7-Day Machame Route

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

Moshi to Machame Camp

Pick up from the hotel in Moshi town (800m) after breakfast and drive to Machame gate (1800m) for reservation and start climbing through the rain forest up to Machame camp (3000m). It takes 5 to 6hrs with lunch box on the way. Dinner and Overnight at Machame camp (3000m). Distance covered is 14km and altitude gained is 1200m.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

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

Machame to Shira

After breakfast continue on hiking through the heath and moorland to Shira camp- (3850m) with Picnic Lunch on the way for 4-5hrs. Dinner and overnight at the campsite. Distance covered is 5.3km and altitude gained is 850m. At this point climbers can expect to start understanding the magnitude of the mountain!

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

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

Shira to Barranco

Early in the morning after breakfast start hiking to Barranco Camp- (3940m) through Lava Tower – (4600m) for acclimatizing. It takes 6 -7hrs with picnic lunch, Dinner and overnight at Barranco camp (3940m). Distance covered is 13.75km via Lava Tower and altitude gained from Shira camp to Lava Tower is 750m then from Lava Tower to Barranco altitude lost is 660m.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

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

Barranco to Karanga

After breakfast start climbing Barranco walls - (4250m) to Karanga Camp – (4000m). Have hot lunch, rest and walk around for Acclimatizing. It takes 3 to 4hrs. Dinner and overnight at the campsite. Distance covered is 4.25km and altitude gained is 60m.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

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

Karanga to Uhuru Peak

Having breakfast about 8:30am continue on hiking through the alpine desert to Barafu Camp (4600m). It takes 3-4hrs and distance covered is 4.25km and altitude gained is 600m before you get hot lunch, rest and then early dinner and sleep for a short time then wake up about 11:00pm, pack the useful things for the summit have hot drinks and bites and start hiking to the top of Africa Uhuru Peak- (5895m) it takes about 6-7hrs and distance covered is 4.86km and altitude gained is 1295m.

Congratulations if you make it to this point. You are officially on the rooftop of Africa!

Main Destination:

Uhuru Peak (Mt Kilimanjaro)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

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

Summit to Mweka

It takes about 3hrs from summit to Barafu camp for breakfast and rest for few hours, eat hot lunch and then continue descending from the alpine desert, heath and moorland to the edge of the rain forest at Mweka camp- (3100m). Distance covered from Uhuru Peak to Barafu camp and to Mweka camp is 11.5km and altitude lost is 2795m.

Main Destination:

Mweka Gate (Mt Kilimanjaro)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Meals & Drinks:

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

Mweka to Moshi

Walk after breakfast to Mweka Gate (1800m) through the rain forest for 3-4hrs distance covered is 8.1km and altitude lost is 1400m. Receive your award certificate if you will have made it to the top. All that's left now is to put your feet up and celebrate conquering the world's tallest free-standing mountain!

Main Destination:

Moshi (Town)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

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

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