Machame Route 6 Days 5 Nights
The Machame is regarded by many guide as the most enjoyable, through it is longer according to most climbers remark. Despite this, the success rate on the Machame Route is higher than on the Marangu Route possibly because the Machame is a day longer at six days and five nights which gives trekkers more time to acclimatize. It is not difficult to see why the Machame Route is so popular with everyone, beginning on the south-west side of the mountain. Unlike the Marangu Route, on the Machame Route you don't use the same path to descend as you took to climb up the mountain.
Machame Route is widely reckoned to be the harder than the Marangu Route, and is thus nicknamed the Whiskey Route, in opposite to Marangu's softer 'Coca Cola trail'. The proportion of trekkers who reach the top using this route is marginally but significantly higher.
The Machame route takes at least six days and five nights, through it is becoming more common for trekkers to opt for an extra night during the ascent, usually above the Karanga Valley.
Activities
ITINERARY MACHAME 7DAYS 6NIGHTS
DAY 1 AIRPORT - HOTEL MOSHI
Upon you arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), ensure customs clearance, before to look your guide. You will be welcomed and taken to the hotel in Moshi for Overnight dinner & breakfast.
DAY 2 MOSHI - MACHAME
After breakfast the first day trekking begins at Machame Gate. Typically you will drive from the town of Moshi to the gate to compete registration on the park book before to start safari. The first day of the trek takes you into the forest bearding Kilimanjaro's lower slopes. We will also break for picnic lunch while in the forest. At the day's end we reach the upper limit of the forest and the Machame Camp with views over the treetops to the plains below. Overnight rest at Machame Camp dinner & breakfast.
DAY 3 MACHAME CAMP - SHIRA CAMP
Weak up in the morning us usually, today is the second day involves a steep trek as we leave the forest behind and plough through the heath and moorland. About an hour after lunch, the gradient levels out slightly as we approach the Shira Plateau with more celebrated Kilimanjaro flora such as groundsels and weird lobelias. Shira Camp provides you will the first views of Kibo in the North-West and Mount Meru in the East. In the evening your porters will already have your tent erected for Overnight dinner & breakfast.
DAY 4 SHIRA CAMP - BARRANCO CAMP
After breakfast, The morning begins with a lengthy crossing of the plateau as we head due east toward Kibo. It's a long walk but a very photogenic one with the snowy summit of Kilimanjaro a constant looming presence ahead. Lunch this time is taken near the Lava Tower. Barranco is the prettiest campsite on the route, set amongst a grove of senecio hard against the south face of Kibo. You Overnight dinner & breakfast at Barranco camp.
DAY 5 BARRANCO CAMP - BARAFU CAMP
After breakfast, we leave Barranco and continue on a steep ridge passing the Barranco Wall, to the Karanga Valley campsite to have a hot lunch before proceeding to the junction which connects with the Mweka Trail. Followed by a 2 to 3 hours climb to Barafu Camp. At this point you have completed the South Circuit, which offers views of the summit from many different angles. Enjoy Overnight dinner & breakfast at Barafu Camp.
DAY 6 BARAFU CAMP - SUMMIT TO MWEKA CAMP
Around 1 a.m. after a cup of hot tea & chocolate, e continue our way to the summit between the Rebmann and Ratzel glaciers. You head in a northwesterly direction and ascend through heavy scree towards Stella Point on the crater rim. Remember this is the most physically challenging portion of the trek. At Stella Point you will stop for a short rest, from Stella Point, you may encounter snow all the way on your ascent to the summit. At Uhuru Peak, you have reached the highest point on Mountain Kilimanjaro and the continent of Africa. We now descent continuing straight down to the Mweka camp stopping at Barafu for hot lunch. You will want gaiters and trekking poles for the loose gravel going down. Later in the evening, we enjoy our last dinner on the mountain and Overnight at Mweka Camp.
DAY 7 MWEKA CAMP - MWEKA GATE TO HOTEL MOSHI
Smile day! After breakfast day we continue the descent down to the Mweka Gate to receive your summit certificates. Now you will be at lower elevation, it can be wet and muddy. From the gate, a vehicle will meet you to drive back to Hotel in Moshi.
Rate Include
- 2 Night accommodation in Moshi
- Private professional mountain guides
- All park fees
- Rescue fees
- All camping equipments
- All meals while on the Mountain
- All salaries for team
- Arrival and Departure transfers
- Government taxes, VAT and all relating service charges
- Emergency Oxygen
- Transport to and from the park gate
Exclude
- Tanzania Visa
- Travel insurance
- Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
- Optional Tours (short safari after your climb etc)
- Tips and any items of personal nature.
- Items of personal nature
- Portable toilets:
- Gratitude for climbing crew
- Gear for your climb, Some equipments is available for rent.
Additional nights beyond the two standard hotel nights included
