
7 DAYS MOUNT KILIMANJARO MACHAME ROUTE CLIMB.
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Day 1: Machame Gate (1830 m) - Machame Huts (3030 m)
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Marangu Route Gate
Walking distance: 8 km, Time: 3-5 hrs, Altitude gain= 840 m
Pick at 8:00am from hotel to Marangu gate(1,860 m) takes 2hrs. Registrations, meet your guide and porters then pack all equipments. Takes 1hrs to 2hrs.
Start Marangu Route walking through rain forest.
The path is wide a bit steep but the forest is amazing a real fairytale forest, lush and deep and green, albeit misty.
Lunch will be at a clearing near a stream. In 2hrs you will reach Machame Huts. Before the vegetation will change to the forest will open up.
Walking Highlights
• blue monkeys • colobus monkeys • Streams • colorful birdlife • lichens and mosses • variety of flowers
Where will we Sleep?
Machame Hut camp
Machame Hut camps easily meets your needs in the best possible way. You can find frame mountain huts comprising of bunk bed at this hut or have at a camp with a tent and matress. At this place, all trekkers gather for the same purpose. You can interact with a lot of similar minded climbers
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Walking Highlights
• blue monkeys • colobus monkeys • Streams • colorful birdlife • lichens and mosses • variety of flowers
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Machame Hut Camp
Day 2: Machame Huts - New Shira Camp (3850 m)
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Marangu Rain Forest
Walking distance: 5.5 km Time: 4-6 hours Altitude gain: 820 m
In the morning you will start walk through the forest. Soon their will be no more trees. In moorland the dominating plant is heather.
You will get good view of Kibo and Mawenzi peaks. The vegetation offers more open views. Through the hills across a few dry creeks.
Lunch stop will be 2hrs to the Shira Camp. (No pressure during walking. It takes as long as it takes!)
Walking Highlights
• Hills • Kibo Peak • Mawenzi peak • colobus monkeys • giant senecios and loblelias • creeks
Where will we Sleep?
Shira Camp
Shira camp is an open area where you will rest for today and have dinner and overnight at the camp. You will be provide with a tent accommodation.
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Walking Highlights
• Hills • Kibo Peak • Mawenzi peak • colobus monkeys • giant senecios and loblelias • creeks
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: New Shira Camp
Day 3: New Shira Camp - Barranco Huts (3985 m)
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Walking distance: 10 km Time: 5-7 hours Altitude gain: 135 m.
In the morning you will start climbing up towards the Lava Tower, a 100 m/300 ft volcanic plug. Even the short heather disappears altogether to reveal the rocky ground of the lava ridges.
Lunch break near the Lava Tower you descend to the Barranco Valley. Sheltered by towering cliffs and is much greener.
The Barranco Camp the most spectacular campsite of this route, with fantastic views of Kibo, the Western Breach and the first of the southern glaciers.
This was an important day acclimatisation.
Walking Highlights
• Barranco Wall • Lava Tower • alpine desert • ridge • Mawenzi and Kibo peak•
Where will we Sleep?
Barranco Camp
The most spectacular camp in kilimanjaro because of the great views it has. Accommodation using tents at the camp.
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Walking Highlights
• Barranco Wall • Lava Tower • alpine desert • ridge • Mawenzi and Kibo peak•
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Barranco Huts
Day 4: Barranco Huts - Karanga Camp (4040 m)
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Walking distance: 5.5 km Time: 4-5 hours Altitude gain: 55 m
Early in the morning you will tackle the Barranco Wall for 1:30hrs. It is strenuous to climb and very steep.
The wall is exposed and you will use your hands to steady yourself, but you can pretty much walk all the way to the top and have a breathtaking view of kibo peak.
From there it's 2 hrs over volcanic scree to Karanga Valley Camp it is a green oasis, albeit a cold, windy one.
It is on the other side of the valley, spend the afternoon resting, exploring, the iridescent, malachite sunbirds that live there.
Walking Highlights
• open and windswept • malachite sunbirds • alpine desert • ridge • volcanic scree • Kibo peak • Karanga Valley
Where will we Sleep?
Karanga Camp
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Walking Highlights
• open and windswept • malachite sunbirds • alpine desert • ridge • volcanic scree • Kibo peak • Karanga Valley
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Karanga Camp
Day 5: Karanga Camp - Barafu Huts (4680 m)
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Marangu Rain Forest
Walking distance: 3.5 km Time: 4-5 hrs Altitude gain: 640 m
Today the walk is short but on steep path increasinlgy inhospitable landscape on the left will be Southern Glaciers. Lunch will be at Barafu Camp.
The advantage of the extra night at Karanga is give you plenty of time to rest, eat, acclimatise, recover and prepare for the summit attempt.
Barafu Camp is perched on a ridge in a landscape of barren and bleak.
