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Machame Route 6 Days or 7 Days
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Overview
Hiking Adventures Across Kilimanjaro's Diverse Landscapes
Machame Route, also known as the Whiskey route, has become very popular. This is camping route which offers spectacular views of various landscapes such as Mt Meru, Pare Mountains, Lake Chala and Lake Jipe.
While the 6 day itinerary is very possible, it is very beneficial to have the seven days Machame climb because of having one more extra day for acclimatisation and resting before the summit day. Doing this will reduce chances of getting altitude sickness and maximize your chance of reaching the summit.
| Day | Overnight Stays In Tents | Hours | Kilometers |
| 1 | Machame Gate (1700m) – Machame Camp (3000m) | 5-7 | 13 km |
| 2 | Machame Camp (3000m) – New Shira Camp (3800m) | 5-6 | 9 km |
| 3 | New Shira Camp (3800m) – Lava Tower (4600m) – Barranco Camp (3900m) | 5-7 | 13 km |
| 4 | Barranco Camp (3900m) – Karanga Camp (3900m) | 4-5 | 6 km |
| 5 | Karanga Camp (3900m) – Barafu Camp (4620m) | 3-4 | 4 km |
| 6 | Barafu Camp (4620m) – Uhuru Peak (5895m) – Mweka Camp (3200m) | 10-12 | 19 km |
| 7 | Mweka Camp (3200m) – Mweka Gate (1700m) | 3-4 | 9 km |
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Inclusion
Trip Included
- All park fees (entry, camping, forest department fees, crater camp fees and rescue fees).
- Three meals a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner) while on the mountain.
- Camping facilities (tents, mattresses, dining tent, kitchen tent, camping chair, lanterns, cooking gas canister, utensils, and table).
- Salaries for the team (guide, assistant guide, cook and porters).
- Transport from the hotel in Moshi town to the starting point of Lemosho route and back on the final day at Mweka gate back to the
- Hotel in Moshi town.
- Drinking water.
- Two night’s accommodation on a bed and breakfast basis in Moshi town before the climb and after the climb.
- Pulse oximeter. A daily medical check up will be done every morning and in the evening by my professional team to see how you are responding to the high altitude.
- Emergency oxygen canister.
- All applicable government taxes.
- Airport transfers to and from Kilimanjaro airport.
exclusion
Trip Excluded
- Tips for the team (guides, cook and porters)
- Personal mountain climbing gears and equipments.
- Alcoholic and soft drinks (sodas)
- Meals at the hotel in town
- Any additional night(s) in town
- Private portable toilet
7 Days Machame Route
Embark on scenic hikes amidst the rugged beauty of the Rocky Mountains, with views of alpine lakes and towering peaks.
Days 1
Hotel – Machame Gate – Machame Campsite
After breakfast our vehicle will transport you from the hotel to Machame gate. Here you will do the required registration procedures then you will start the trek through the rain-forest to Machame camp where you will find the tents are already setup for you. Dinner and overnight at the campsite.
- Elevation: 1200m to 1700m to 3000m.
- Distance: 13 km.
- Hiking time: 5-7 hours.
- Habitat: Montane forest.
After breakfast leave the camp and continue ascending by crossing little valleys and steep rocky ridges covering with heather plants to the western side of the mountain where the camp is situated. At this camp you will be able get the spectacular view of Mount Meru, Shira Plateau, Kibo Peak and sunset; then dinner and overnight.
- Elevation: 3000m to 3800m
- Distance: 9km
- Hiking time: 6-7 hours
- Habitat: Moorland.
Days 2
Machame Hut Campsite to Shira Campsite
Days 3
Shira Campsite to Barranco Campsite
This is long and important acclimatization day so you will be having an early breakfast then continue trekking east to a junction leading to Lava tower rock 4600m for acclimatization, you will have lunch here at Lava tower and Afterwards you will continue down to Barranco camp. The camp location is in the bottom valley of Barranco wall where you will stop for dinner and overnight.
- Elevation: 3800m to 3950m.
- Distance: 13km
- Hiking time: 5-7 hours
- Habitat: Moorland.
Today is short day walk. In the morning you will start climbing Barranco wall and reach 4200m for acclimatization and continue crossing ridges and valleys to Karanga campsite for hot lunch. After lunch you will have a bit of rest and get another acclimatization of trekking up the scree slopes towards the southern ice field. You will then return to the camp for supper and overnight.
- Elevation: 3950m to 3900m
- Distance: 6 km
- Hiking time: 3-4 hours.
- Habitat: Moorland
Days 4
Barranco Campsite to Karanga Campsite
Days 5
Karanga Campsite to Barafu Campsite
On this day, the trek up to the Barafu ridge campsite is tough because of altitude. The walk take few hours because of the short distance but it is steep thus needs a slow pace to avoid fatique. You will trek across an alpine desert. Chances are that a strong, cold wind will be blowing from Kibo peak and its ice. You will have dinner at the elevation of 4620 meters then rest until midnight when you will attack the summit.
- Elevation: 3900m to 4620m.
- Distance: 8 km.
- Hiking time: 3-4 hours.
- Habitat: Alpine Desert.
Wake at midnight to a light breakfast and then prepare for your summit ascent. The goal is to climb before dawn so that you can reach Uhuru Peak shortly before or after sunrise. The trails is a series of switchbacks up steep scree or possibly snow, and reach Stella Point on the crater rim at 5,861 m/18,640 ft between 4 and 5 AM. At this point you will be having the views of the fabled crater and its glaciers facing you. Then after 1 hour of hiking along the Kibo crater rim near the celebrated snows takes you to Kilimanjaro true summit, Uhuru Peak. Here you will spend some times for taking photo’s but it will depend on how you feel. After your summit activities done, you will descend back to the Barafu campsite, for lunch, rest, collect your equipment, and continue down through moorland and heath zone to Mweka campsite. Dinner and overnight at Mweka Campsite.
- Elevation: 4620m to 5895m to 3100m
- Distance: 15km
- Hiking time: 10 – 12 hours
- Habitat: Desert and ice.
Days 6
Barafu Hut Campsite / Uhuru Peak / Mweka Campsite
Days 7
Mweka Campsite to Mweka Gate
Today is your last day on the mountain. After breakfast you will descend down to Mweka park gate walking across Montane forest. This descent will take 3-4 hours. Here at the gate you will sign out and get ready to board the vehicle ready for the transfer back to the hotel for your certificate presentation and a well deserved celebration.
- Elevation: 3100m to 1700m
- Distance: 9km
- Descending time: 3-4 hours
- Habitat: Montane forest
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