6 Day Kilimanjaro Machame
6 days—Machame route is also known as the Whiskey route, given its reputation for being a tough climb. The climbers on Machame hike steeper trails, for l
$1500-1600 USD
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Safari summary
ITINERARY
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport
After arriving at the Airport, you will be picked up by a Nafika tours representative and transferred to your hotel in Moshi. Later on, you will enjoy dinner with your group before being briefed on the trek followed by an equipment check to make sure you have all the necessary mountain gear. We can organize the rental of any missing equipment should it be needed.
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 | |
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Fine details
Safari highlights
- Hiking | trekking
What’s included?
- Accommodation
- Airport transfers
- Meals
- Park fees
- Private vehicle and driver
What’s not included?
- Hot air balloons
- Internal flights
- International flights
- Visas
Itinerary
Machame gate — Machame camp
Approx – Hiking time: 7 hours Distance covered: 11 km Habitat: Montane forest Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included After breakfast, you will be picked up at the hotel around 8:00 am and transferred to Machame gate. On the way, you will see coffee and banana plantations grown by Chagga people, the cultivation zone, the first of the five zones of the mountain
Machame camp 3000m
Machame camp —shura cave camp
Approx. hiking time: 3 hours Distance covered: 5 km Habitat: Moorland Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included Wake up is early, but who would want to sleep in with the first view of the mountain. After a hearty breakfast, you will start hiking around 8:00 am. You will climb roughly an hour to the top of the forest and then before reaching a gentler gradient through the moorland zone.
Shira cave camp 3800m
Shira cave —-Barranco camp
Approx. hiking time: 6 hours Distance covered: 10 km Habitat: Alpine desert Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included To take advantage of acclimatization, we will hike to a higher altitude and then descend back down to camp to sleep for the night. The trek will take us into the alpine desert and up to Lava Tower(4600 m) before descending to Baranco Camp (3900 m).
Barranco camp 3900m
Baranco camp —Barafu camp.
Approx. hiking time: 8 hours Distance covered: 8 km Habitat: Alpine desert Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included Today our Kilimanjaro trek takes us from Baranco Camp, famous for its giant groundsels. We will ascend the great Barranco wall, which divides us form the southern slopes of Kibo. Climbing the Barranco is not technical, but long and tiring. It will take us to Karanga Camp where we will have lunch
Barafu camp 4673
Barafu - uhuru peak - High camp
Approx. hiking time: 12-15 hrs Distance covered: 15 km Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner As the new day starts you will be awoken at midnight with some light tea and breakfast. After final preparations, we will being our 5 hour climb gaining incredible height over a very short distance. The view is spectacular as the sun begins to rise. We should be on the crater rim at Stella point (5756 m) as the first rays of the sun hit us. it will take us 1-hour from Stella point to Uhuru peak (5895 m)
High Camp 3100m
High camp - Mweka gate
Approx. hiking time: 5 hours Distance covered: 14 km Habitat: Moorland & tropical rain forest. Meal: breakfast and lunch included After breakfast, the final descent beings, it is a couple of hour walk from the Millennium Campsite to Mweka Gate, where you will collect your certificates and can finally enjoy a nice cold beverage. After saying goodbye to your mountain guides, a private car will then take you back to your hotel where you can enjoy the warm shower you have been craving.
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