6 Days Machame Route Climb Kilimanjaro

6-Day Kilimanjaro Machame Route Climbing is one of the most beautiful and popular trekking tours on Kilimanjaro. The Machame route contains more steep passages at higher altitudes than other routes.
Itinerary
Kilimanjaro Airport – Moshi

Arriving at Kilimanjaro airport, you will be met by our transfer driver and taken to the Keys Hotel in Moshi Town. Later today or tonight you will meet our operations team who will brief you on what lies ahead.

Day 1 Moshi – Machame Gate – Machame Camp

After breakfast, you will be collected from your lodge and taken to the Kilimanjaro National Park. Once this is all packed up, your adventure will begin; after a few minutes, you will be deep within the forest with ancient trees, ferns, mosses, and black and white colobus monkeys frolicking in the treetops. After 5 – 6 hours you will reach – Machame Camp –situated just above the forest line at 3000 m. Arriving here, the porters have already set up your tents and warm water for washing is ready.

Day 2 Machame Camp – Shira Camp

After an early morning start, the path steepens and the vegetation changes into a moorland with shrubs such as hardy Ericas. Today’s stage is shorter than the previous day and by mid-afternoon, you will arrive at the campsite at the Shira Plateau. From the camp, you will have breathtaking views of the mountain and evening light on the rock face and glacier of Kibo as the sunsets.


Day 3 Shira Camp – Lava Tower Hut – Barranco Camp

Today will be a day of ups and downs. You will ascend almost 700 m but descend again after reaching the imposing Lava Tower. This will help with acclimatization as you will reach a height of over 4500 m. After reaching Lava Tower the path traverses Barranco Valley dotted with the weird-looking senecios. Barranco Camp is reached after 6 – 7 hours.


Day 4 Barranco Camp– Barafu Camp

The first section of today’s route is to scale the ‘Barranco Wall’. Use your hands and feet. Safety is paramount and you will be secured if necessary, but it looks more daunting than it is. The trail continues with many up and down sections, After lunch, there will be another 2 – 3 hours climb before you reach Barafu Camp. Tonight, drink a lot of fluids, try to eat, and go to bed early to rest enough before tomorrow’s summit trek.

Day 5 Barafu Camp – Uhuru Peak– Mweka Camp

On this Day, After 5 – 7 hours of ‘pole pole’, you will reach the rim of the crater, Stella Point. Another one to two hours of going slowly along the crater’s edge and you will arrive at the summit – Uhuru Peak. Looking down over the surrounding landscape below in the early morning light will make you feel on top of the world. Returning on the same route you should arrive at Barafu Camp within a few hours. Resting for an hour or two, you will continue down to reach Mweka Camp for your overnight stay.

Day 6 Mweka Camp – Mweka Gate – Moshi

Last day on the mountain. After breakfast, the crew will celebrate your achievement with a traditional song as part of their farewell ceremony. it should take about three hours to reach the gate. After breakfast, you can continue on a safari (optional) or will be transferred to the Kilimanjaro airport.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.