Walking Highlights
• Hills • Valley • Ridge • Barren and bleak landscape • creeks
Where will we Sleep?
Barafu Camp
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Walking Highlights
• Hills • Valley • Ridge • Barren and bleak landscape • creeks
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Barafu Huts
Day 6: Summit (5895 m)
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Mt Kilimanjaro Summit
Walking distance: 5.5 km(up) + 15 km Time: 10hrs+
Wake up at 11.00 and 11.30 pm. Get ready with your gear and have break fast. Around midnight start the hike to the summit you will see strings of little lights for climbers ahead of you.
As steep as the slope is the path itself isn't that bad. Take all the time you need.
There are two landmarks that are resting points only minutes. Then 1:30hrs after leaving the cave rocks appear on the path a bit slippery called Jamaican Rocks. Its another 1:30hrs to reach Uhuru Peak.
Descend for Lunch at barafu camp. You have no choice but to pack up your gear and keep going 3hrs to the Millenium Camp or Mweka Huts.
Wlaking Highlights
• Uhuru Peak • crater rim • Glaciers • Sunrise At Africa Highest Point • breath Taking Views.
Where will we Sleep?
Millenium Camp or Mweka Huts
Dinner and overnight at Millenium Camp or Mweka Huts.
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Walking Highlights
• Uhuru Peak • crater rim • Glaciers • Sunrise At Africa Highest Point • breath Taking Views.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Millenium Camp or Mweka Huts
Day 7: Horombo Huts - Marangu Gate
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Mt Kilimanjaro Marangu Route
Walking distance: 20 km Time: 5 hrs
After beakfast you set continue descending down. The path is already known so its just getting down to the mweka gate.
At the gate you'll have to clear more formalities, but eventually you will say good bye to your guides and you climb into the vehicle waiting for you and be carried away to your hotel for hot showers and cold beers.
Where will we Sleep?
Arusha Tourist Inn
After a hard treck of kilimanjaro drive back to Arusha you will spend the night at Arusha tourist inn hotel.
Amenities:
• Rooms, all with Tv. • Private bathroom. • Wi-Fi. • Hot shower. • Breakfast Included.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Horombo Huts
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Day 1: Machame Gate (1830 m) - Machame Huts (3030 m)
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Marangu Route Gate
Walking distance: 8 km, Time: 3-5 hrs, Altitude gain= 840 m
Pick at 8:00am from hotel to Marangu gate(1,860 m) takes 2hrs. Registrations, meet your guide and porters then pack all equipments. Takes 1hrs to 2hrs.
Start Marangu Route walking through rain forest.
The path is wide a bit steep but the forest is amazing a real fairytale forest, lush and deep and green, albeit misty.
Lunch will be at a clearing near a stream. In 2hrs you will reach Machame Huts. Before the vegetation will change to the forest will open up.
Walking Highlights
• blue monkeys • colobus monkeys • Streams • colorful birdlife • lichens and mosses • variety of flowers
Where will we Sleep?
Machame Hut camp
Machame Hut camps easily meets your needs in the best possible way. You can find frame mountain huts comprising of bunk bed at this hut or have at a camp with a tent and matress. At this place, all trekkers gather for the same purpose. You can interact with a lot of similar minded climbers
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Walking Highlights
• blue monkeys • colobus monkeys • Streams • colorful birdlife • lichens and mosses • variety of flowers
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Machame Hut Camp
Day 2: Machame Huts - New Shira Camp (3850 m)
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Marangu Rain Forest
Walking distance: 5.5 km Time: 4-6 hours Altitude gain: 820 m
In the morning you will start walk through the forest. Soon their will be no more trees. In moorland the dominating plant is heather.
You will get good view of Kibo and Mawenzi peaks. The vegetation offers more open views. Through the hills across a few dry creeks.
Lunch stop will be 2hrs to the Shira Camp. (No pressure during walking. It takes as long as it takes!)
Walking Highlights
• Hills • Kibo Peak • Mawenzi peak • colobus monkeys • giant senecios and loblelias • creeks
Where will we Sleep?
Shira Camp
Shira camp is an open area where you will rest for today and have dinner and overnight at the camp. You will be provide with a tent accommodation.
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Walking Highlights
• Hills • Kibo Peak • Mawenzi peak • colobus monkeys • giant senecios and loblelias • creeks
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: New Shira Camp
Day 3: New Shira Camp - Barranco Huts (3985 m)
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Walking distance: 10 km Time: 5-7 hours Altitude gain: 135 m.
In the morning you will start climbing up towards the Lava Tower, a 100 m/300 ft volcanic plug. Even the short heather disappears altogether to reveal the rocky ground of the lava ridges.
Lunch break near the Lava Tower you descend to the Barranco Valley. Sheltered by towering cliffs and is much greener.
The Barranco Camp the most spectacular campsite of this route, with fantastic views of Kibo, the Western Breach and the first of the southern glaciers.
