7Days Kilimanjaro (Machame)

After breakfast, you will be picked up from Arusha and driven to Machame Gate for registration and permits. You will start your hike into the rainforest. here you should expect rain, mud, and fog. Also, wildlife like Colobus monkeys! About halfway you will have lunch break and reach Machame Camp late afternoon. Sometimes after arrival a hot dinner will be served. For overnight, mountain temperatures may drop to freezing so be prepared!

Machame Camp

You will leave the moorland to semi desert and rocky landscape. After 5 hours of walking, you will come face to face with the Lava Tower. Lunch is served here and hikers have option of climbing Lava Tower if weather permits. At this point, it is normal for hikers to start feeling the effects from the altitude including headaches and shortness of breath. After lunch, you will descend from Lava Tower to the Barranco Campsite. The descent to camp takes around 2 hours to reach for overnight.

Barranco Camp

You will leave Karanga Camp and trail intersects with the Mweka Route, as you continue hiking for an hour, you will reach Barafu Hut. Tents will be exposed to wind and rocks so it is important for hikers to familiarize themselves with the campsite before dark. An early dinner will be served so hikers can rest before attempting the summit the same night. Your guide will brief you in detail on how to prepare for summit night. Get to sleep by 19:00!

Barafu Camp

Following a well-deserved breakfast, your staff will have a big celebration full of dancing and singing. It is here on the mountain that you will present your tips to the guide, assistant guides, chef, and porters. After celebrating, you will descend for three hours back to Mweka Gate. The National Park requires all hikers to sign their names to receive certificates of completion.

Zawadi House Lodge