Tour Information
Start : Arusha/Nairobi
End : Arusha/Nairobi
Tour Duration: 8 Days Mount Kilimanjaro Climbing
Machame Route
Accommodations: As Per the
Itenerary
Group Size: 2 Pax and above;
guaranteed departure
Tour Overview
8 days ,mount, Kilimanjaro climb
Machame Route,beautiful landscapes and different
climate zones throughout the trek,Whiskey"
route,provides stunning views, diverse landscapes,
and a challenging ascent. Hike through lush
rainforests to icy arctic conditions
8 Days Mount Kilimajaro Climbing Machame Route
Day 1: Arrival - Arusha
Travel from
Nairobi to Arusha on board a Shuttle bus or pickup
from Kilimanjaro Airport – transfer to a hotel for
an overnight stay
Day 2: Machame Gate
(1490m) - Machame camp (2980m
Hiking
time: 7 hours | Distance: About 18 km's | Habitat:
Montane forest
Your day starts early with a
briefing, followed by breakfast and a 45-minute
drive from Moshi (910m) to the Machame village
(1490m). The guides and porters prepare and pack the
supplies and your equipment in the village. You will
receive a lunch pack and you can also buy mineral
water in the village. Depending on the condition of
the road, it is possible to drive from the village
to the Machame gate, but if not, the muddy 3 km walk
will take about 1 hour to complete. After
registering at the gate office, you start your
ascent and enter the rain forest almost immediately.
There is a strong possibility of rain in the forest,
which will transform the trail into a very soggy,
muddy and slippery experience. You will have a
welcome lunch stop about half way and will reach the
Machame camping area in the late afternoon.
Your porters (arriving at the camp site long before
you) will have erected your tent on your arrival. In
the evening the porters will boil drinking and
washing water and the cook will prepare dinner,
before you retire to your tent for the night. Night
temperatures can already drop to freezing point at
this campsite
Day 3: Machame camp
(2980m) - Shira camp (3840m)
Hiking
time: 6 hours | Distance: About 9 km's | Habitat:
Moorland
You rise early at Machame camp and after
breakfast you climb an hour or so to the top of the
forest and then for 2 hours at a gentler gradient
through the moorland zone. After a short lunch and
rest, you continue up a rocky ridge onto the Shira
plateau. By now you will be able to see in an
easterly direction, the Western Breach with its
stunning glaciers. You are now due west of Kibo and
after a short hike you will reach the Shira campsite
at 3 840m. The porters will boil drinking and
washing water, before serving dinner. The night at
this exposed camp will even be colder than the
previous night, with temperatures dropping to well
below freezing,
Day 4: Shira (3840m)
- Lava Tower (4630m)-Barranco camp (3950m)
Hiking time: 7 hours | Distance: About 15 km's |
Habitat: Semi desert
The route now turns east
into a semi desert and rocky landscape surrounding
Lava Tower, where you reach an altitude of 4630m
after about a 5 hours walk. Lunch is served in a
designated area before ascending the rocky scree
path to Lava Tower (4630m). Definitely, the toughest
day so far. It is normally around this point, where
for the first time, some climbers will start to feel
symptoms of breathlessness, irritability and
headaches. After lunch you descent again by almost
680m to the Barranco camping area and after reaching
the high altitude of 4600m at Lava Tower, the true
acclimatisation benefit of this day becomes clear.
This descent to Barranco camp takes about 2 hours
and offers great opportunities to take some
beautiful photographs of the Western Breach and
Breach Wall. The camp is situated in a valley below
the Breach and Great Barranco Wall, which should
provide you with a memorable sunset while you wait
for the preparation of your dinner,
Day 5: Barranco camp (3950m) - Barafu camp (4550m)
Hiking time: 7 hours | Distance: About 13 km's |
Habitat: Alpine desert
After spending a night at
the Great Barranco Wall (a very imposing sight at
first), you make your way up this awesome looking
obstacle, which in the end normally turns out easier
than what you anticipated. Topping out just below
the Heim Glacier, you now appreciate just how
beautiful Kilimanjaro really is. The route then
heads down through the Karanga Valley over
intervening ridges and valleys, and then joins up
with the Mweka route. This is the preferred route
down from the summit, so remember it. Turn left up
the ridge and after another hour or so, you reach
Barafu Hut.