This was an important day acclimatisation.
Walking Highlights
• Barranco Wall • Lava Tower • alpine desert • ridge • Mawenzi and Kibo peak•
Where will we Sleep?
Barranco Camp
The most spectacular camp in kilimanjaro because of the great views it has. Accommodation using tents at the camp.
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Walking Highlights
• Barranco Wall • Lava Tower • alpine desert • ridge • Mawenzi and Kibo peak•
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Barranco Huts
Day 4: Barranco Huts - Karanga Camp (4040 m)
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Walking distance: 5.5 km Time: 4-5 hours Altitude gain: 55 m
Early in the morning you will tackle the Barranco Wall for 1:30hrs. It is strenuous to climb and very steep.
The wall is exposed and you will use your hands to steady yourself, but you can pretty much walk all the way to the top and have a breathtaking view of kibo peak.
From there it's 2 hrs over volcanic scree to Karanga Valley Camp it is a green oasis, albeit a cold, windy one.
It is on the other side of the valley, spend the afternoon resting, exploring, the iridescent, malachite sunbirds that live there.
Walking Highlights
• open and windswept • malachite sunbirds • alpine desert • ridge • volcanic scree • Kibo peak • Karanga Valley
Where will we Sleep?
Karanga Camp
Duration: 5 hours
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Walking Highlights
• open and windswept • malachite sunbirds • alpine desert • ridge • volcanic scree • Kibo peak • Karanga Valley
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Karanga Camp
Day 5: Karanga Camp - Barafu Huts (4680 m)
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Marangu Rain Forest
Walking distance: 3.5 km Time: 4-5 hrs Altitude gain: 640 m
Today the walk is short but on steep path increasinlgy inhospitable landscape on the left will be Southern Glaciers. Lunch will be at Barafu Camp.
The advantage of the extra night at Karanga is give you plenty of time to rest, eat, acclimatise, recover and prepare for the summit attempt.
Barafu Camp is perched on a ridge in a landscape of barren and bleak.
Walking Highlights
• Hills • Valley • Ridge • Barren and bleak landscape • creeks
Where will we Sleep?
Barafu Camp
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Walking Highlights
• Hills • Valley • Ridge • Barren and bleak landscape • creeks
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Barafu Huts
Day 6: Summit (5895 m)
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Mt Kilimanjaro Summit
Walking distance: 5.5 km(up) + 15 km Time: 10hrs+
Wake up at 11.00 and 11.30 pm. Get ready with your gear and have break fast. Around midnight start the hike to the summit you will see strings of little lights for climbers ahead of you.
As steep as the slope is the path itself isn't that bad. Take all the time you need.
There are two landmarks that are resting points only minutes. Then 1:30hrs after leaving the cave rocks appear on the path a bit slippery called Jamaican Rocks. Its another 1:30hrs to reach Uhuru Peak.
Descend for Lunch at barafu camp. You have no choice but to pack up your gear and keep going 3hrs to the Millenium Camp or Mweka Huts.
Wlaking Highlights
• Uhuru Peak • crater rim • Glaciers • Sunrise At Africa Highest Point • breath Taking Views.
Where will we Sleep?
Millenium Camp or Mweka Huts
Dinner and overnight at Millenium Camp or Mweka Huts.
Duration: 6 hours
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Walking Highlights
• Uhuru Peak • crater rim • Glaciers • Sunrise At Africa Highest Point • breath Taking Views.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Millenium Camp or Mweka Huts
Day 7: Horombo Huts - Marangu Gate
Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 00255 Tanzania
Mt Kilimanjaro Marangu Route
Walking distance: 20 km Time: 5 hrs
After beakfast you set continue descending down. The path is already known so its just getting down to the mweka gate.
At the gate you'll have to clear more formalities, but eventually you will say good bye to your guides and you climb into the vehicle waiting for you and be carried away to your hotel for hot showers and cold beers.
Where will we Sleep?
Arusha Tourist Inn
After a hard treck of kilimanjaro drive back to Arusha you will spend the night at Arusha tourist inn hotel.
Amenities:
• Rooms, all with Tv. • Private bathroom. • Wi-Fi. • Hot shower. • Breakfast Included.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Horombo Huts
Included
- 7x Breakfast
- 7x Dinner
- 7x Lunch
- Accommodation included: 7 nights
- Free day tour on Request
- Bath towel
- Drinking water and wine
- Other dietary requirements on request
- A proffesional driver/ guide who can speak English, Spain, French
- Airport pick-up and drop-off
- Entry/Admission - Mount Kilimanjaro
Not included
- Travel Insurance
- Visas
- Tips and gratitude for driver Guide and safari cook
- All things of personal nature
- International flights
Additional
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
- Not recommended for travelers with back problems
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Features
Sport
70%
Original
40%
Cultural
40%
Aquatic
25%
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