KILIMANJARO TREKKING – MACHAME ROUTE

6 Nights/7 Days

Day 1: Arrival, Moving to the Lodge or Hotel. Pre-climb briefing, stay for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: After morning breakfast, transfer to Mt. Kilimanjaro N. Park, meet with the mountain guide and porters at Machame gate at 1,490m/ 4,890ft. Start the climb through the Montane forest to the first Machame Camp at 2,980m/ 9,780ft (18 km, approx. 7 hrs walking). Stay overnight.

Day 3: Leaving the forest behind, crossing the little valley and continue ascending through the giant heather into the upper heath zone reaching Shira Camp at 3,840m/ 12,600ft. (9 km, approx. 6 hrs walking). Stay overnight.

Day 4: Ascend to Lava Tower, continue walking to towards east up to the glacier streams where Barranco Camp is situated at 3,950m/ 13,000ft. (15 km, approx. 7 hrs walking) Stay overnight.

Day 5: Leave the Barranco Valley and continue walking on the southern slopes of Kilimanjaro before the trail turns north and ascend to the Barafu Camp at 4,550m/ 15,000ft. (13 km, approx. 7 hrs walking). Stay overnight.

Day 6: Early start for summit, arriving on the Crater rim at dawn. Continue on up to Uhuru Peak at 5,896m/ 19,344ft. After taking in the view and signing the summit book, descent back to Barafu Hut and on down to Mweka Camp located on the edge of the Montane forest (13 km, approx. 8 + 7 hrs ascent and descent). Stay overnight.

Day 7: The day spent descending to the Park Gate (15 km 4 – 6 hrs walking). Collect your certificate and going back to the Hotel for dinner and overnight.