6 Days Machame route Kilimanjaro climbing

Moshi, Tanzania
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On any trip, the quality of your journey is greatly impacted by your tour guide. Here at Habari Adventure, we have top notch tour guides who consistently go above and beyond expectations to provide you with an outstanding experience.

All of our tour guides are locals, from Kilimanjaro and other parts of Tanzania. Their expertise includes local flora and fauna, geography, history, archaeology, anthropology, astronomy and every one of them is trained in safety and first aid. Trekking and Going on Safaris through Tanzania with one of our tour guides will be an incredible learning experience.

All of our tour guides speak English and most of them learned some foreign languages at one of the most established schools in Tanzania. They specialized in tour guiding and Wildlife Management in all tourism activities.

Description

Itinerary

Day 1: Machame Gate (1800 m) to Machame Camp (2835 m)

Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 40000 Tanzania
Hiking time: 7 hours
Distance covered: 11 km
Habitat: Montane forest
Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
After breakfast you will be picked up at the hotel around 8:00 am and transferred to Machame gate. On the way you will see coffee and banana plantations grown by Chagga people. After arriving at Machame gate you will go through some park formalities such as registration then you will start your Mount Kilimanjaro climbing at the Machame gate. Your first day hike is through a tropical rain forest up to Machame camp (2835 m). On the route you will have a picnic lunch.


Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Machame camp.

Day 2: Machame Camp (2835 m) to Shira Cave Camp (3750 m)

Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 40000 Tanzania
Approx. hiking time: 3 hours
Distance covered: 5 km
Habitat: Moorland
Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
You start to hike around 8:00 am. You will climb an hour to the top of the forest and then 1 hour at a gentler gradient through the moorland zone. After a short lunch (snacks) and break, you continue up a rocky ridge, the Shira plateau. At this point you will be able to see an eastern direction, the western breach with its stunning glacier.

Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Shira Campsite (3750 m).

Day 3: Shira Cave Camp (3750 m) to BarancoCamp (3900 m)

Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 40000 Tanzania
Approx. hiking time: 6 hours
Distance covered: 10 km
Habitat: Alpine desert
Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
To take advantage of acclimatization, we will hike to high altitude and then descend to a lower altitude. The trek will take us into alpine desert up to lava tower (4600 m) before descending to Baranco Camp (3900 m). This descent to Barranco Camp takes about 3 hours and offers great opportunities to take some beautiful pictures of the Western Breach and Barranco wall. The campsite is situated in a valley below the Barranco wall which should provide you a memorable sunset while waiting for dinner.
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Barranco Camp (3900 m).


Day 4: Barranco Camp (3900 m) to Barafu Camp (4640 m)

Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 40000 Tanzania
Approx. hiking time: 8 hours
Distance covered: 8 km
Habitat: Alpine desert
Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included
Today our Kilimanjaro trek takes us from Baranco Camp, famous for its giant groundsels. We will ascend the great Barranco wall, which divides us form the southern slopes of Kibo. Climbing the Barranco wall it’s a climb over rocks. The route is not technical, but long and tiring and it will take us at Karanga Camp where we will have lunch and our last stop for water before the summit. Afterwards we will continue to walk through the alpine desert towards Barafu Camp (Base Camp, 4640 m).

Duration: 7 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Overnight at Barafu camp

Day 5: Barafu Camp (4640 m) to UHURU PEAK (5895m) then down to Millenium Camp (3950 m)

Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 40000 Tanzania
Approx. hiking time: 12-15 hours
Distance covered: 15 km

Meal: breakfast, lunch and dinner included

We will wake up very early, at around 00:00, some light tea with cookies will be ready for you. We will climb scree for 4 to 5 hours but gain incredible height over a short distance. The view is spectacular. We should be on the crater rim at Stella point (5756 m) as the first rays of the sun hit us. Then it will take us 1 hour form Stella point to Uhuru peak (5895 m) were you take some photos for a few minutes before we start descending to Barafu Camp for lunch and some rest, and then walk down to Millennium Camp (3950 m) for dinner and overnight.

Duration: 15 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Lunch & Dinner
Accommodation included: Millennium Camp (3950 m)

Day 6: Millennium Camp (3950m) to Mweka Gate (1630m)

Stop At: Mount Kilimanjaro, Kilimanjaro National Park 40000 Tanzania
Approx. hiking time: 5 hours
Distance covered: 14 km

Habitat: Moorland & tropical rain forest.

Meal: breakfast and lunch included

After breakfast you continue the final descend, it’s a couple of hours further now from Millennium Campsite to Mweka Gate, where you will collect your certificates. After complete park formalities and receiving the certificates, a private car will take you back to your hotel where you can have a warm shower. It’s definitely time to celebrate!

Duration: 5 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast: Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.

Inclusions

  • All Fees and Taxes
  • Private transportation
  • All meals, oxygen, oximeter, first aid kit, mountain equipments
  • 6x Breakfast
  • Accommodation included: 5 nights
  • Entry/Admission - Mount Kilimanjaro

Exclusions

  • Flights, Entry Visa,Tips to mountain crew,Items of personal natur, Portable flush toilet

Additional information

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Infant seats available
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Ticket delivery

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Cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start time of the experience.

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