7 Days Kilimanjaro Climb via Machame Route

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The Machame route, also known as the Whiskey route, is one of the most scenic routes and the most popular route nowadays. This route is more used than other routes, but more strenuous and involves camping at basic campsites throughout the trek. The start of this route involves a gradual climb through the rainforest, from 1800 to 3000 meters. The summit attemp...

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Overview

Trip type
Small Ship Cruise
Lodging level
Standard - 3 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Flexible schedule

Highlights

    • Enjoy Machame route trekking
    • Experience Crossing five Kilimanjaro zones
    • Enjoy Hiking from the summit to Uhuru peak
    • Services of guide, cook, and porters
    • Use of camping equipment
    • Airport transfers

What's this trip about?

    The Machame route, also known as the Whiskey route, is one of the most scenic routes and the most popular route nowadays. This route is more used than other routes, but more strenuous and involves camping at basic campsites throughout the trek. The start of this route involves a gradual climb through the rainforest, from 1800 to 3000 meters. The summit attempt is a long day, involving about 14 hours walking, most of it during the night.

Details

Itinerary focusActive and Outdoor Sports
Group sizeSmall Group - 24 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transport
Start CityMoshi town
End CityMoshi town

Travel Themes

  • Hiking & Walking
  • Trekking & Expeditions
  • Climbing & Mountaineering

Destinations

Activities

  • Hiking
  • Mountaineering
  • Trekking

Trip includes

    • 2 nights’ hotel accommodation in Moshi
    • 6 nights’ camping
    • Airport transfer from and to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
    • All camping equipment such as sleeping tent, mess tent, camping chairs and table
    • All government taxes
    • All park entrance and camping fees
    • All transfers from Moshi to Kilimanjaro National Park and back to Moshi
    • Emergency oxygen cylinder
    • Meals and soft drink as per itinerary
    • Salaries of guide, cook, and porters
    • Amref flying doctors
    • Private mobile toilets
    • Pulse ox-meter

Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Kilimanjaro

You will meet and drive from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) to your hotel in Moshi and rest for a while. Afterward, you will meet your guide for gear checking and briefing about the mountain. Also, your guide will go through your group camping gear and demons...

Day 2: Hike to Machame Hut, 3000 meters

You will drive for 1 hour from your hotel in Moshi to Machame gate for registrations and meet the rest of the team cook and porters ready for the climb. You will climb for 5 - 6 hours to walk for 11 kilometers and you will cross rain forest. Also, during noon, you will break for picnic lunch and overnight at Machame hut.

Day 3: Hike from Machame Hut to Shira Cave Camp, 3750 meters

Today will be a short day but rather steep rocky trail and you will have hot lunch at the camp. It will be a slow hike with plenty of breaks and enough time to acclimatize. Most of the route is rather bare of vegetation providing a little shade from the sun because you will be in moorland zone. You will cross many ridges and see Shira peak and mount Meru on the west side.

Day 4: Hike from Shira Cave Camp to Lava tower then Baranco Camp, 3940 meters

Today you will keep walking in the alpine desert for 10 kilometers for 6 - 8 hours. You will start with climbing over boulders and very few rocks, then steady uphill climb to lava tower (150 meters high volcanic plug that juts out the side of the mountain) and stop fo...

Day 5: Hike from Baranco Camp to Karanga Camp, 3995 meters

Today, you are still in the Alpine desert and expect to walk for 6 kilometers, about 4 - 5 hours. Start by scrambling up the great Baranco wall for about an hour and a half. In this wall, some section will be steep forcing you to use hands to reach and maneuver yourse...

Day 6: Hike from Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp, 4673 meters

Today will have another walking of 4 kilometers for 3 - 5 hours in steep up hills with a lot of boulders and shattered rock crossing the upper alpine desert. You will go through a steep ridge until you reach a rocky section more scrambling for about hour and a half. Y...

Day 7: Hike from the summit to Uhuru peak and descend to Mweka Hut, 5895 meters

You will wake up around 11:00, have some tea and snacks and dress up warm for the summit. You will start your summit around midnight starting with steep rocks for about 2 to 3 hours, and then you will start crossing the zigzag area and keep moving to the crater rim an...

Day 8: Mweka Gate, 1640 meters

Today after breakfast, you will meet your Eastland Adventures Kilimanjaro crew for group pictures and Kilimanjaro songs and afterward, start descending down for 3 - 4 hours to cover the distances of 10 kilometers, and you will back again to rain forest heading all the...

Day 9: Eastland Adventures

It will drive you back to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) for departures or join safaris.

Note: This route can also be done for 7 or 6 days, but Eastland Adventures strongly recommend 7 days in order to provide more time for acclimatization. Since you got more time for acclimatization, the success rate is very high above 97%

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Dates & Availability

Price From $2,250
Price per day$250
Last Updated: 2/23/2024

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Eastland Adventures Reviews & Ratings

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Caro

Aug 2021

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Extraordinaire experience

Merci à Daniel, Behost, Hassan et toutes les équipes qui nous ont fait passer 3 semaines de rêves entre ascension du Kilimandjaro et safaris. Bienveillance, gentille...

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Aug 2023

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Terrible organisation and put us in a dangerous situation. Tons of hidden costs. They were not honest about the cost of the hotel and charged us double the actual co...

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Caro

Aug 2021

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Extraordinaire experience

Merci à Daniel, Behost, Hassan et toutes les équipes qui nous ont fait passer 3 semaines de rêves entre ascension du Kilimandjaro et safaris. Bienveillance, gentille...

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Karolina

Mar 2020

Highly Recommended

Eastland Adventures is an amazing company to book your Tanzanian holiday with! I highly recommend picking them as the whole team is extremely knowledgeable, friendly...

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • Extra overnight at the hotel
    • Immunization documents (yellow fever recommended)
    • International and local flights
    • Personal equipment such as boot, backpack, sleeping bag, etc.
    • Personal expenses
    • Tips for Kilimanjaro crew (recommended)
    • Travel insurances
    • Visa fees (100 USD for American and 50 USD for non-American
    • Increases in government taxes

Accommodation

Panama Garden Resort

Your Perfect Escape

Located at the foot of Mount Kilimanjaro,the highest free standing Mountain in Africa, Panama Garden is a Three Stars elegant Resort,an ideal place for unique moments of relaxation. The surroundings are those of gardens with local flowers and trees with and outdoor pool with a pool bar, BBQ Corner, Outdoor Garden area Catering setup rest are, children playground, free WiFi all over, fully stocked curio shop and also free parking.

The Resort also has rooms suitable for guests with disabilities and offers high quality continental style buffet breakfast with fresh local products. RoofTop (Summit Roof) gives an opportunity to take a glimpse of the Kilimanjaro Mountain and take early morning photos.

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Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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Trip ID
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