The last water stop on the route
is the Karranga Valley, as there is no water at
Barafu camp. Barafu is the Swahili word for "ice"
and it is a bleak and inhospitable camping area to
spend the night. Totally exposed to the ever-present
gales the tents are pitched on a narrow, stony, and
dangerous ridge. Make sure that you familiarise
yourself with the terrain before dark to avoid any
accidents. The summit is now a further 1345m up and
you will make the final ascent the same night.
Prepare your equipment, ski stick and thermal
clothing for your summit attempt. This should
include the replacement of your headlamp and camera
batteries and make sure you have a spare set
available as well. To prevent freezing it will be
wise to carry your water in a thermal flask. Go to
bed at round about 19h00 and try to get some
precious rest and sleep,
Day 6:
SUMMIT ATTEMPT, Barafu camp (4550m) - Uhuru Peak
(5895m)-Mweka (3100m)
Hiking time: 8
hours to reach Uhuru Peak | 7/8 hours to descend to
Mweka | Distance: About 7 km's ascent - 23 km's
descent | Habitat: Stone scree and ice-capped summit
You will rise around 23h30, and after some tea
and biscuits you shuffle off into the night. You
will head in a northwesterly direction and ascend
through heavy scree towards Stella Point on the
crater rim. This 6-hour walk to Stella point is for
many climbers, mentally and physically the most
challenging on the route. At Stella Point (5685m)
you will stop for a short rest and will be rewarded
with the most magnificent sunrise you are ever
likely to see (weather permitting). From Stella
Point you will normally encounter snow all the way
on your 2-hour ascent to Uhuru Peak. The time you
will spend on the summit will depend on the weather
conditions. Do not stop here for too long, as it
will be extremely difficult to start again due to
cold and fatigue. Enjoy your accomplishment and a
day to remember for the rest of your life. The walk
back to Barafu from the summit, takes about 3 hours.
Here you will have a well earned but short rest and
collect the rest of your gear, before heading down
to Mweka hut (3100m). The route is not difficult and
will take you down the rock and scree path into the
moorland and eventually into the forest. The camp is
situated in the upper forest and mist or rain can be
expected in the late afternoon. Dinner and washing
water will be prepared
Day 7: Mweka
camp (3100m) - Mweka Gate (1980m)
Hiking
time: 3 hours | Distance: About 15 km's | Habitat:
Forest
After an early and well-deserved
breakfast, it is a short 3-hour and scenic hike back
to the Park gate. At Mweka gate you sign your name
and details in a register. This is also where
successful climbers receive their summit
certificates. Those climbers who reached Stella
Point (5685m) are issued with green certificates and
those who reached Uhuru Peak (5895m) receive gold
certificates. From the Mweka Gate you will continue
down into the Mweka village, normally a muddy 3 km
(1 hour) hike. In the Mweka village you will be
served a delicious hot lunch!! You now drive back to
Arusha for a long over due hot shower, dinner and
celebrations!! Overnight at a hotel
Day 8: Departure
Transfer to Kilimanjaro
Airport for your flight back home or continue with
your safari schedule/travel back to Nairobi,
Machame Trek price includes:
-Transfer to and from the base of the mountain
-Machame Route trek as per the itinerary
-Full
board accommodation in tents whilst on the trek.
-2 nights hotel accommodations in Arusha before and
after the trek and in huts on the mountain as per
the itinerary
-All park entrance fees to include
government taxes
-Service of an English speaking
professional Mountain guide on the mountain, porters
and skilled cook/s
-All services begin and end at
Kilimanjaro Airport as per the itinerary
-Treated
water on the trek
-Return airport transfers
from/to Kilimanjaro Airport or Nairobi Return Shutle
transfers
Machame Trek price
Excludes:
-Tips, laundry, sleeping bags,
drinks and climbing gears
-Medical evacuation,
USD 30 per person value
-International flights
and taxes
-Visas
-Items of a personal nature
and any other extras not detailed in the above
itinerary.
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