8 Days Climbing Mt Kilimanjaro – Machame Route
Machame route is a popular route and best for novice trekkers.
Day 1: Arrival – Arusha
On arrival you will be picked from the airport and drive to either Arusha or Moshi for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 2: Machame Gate (1490m) – Machame camp (2980m) 7 hours hike
Breakfast, drive to the Machame village (1490m) which takes about 45 minutes. Go for the briefing at Machame gate and begin the hike through the rain forest. Proceed to Machame camp for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3: Machame camp (2980m) – Shira camp (3840m) 6 hours hike
Shira tent Camp. You rise early at Machame camp and after breakfast you climb to the Shira campsite at 3 840m. You will have dinner and overnight here
Day 4: Shira (3840m)-Lava Tower (4630m)-Barranco camp (3950m) 7 hours hike
Breakfast hike to Lava Tower for 5 hours and you will have lunch here. Proceed to Barranco Camp which will take another 2 hours of hiking. You will have dinner and overnight stay here.
Day 5: Barranco camp (3950m) – Barafu camp (4550m) 7 hours
Today you will hike to Barafu camp where you will have dinner and overnight stay.
Day 6: SUMMIT: Barafu camp (4550m)-Uhuru Peak (5895m)-Mweka (3100m) 8 Hours hike
After breakfast you will hike to the summit. You will have a stopover at Stella Point (5685m) (6 hours hike) where you will have lunch. From Stella Point you will hike for 2-hour to Uhuru Peak. Spend time at the peak, later descend to
Mweka hut (3100m). You will have dinner and overnight here
Day 7: Mweka camp (3100m) – Mweka Gate (1980m) 3 hours hike
Breakfast, descend to Mweka gate. Proceed to Moshi or Arusha for dinner and overnight stay
Day 8: Departure
Breakfast transfer to the Airport for your departure flight
END OF KILIMANJARO MOUNTAINS HIKE
