Mt. Kilimanjaro Climb

8 DAYS MACHAME ROUTE STAYING AT CRATER CLIMB MT. KILIMANJARO

$2080-2280 USD

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Safari summary

Machame Route or the "Whiskey Route" is a champion among the most outstanding courses on account of its charming points of view and changed scenes.
In any case, traveling through Machame Route is to some degree troublesome when diverged from Marangu course. Notwithstanding the way that the walk around the Machame course is increasingly outrageous longer, still the achievement rate is higher than the Marangu course.
Machame Route isn't really troublesome, yet the climb is all the additionally incapacitating as it has numerous high focuses and depressed spots crossing a chain of valleys and edges. In like manner, the course is most suitable for people with some climbing or trekking experiences and for the people who love encounters. For novices the climbers, the course can be tiring.
Machame Route starts from the south, heading towards the east, investigating underneath the southern ice fields before summiting.
Generally, the base days to summit Kilimanjaro through this course is six, anyway seven days is recommended. Kilisa Tours and Safari provides three Machame Route tour packages of 6 days, 7 days, 8 days along the Machame Route.
Route Description
If you want your Kilimanjaro climb to be a unique adventure, then how about planning to sleep on the Roof of Africa. At 5730 meters, Crater Camp on Mount Kilimanjaro is an almost untouched and unvisited wilderness. For climbers who are confident that they acclimatize well and have successfully been to altitude

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

Fine details

Safari highlights

Hiking | trekking

What’s included?

Accommodation
All drinks
Meals
Park fees

What’s not included?

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

Itinerary

Machame Gate -Machame Camp

Kilimanjaro

You will be picked up at your hotel in the morning after breakfast and head towards Machame Gate which is an easy 45-minute drive from Moshi. At the gate you will be registered by the National Park authorities. Once everything is prepared you can start your trek into the lush rainforest. There is the possibility of spotting some Black-and-White Colobus monkeys on the way to Machame camp, which will take you about 5 to 6 hours to reach.

Machame Camp

Machame Camp – New Shira Camp

Kilimanjaro

Today the trail will be a somewhat steeper than on day one but it’s a shorter stretch and you should reach your destination by early afternoon. After some rest you have the option to hike further to Shira 2 Camp for beautiful views of the Shira Plateau. Mount Meru, the second highest mountain in Tanzania, can be seen in the distance. The night will be spent at New Shira Camp

New Shira Camp

New Shira,Lava tower-Barranco camp

Kilimanjaro

Today you will ascend about to the striking and rugged Lava Tower before descending again to Barranco Camp. This will give your body a good chance to acclimatize for the following days as you will reach an altitude of over 4600 meters. The landscape will change dramatically over the course of today as you enter the afro-alpine desert close to Lava Tower and then descend back into the lush, green Barranco Valley. Barranco Camp is situated just below the imposing Barranco Wall.

Barranco Camp

Barranco Camp – Karanga Camp

Kilimanjaro

Barranco Wall, also known as the ‘Breakfast Wall’. On top of Barranco Wall you can get a glimpse of the southern glaciers of Kibo and take a short rest before continuing towards Karanga Camp. This camp is located less than 100 meters higher then Barranco Camp which gives your body some more time to acclimatize to the altitude. After your lunch at the camp, you have the option to do a short round trip towards Barafu Camp for further acclimatization, or you can just relax at your camp.

Karanga Camp

Karanga Camp – Barafu Camp

Kilimanjaro

The trail that you will take today passes back through striking alpine desert expanses and leads you to your final camp before the summit hike – the Barafu Camp. This camp will be reached after about 3 to 4 hours and sits at an altitude of 4640 meters. You will have some time to relax before the evening meal is served. After dinner you are advised to get as much sleep as possible before ta testing climb tomorrow

Barafu Camp

Barafu Camp-Crater Camp

Kilimanjaro

In the early morning you will start the most challenging part of the ascent as the sun rises. You should reach Stella point, the crater rim of Kibo, after about 5-7 hours of strenuous climbing up the scree and ash paths. From Stella Point you will head towards the highest camp on Kilimanjaro – the Crater Camp – which is situated at an altitude of 5730m. From here there are breath-taking views of the surrounding glaciers.

Crater Camp

Crater Camp,Uhuru Peak-Mweka Camp

Kilimanjaro

The first sunlight marks the start of your final ascent towards the summit. It will be a slow before you reach the highest point in Africa, Uhuru Peak, which towers above anywhere else in Africa at 5895 meters. From the peak, you will be able to see the surrounding summits, glaciers and landscapes being lit up by the warm morning sun. You will return to Barafu Camp where the rest of the climbing crew will await you. Afterwards, you will continue your descent to Mweka Camp

Mweka Camp

Mweka Camp-Mweka Gate

Kilimanjaro

After breakfast you will be invited to take part in the traditional farewell ceremony with your mountain crew before the final leg of your climb leads you back through the lush rainforest. A gentle descent of up to 3 hours takes you to Mweka Gate Drive back to your hotel in Moshi.

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