Machame route

6 DAYS MACHAME ROUTE ITINERARY

You will be picked up from airport. From there you will go to the hotel in Moshi for an orientation on your trek. Your guides will be there to provide you with details on your trek and will also check your trekking gears.

Dinner and overnight at hotel in Moshi

Day 1: Moshi  –  Machame gate (1800m)  to  Machame Hut/camp( 2835m)
In the morning transfer from your hotel to Machame Gate. This will take us one-hour drive. We will pick up the park passes, signing-in and weighing our luggage before heading off to the first camp. The first section of the route climbs steadily and involves real jungle-bashing through magnificent forest. This start is a good introduction to Kilimanjaro and with prime examples of the forest that laces the foot of the mountain though is often wet and muddy underfoot. We will have our Dinner and overnight at Machame camp.(3100m)
Trekking Time:4-6 hours –Distance:10 km-Altitude Gain is 1035m
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 2: Machame camp   to Shira   cave Camp (3750m)
The rout continues on up through the moorland until  the top, where there are rewarding views of the mountain. Looking back, you will see Mt Meru rising high above Arusha town. We camp at Shira caves (3750m).We will have an evening walk of 100m high for altitude acclimatization(Walk high and sleep low).
Trekking Time:4-6-Distance:7 km-Altitude Gain: 900m
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 3: Shira cave ( 375m) to Baranco Camp  (3900m)

 After breakfast we start a day by walking on high moorland, the landscape changes the entire character of the trek. We traverse the southwest side of Kilimanjaro, passing underneath the LAVA TOUWER and the final section of the Western Breach and finally reach camp at Barranco camp (3900m). The day has been spent at altitude (up to 4600m), but we have also followed the mountaineering code of ‘walk high, sleep low’ to avoid altitude sickness.
Trekking Time: 6-7hours-Distance:10 km-Altitude Gain:850 m
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 4: Baranco Camp  (3900m) to Barafu Camp (4673m)
Leave slowly crossing the floor of the great Barranco Valley and up the Barranco wall; continue the trek on the South Circuit path through the Karanga Valley. Then slowly trek  to Barafu Hut (4673m). From Barafu you will have excellent views of Kibo and Mawenzi peaks. Barafu camp is situated on an exposed , so it is necessary to familiarise yourself with the terrain before dark. We will have our dinner, rest and prepare for summit night.
Trekking Time: 7-8 Hours-Distance: 9km-Altitude Gain 800 m
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 5: Barafu Camp   to  Uhuru Peak (Summit)  (5895m/19341ft) to high camp(3950m)/mweka camp( 3100m)
We normally start our ascent by torchlight around midnight so that we can be up on the Crater rim by sunrise. The steeply climb over loose volcanic scree has some graded zigzags and a slow but steady pace will take us to Stella point (5735m.), in about 5-6 hours. We will rest there for a short time to enjoy the sunrise over Mawenzi pick

Those are still feeling strong can make the 1hour round trip from here along the Crater rim to Uhuru Peak (5895m.), passing close to the spectacular glaciers and ice cliffs that still occupy most of the summit area to enjoy the photos. The descend to Barafu campsite is surprisingly fast, and after lunch and other refreshments, we continue to descend to reach our final campsite (3100m.) Most of us will be too tired because of long walk and filing strong sleep (11-15) hours walking) but after nice sleep to  this low elevation you will be good
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 6: Mweka camp ( 3100m) to mweka Gate (1650m)
After breakfast, finish the trek with a descent to Mweka Gate. Your last hike on Kilimanjaro is a beautiful one, passing through Kilimanjaro’s cloud forest. Watch your step during the descent, as the trail can be slippery. Our vehicles will be waiting at the lower station of Mweka Gate to take you back to Moshi Hotel

At Mweka Gate you sign your name and details in a register book. This is also where successful climbers receive their summit certificates. Those climbers who reached Stella Point  and those who reached Uhuru Peak (5895m), receive certificates.
You now drive back to Moshi for a long overdue hot shower, dinner bed and celebrations!!
Meals: Breakfast & Lunch Included

Dinner and overnight at Hotel in Moshi

PRICE

INCLUDED IN THE PRICE PACKAGE

• 2 Night Hotel accommodation in Moshi, a day before trek and a day after trek
• Transportation to and from your selected route
• Transfer from Airport/Bus station in Moshi on arrival and return to airport/Bus station after climb.
• Quality, Waterproof, four-season private mountain sleeping tent
• Quality Mess tents with table and chairs
• Certified, experienced, English speaking mountain guides:
• All Tanzanian National Park Fees
• Government Climbing Taxes
• Climbing permits
• All hot Meals prepared by our cook while on Mountain
• Guides, Porters and Cook Salaries
• Fair and ethical treatment of Porters
• Enough porters to carry your luggage
• Safety Equipment:
• Emergency Oxygen
• Pulse Ox meter
• Hot drinks at every meal
• Water provided on climb,  supposed to be treated (boil) every day
• Emergency rescue fees
• All information concerning with your trips
• Personal Summit Certificate signed by the National Park and your Guide

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE

• Personal items and toiletries
• Tips for guides, porters and cook

• International airfares and departure taxes
• All items of person nature such as telephone call, fax, email etc
• Alcoholic and non- alcoholic drinks
• Laundry services
• Visa and International flight tickets fees
• Personal gears like clothes, hiking boot etc.