6-Day Climb Kilimanjaro |Machame Route Best Guide

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

Machame Gate to Machame Camp

After breakfast, you'll depart by vehicle to Kilimanjaro. At the gate, your crew finalizes packing, and after finishing with formalities you start off from Machame gate. Today’s hiking is through the verdant afro-montane forest to Machame camp and en route, you'll have a picnic lunch. Look out for pretty endemic flora and a graduation of forest zones! Your overnight stay will be at Machame Camp (full board).

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinks not included

Machame Camp to Shira Cave Camp

From Machame Camp, you will hike to Shira Camp. The first section is relatively steep and altitude is gained rapidly. A picnic lunch is taken on the trail today. The zone you pass through today is known as the heath zone where attractive helichrysum and lobelia plants become apparent. Various geologic features can be seen today from lava tubes to glacial valleys. Your overnight stay will be at Shira Camp (full board).

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Shira Cave Camp to Baranco Camp

Today is a walk-high-sleep-low day. You will ascend into the alpine desert and for those that are feeling strong, you can even head up to Lava Tower before descending to Barranco Camp. Lunch is taken as a picnic lunch en route. This is a long day but pays dividends later on —great acclimatization day! Your overnight stay will be at Barranco Camp (full board).

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Baranco Camp to Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp

From Barranco Camp, famous for its’ giant groundsels (Senecio species), you will ascend the Barranco wall and hike glacial valleys to Karanga Camp. Lunch is taken at Karanga Valley before heading to Barafu in the afternoon. Desolate alpine desert and at times strong winds rip over this camp and yet in the evening splendid views of Mawenzi Peak are the norm. A relatively early dinner is taken before heading to rest for the evening. Your overnight stay will be at Barafu Camp (full board).

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinks not included

Barafu Camp to Uhuru /Mweka Camp

Most people depart just before midnight for the final summit bid. Patience and persistence are the name of the game to reach the summit and by dawn, as the first rays of light start to appear, most arrive near the rim. Ascending via Stella Point affords a relatively short final section to Uhuru Peak, the Roof of Africa! What goes up must come down and your goal today is to reach Mweka camp before dusk. Your overnight stay will be at Mweka Camp (full board).

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate/Arusha

A final descent of 4,500 ft brings you down to Mweka Gate where your team will have prepared another scrumptious and fresh lunch and your transfer vehicles will be waiting to collect you. Here, you will say goodbye to our mountain staff before heading to the hotel near Arusha for a farewell dinner and either overnight or a day room and departure. Extend your Tanzanian vacation with KiliClimb Africa Safaris on safari, walking safari, or other adventures.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

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