MACHAME ROUTE 7 DAYS AND 6 NIGHT 

DAY 01 MOSHI – MACHAME GATE – MACHAME CAMP.

After breakfast we’ll transfer you to the Machame Park Gate (1,790 m.). After registering with the park authority, we’ll begin our climb through the lush forest. Trekkers will likely hear the many exotic birds in the canopy above, and many even see black & white colobus monkeys and Sykes monkeys as they hike along the knotted roots We’ll continue on to some heath land before reaching our overnight camp at Machame Camp (2990m, 5-7 hours of walking), just above the forest zone. The trek is quite long, thus not steep.

DAY-02 MACHAME CAMP TO SHIRA CAMP.

Today’s segment of the ascent will continue across beautiful heath land and afro-alpine moorland with magnificent views of Kilimanjaro Peak. We begin up the steep track through a savannah of tall grasses, and trees of Giant Heather and Erica. Scramble around large boulders as you enter the moorland zone, marked by lobelia and senecia plants, and volcanic rocks draped with lichen beards, which protect wild alpine flowers growing at their bases. We’ll overnight at Shira Camp (3800m, 4-5 hours of walking).

DAY-03 SHIRA CAMP TO BARRANCO CAMP

we’ll draw nearer the peak as we get closer to the Lava Tower. The trek becomes a bit more strenuous as the trail steepens on the approach to the lava Tower, a 300 foot tall volcanic plug which marks an exposed pass at 4545m. In the afternoon, descend the steep track into the Great Barranco Valley. Barranco Camp is set on a col (flat area) enclosed on three sides with steep valley walls and the Kibo massif itself. Hanging glaciers glint in the sunshine above, amidst the landscape of plants such as the giant groundsels (Senecio Kilimanjari), and the uniquely endemic Giant Lobelia. Then we slowly ascent to our overnight stop at Barranco Camp (3900m, 5-6 hours of walking).

DAY-04 BARRANCO CAMP TO KARANGA VALLEY

Today you have a short walk of 3 hrs. Just-like acclimatization day and on arrival at the camp (3950m.) you relax and have a little walk in the higher altitude. Dinner and overnight at Karanga valley camp.

DAY-05 BARRANCO CAMP TO BARAFU

The day will begin with a descent into the Gorge, before we climb its eastern wall where we will enjoy views of Kilimanjaro’s ice fields, an equatorial anomaly. We will continue trekking following the lava ridge to the Barafu camp. The temperature will grow colder and the landscape more sparse as we near Barafu Camp. Barafu Camp is set on a small, exposed flat area on a ridge, acting as a base camp from which you will make your summit attempt at midnight tonight. Barafu camp (4600m, 6-7 hours of walking).

DAY-06 BARAFU CAMP TO SUMMIT TO MWEKA CAMP

Just after midnight we start of a challenging trek (12-17 hours of trekking). You begin trekking at 12:00 to 1am, passing between the Rebmann and Tarzel glaciers to the rim at Stella Point. The temperatures range from just below freezing at midnight, to between 10 deg. F (-12 deg. C) to –10 F. (-23 deg. C) just before dawn at the summit. As dawn nears, we’ll summit at Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa at 5895m. Uhuru will be the culmination of – and the reward for – 6-7 hours of strenuous hiking. We’ll then descend back to Barafu Camp, resting for a while before continuing our descent to Mweka Camp (3062m 3-4 hours of walking on the descent).

DAY- 07 MWEKA CAMP TO PARK GATE – MOSHI

we’ll make our final descent to the park gate, a walk of about 2 to 3 hours. After bidding our farewells to our guide and porters, we’ll take you to moshi for overnight.