8-Day Mount Kilimanjaro - Machame Route

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arrival in Arusha

Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will check in and then go through the security checkpoint and officials at the counter will check the required documents to verify your identity. You will go to the exit door where you will find a Kojuu safaris driver guide with a signboard written your name on it. He will greet you and take your luggage to our transfer vehicle and transfer you to Arusha city. On arrival at the hotel, our driver guide will assist you with the check-in process. Then, the hotel porter will take your luggage to your room. You will freshen up after a long flight. Later on, you will go down to the restaurant for dinner. After dinner you can choose to relax in the facilities area take photos and later on go to your room.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

Outpost Lodge

• Budget lodge located in Arusha (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & dinner (Lunch not included)
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Arusha -Machame gate- Machame Camp

You will have a leisurely breakfast at your hotel, before setting out in your Kojuu vehicle at around 8:00 am to allow for a scheduled arrival at Machame Gate (1640 meters) at 10:00 a.m. Today’s walk is a long one: in pure numbers, you will gain around 1332 meters of altitude over a distance of just under 11km/7 miles and can expect to be walking for between 5 and 6 hours. You will also be able to see Kibo Peak, away to the east. The birdlife around the camp is surprisingly rich, so look out for species such as olive thrush and stonechat. We hope to reach camp at about 5:00 pm, giving you a couple of hours of welcome rest before dinner is served.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Machame Camp - Shira Caves

Today’s stage is short and steep, as we push on up to an altitude of over 3804 metres. Having made an early start around 8:30 am, you would expect to reach your camp by 2:00 p.m. From Shira Caves, you will have time to marvel at some great natural sights such as the so-called ‘Shira Cathedral,’ Klute Peak, and Mount Meru, before enjoying your dinner around 6:00 p.m.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Shira 2 Camp - Barraco Camp

Today’s stage is considerably different in character from yesterday’s, with a much longer trek. The overall distance today means that you will actually be walking for around 6 to 8 hours, excluding breaks. Once again, your day will begin with breakfast at 7:00 am and departure at 8.30 am, when you begin your trek across the stony landscape of Shira Plateau. The vegetation is sparse at first, with just a few hardy lichens to admire. You will climb towards the Lava Tower and your picnic lunch will be taken at 1:00 p.m. After passing the high point of the day by the Lava Tower, you will then descend down to the Barranco Camp. Once at camp, you should take time to admire the views of the southern face of Kibo as well as the Heim Glacier. Your dinner tonight will be served at 7:00 p.m.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Barraco Camp - Barafu Camp

Today will be a challenge that much is certain! You will have breakfast again at 7:00 am, in anticipation of what will prove to be a long day. Our departure time today will be 8:00 am, with a cooked lunch scheduled at Karanga for midday. Your ultimate destination, Barafu Camp, should be reached by 4:00 pm with your dinner at 6:00 p.m. At the top of the climb, the landscape remains bleak as you descend into a valley and you get your first sight of another glacier, Rebmann. At the end of this valley is today’s goal, the Barafu Camp, at which you arrive after a short, steep scramble and a walk.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Barafu Camp - Summit - Mweka Camp

If there is one certainty on Kilimanjaro, it is that ‘summit day’ will be the toughest! But although hugely challenging, hopefully, it will be matched with the great sense of achievement of reaching your goal – the summit of Kilimanjaro!
Your schedule for your ‘Summit Day’ is of course very different. Rising at 11:00 p.m., you will take your tea and biscuits (11:30 p.m.) before a midnight departure. You will begin with a long, tough climb from Barafu at 4556 meters to Stella Point at 5756 meters; for some of this, you will be walking on screen, making your trek more difficult. After the summit (5895 meters), you will return to Barafu(4556 meters), where you will rest for a couple of hours, have brunch, and then leave again at 1:30 pm to continue to descend to Mweka Camp (3100metres) where you will spend the night.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Mweka Camp - Mweka Gate - Arusha

Still thrilled by your achievement, breakfast is taken at 7:00 am. At 8:00 am you can take the chance to reward your trekking team at the ‘Tipping Celebration.’ Although you will still have 9km to walk, departure is at a leisurely 9:00 am. You will descend down to the Mweka Gate which sits at an altitude of 1640 meters. There, you will be served a cooked lunch at midday and be presented with your hard-earned certificate. Your vehicle transport will be waiting to return you back to your Hotel in Arusha, where you can choose to relax – or, if you have any energy left, to celebrate!

Main Destination:

Arusha (City)

Accommodation:

Outpost Lodge

• Budget lodge located in Arusha (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Departure

You will have breakfast and relax by the pool. In the afternoon, you will have lunch. Later in the evening, you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your onward flight.

Main Destination:

Kilimanjaro Airport

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.