m. We will break our day at Karanga Valley campsite at an elevation of 4,000m walking time is 4 to 5 hrs. on this day.

Day 6 Karanga Valley to Barafu Hut

Arusha

Elevation change: +600 M, Estimated distance: 4km, Final elevation: 4600 M, Today involves gaining a little more elevation, acclimatizing and resting for the summit attempt the next morning. This day will take us 4 to 6 hrs. of walking. SUMMIT DAY! Summit time: 7 Hrs. Elevation change: +1300 M, Estimated distance: 5km, Final elevation: 5895 M

Day 7 Mweka Hut to Mweka Gate

Elevation change: -1250M, Estimated distance: 10km, Final elevation: 1828 M, Today we descend about 1400 meters (4,592’) through the forest on a jungle path for about 10 km (6.2 miles) in 3-4 hours to reach Mweka Gate for transfer to Arusha.

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