Route:- Machame
Duration:- 8 days and 7 nights (6 days on the mountain & 2 night after and before the trek)
Sample Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive Moshi
Upon arrival you will be met by our representative and transferred to your hotel. Meet you climbing guide for briefing and final gear check. Overnight at the hotel.
Hotel or similar.
Bed&Breakfast
Day 2 Moshi – Machame hut (9,840ft/3000m)
Drive to the Kilimanjaro National Park gate at Marangu for entry registration. Start the trek to Machame hut through thick rain forest. Have packed lunch on the way. Dinner and retire for the day.
Machame hut. Fullboard
Day 3 Machame hut – Shira hut (12,470ft/3800m)
Ascend to Shira Hut past the Shira plateau and through ridges and valleys. Stay here overnight.
Shira hut. Fullboard
Day 4 Shira hut – Barranco campsite (12,960ft/3950m)
Head eastward to a junction where we continue to Arrow Glacier Campsite (4876m), located among glacier streams. Descend to Barranco camp thus allowing your body to adjust to altitude change. Take the day’s rest here.
Barranco camp. Fullboard
Day 5 Barranco camp – Barafu camp (15,090ft/4600m)
Across the Karanga Valley and ascend to Barafu campsite. Have dinner and take the day’s rest ready for the hike to the summit.
Note:
An extra day for acclimatization can be added by staying overnight at Karanga camp then proceed to Barafu camp the next day.
Barafu camp.
Fullboard
Day 6 Barafu camp-Summit (19,340ft/5895m)-Mweka
Start at mid-night for the Summit (Uhuru peak) arriving at sunrise. Descend back to Barafu for breakfast then further down to Mweka Hut. Have lunch and spend the rest of the day relaxing.
Mweka hut. Fullboard
Day 7 Mweka hut – Moshi
After Breakfast, descend to the park gate where a vehicle awaits to transfer you to the hotel in town. It is time for celebration! Don’t forget to tip your guide & porters.
Hotel or similar.
Bed&Breakfast
Day 8 Depart Moshi
Depart Moshi for onward travel or catch flight back home.
Included
Not included