Kilimanjaro Trek , Machame

8 days—The Machame route, also known as the Whiskey route, is one of the most scenic routes and the most popular route to summit the roof of Africa .

$1930-3570 USD

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Safari summary

DAY 1: Meet at Kilimanjaro International Airport and drive to your chosen hotel in Moshi, briefing, gear checking, and overnight

DAY 2: Drive from hotel to Machame Gate, hike to Machame Hut

DAY 3: Hike from Machame hut to Shira Cave camp

DAY 4: Hike from Shira cave Camp via Lava Tower to Barranco Camp

DAY 5: Hike from Baranco Camp, lunch at Karanga, and overnight at Barafu

DAY 6: Hike from Barafu Camp to Summit and descend down to Mweka Camp

DAY 7: Descend from Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate, drive to Moshi hotel

DAY 8: Drive Back to Kilimanjaro International airport for departures or Join us for the Safaris

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Hiking \| trekking
	Activity level	Strenuous activity
	Best months	January, February, March, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Kilimanjaro

Fine details

Safari highlights

Hiking | trekking

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

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

Itinerary

Day 1

We meet you at JRO airport and drive to your chosen hotel in Moshi, meet your guides for briefing gear checking and overnight.

Weru weru river lodge

Day 2

Kilimanjaro

You will drive for 1 hour from your hotel in Moshi to Machame gate for registrations and meet the rest of the team cook and porters ready for the climb. You will climb for 5 - 6 hours to walk for 11 kilometers/6 miles and you will cross the rainforest. Also during noon, you will break for picnic lunch and overnight at Machame hut 3000m/ 9840ft

Camp at Machame hut

Day 3

Kilimanjaro

Today will be a short day but rather steep rocky trail and you will have hot lunch at the camp. It will be a slow hike with plenty of breaks and enough time to acclimatize. Most of the route is rather bare of vegetation providing a little shade from the sun because you will be in the moorland zone. You will cross many ridges and see Shira peak and mount Meru on the west side. The total distances to cover will be 5km/3. Miles, overnight at Shira caves camp 3750m/12300ft

Camp at Shira camp

Day 4

Kilimanjaro

Today you will hike in the alpine desert for 6 - 8 hours. You will start with climbing over boulders and very few rocks, then a steady uphill climb to lava tower (150 meters high volcanic plug that juts out the side of the mountain) and stop for lunch at noon. Some people may start to get a mild headache due to altitude changes. You will descend for 2 hours through the dust and rock trail to your next overnight at Baranco Camp 3940m/1292ft you will hike for10Km/ 6miles

Camp at Barranco

Day 5

Kilimanjaro

Today you are still in the Alpine desert, expect to hike for 6 kilometers/3.7 miles, about 4 -5 Start by scrambling up the great Baranco wall for about an hour and a half at the top you will have a short break, you will walk up and down to the Karanga camp 3995m/13106ft for hot lunch. After lunch will be steep uphills hiking with a lot of boulders and shattered rock crossing the upper alpine desert covering distances 4km/ 2.4 miles for 4 -5 hours to your next camp Barafu 4600mm/15330ft.

Camp at Barafu hut

Day 6

Kilimanjaro

You will wake up around 11:00 pm have some tea and snacks dress up warm for the summit. The summit trek will start with steep rocks for about 2 to 3hours, then we will start crossing the zigzag area and keep hiking to the crater rim and finally, Stella point 5756m around 6 am, You will have a short break for hot tea and sunrise view hike for 1 hour to Uhuru peak 5895m/19341ft, for pictures, view and descend for 3 hours to base camp for a short nap.

Camp at Mweka hut

Day 7

Kilimanjaro

Today after breakfast you will meet your Eastland adventures Kilimanjaro crew for group pictures and Kilimanjaro songs and afterward starting descending down for 3-4 hours to cover the distances of 10km/ 6 miles and we will back again to rain forest heading all the way to Mweka gate and you will sing out in National park logbook, our guide will collect certificate for those who made the successful summit and we will drive to your hotel in Moshi for a long shower and Kilimanjaro beer.

Weru Weru river lodge