7 Days MACHAME ROUTE

Arrive in Tanzania (Bed and breakfast)
You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your hotel in Moshi.

Overnight at
Salinero Hotel -BB

Machame Gate (1,790m) to Machame Camp (3,010m) Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Drive from your hotel to Machame gate, where we complete park formalities, meet our crew of porters and start
to climb! The first section of the route climbs steadily and passes through magnificent, dense rainforest. This path
is less well-trodden so it can get somewhat overgrown in places and it is often wet and muddy underfoot.

Distance covered: 10.8km / 6.7mi
Approx. time taken: 6 hours

Machame Camp (3,010m) to Shira Camp (3,845m) Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Our route continues on up through the forest until we reach the steep ascent onto the Shira Plateau, where there
are rewarding views of the mountain. Looking back, you will be able to see Mt Meru rising high above Arusha
town in the distance.

Distance covered: 5.4km / 3.4mi
Approx. time taken: 5 hours

Shira Camp (3,845m) to Barranco Camp (3,960m) Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Walking now on high moorland, the landscape changes the entire character of the trek. We traverse the
southwest side of Kilimanjaro, passing underneath the Lava Tower and the final section of the Western Breach
and finally reach camp The day has been spent at altitude (up to 4,600m), but we have followed the
mountaineering code of ‘walk high, sleep low to aid your body’s acclimatization to altitude.

Distance covered: 10.8km / 6.7mi
Approx. time taken: 8 hrs

Barranco Camp (3,960m) to Karanga Camp (3,963m) Breakfast, lunch and dinner
Our day starts by descending into the start of the Great Barranco, a huge ravine. We then exit steeply, up the
Great Barranco Wall, which divides us from the southeastern slopes of Kibo. It’s a climb over rock, not technical
but long and tiring. Passing underneath the Heim and Kersten glaciers, we head towards the Karanga valley.
From here we have a steep climb up from Karanga valley to our night’s camp at Karanga camp, set at 3963m.
For those feeling strong we will go for a mid – afternoon acclimatization trek up to around 4,200m before
descending back to camp for the night.

Distance covered: 5.5km / 3.4mi
Approx. time taken: 5 hours

Karanga Camp (3,963) to Barafu Camp (4,640m) Breakfast, lunch and dinner
After a good night’s rest and breakfast, we set off on our walk to Bafaru camp at 4,640m. The climb will take us
across desolate scree slopes with no vegetation around us at all. It’s a tough steep walk made more difficult by
the altitude. On arriving at camp we eat and spend the afternoon resting as we prepare for a long night and day
ahead. It is important to keep hydrated and warm. We have an early dinner and then try to get some sleep as we
will be getting up at between 11pm and 12pm to start the climb to the summit.

Distance covered: 3km / 1.9mi
Approx. time taken: 3 hours

Barafu Camp (4,640m) to UHURU PEAK (5,895m) & ; down to Millennium Camp (3,790m) Breakfast,
lunch and dinner
We start off at around midnight, and walk steeply upwards to the summit glaciers. We will be climbing  for 4 to 5
hours but again incredible height over a short distance. The views are spectacular. We should be on the crater
rim at Stella Point (5739m) as the first rays of the sun hit us. Spectacular ice cliffs within the crater surround us
and the views to jagged Mawenzi peak and beyond are breathtaking. Another hour’s walking takes us to the
summit, Uhuru Peak (5895m). We begin our descent by returning to Stella Point and then descending on scree
slope and track back to Barafu Camp for breakfast, before finally heading down to Millennium Camp for a long
well-earned rest.

Distance covered: 13.4km / 8.3mi
Approx. time taken: 12 – 15 hours

Trek Millennium Camp (3,790m) to Mweka Gate (1,630m) Breakfast and lunch
A gentle trek takes us down through the rain forest to Mweka Gate, where we complete park formalities and
receive certificates, which you can hang up with pride! We are then met by our vehicles and return to the hotel in
Moshi, where you can treat yourself to a welcome hot shower. Overnight at Salinero Hotel Moshi -BB

Distance covered: 12.1km / 7.5mi
Approx. time taken: 6 hours

Depart  (Breakfast)

This day you will be transferred to the airport for your departure flight back home.

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