Kilimanjaro Climb-7 days Machame Route

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Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, our VIP Visa Specialist will meet and welcome you to East Africa. He guide you through the entire Tanzania Visa application process and skipping long immigration queues. With Galloping Safaris, you will be escorted from arrival to departure, making your arrival to Tanzania completely worry-free. Upon exiting the airport, a...
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Overview

Trip type
Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • Enjoy walking east, you will be come face to face with the Lava Tower (4630m)
    • Tour over Machame route 7 days and enjoy hiking around
    • The National Park requires all hikers to sign their names to receive certificates of completion, Hilers reaching the peak point will be getting the certifications
    • Opportunity of descending down to Mweka Hut (3100m), the Mweka Trail will lead you through the scree and rocks to the moorland and eventually into the rain forest

What's this trip about?

    Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport, our VIP Visa Specialist will meet and welcome you to East Africa. He guide you through the entire Tanzania Visa application process and skipping long immigration queues. With Galloping Safaris, you will be escorted from arrival to departure, making your arrival to Tanzania completely worry-free. Upon exiting the airport, a Galloping Safaris representative will be holding a poster with your name who will transfer you to Arusha (45-60 minutes) for the Serenity retreat of Mount Meru Hotel for dinner and overnight.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityKilimanjaro
End CityArusha

Travel Themes

  • Nature & Wildlife
  • 50 Plus
  • Hiking & Walking
  • National Parks
  • Climbing & Mountaineering

Destinations

Activities

  • Hiking
  • Nature
  • Safari
  • Wildlife Viewing

Trip includes

    • Quality, waterproof, four-season Private Mountain sleeping tents:
    • Professional, experienced, mountain guides:
    • All Park fees
    • Rescue fees
    • All meals while on the Mountain
    • Guides, Porters, cook salaries and park fees
    • Quality Mess tents with table and chairs
    • Large portions of fresh, healthy nutritious food
    • Clean, purified drinking water
    • Crisis management and safety procedures
    • Fair and ethical treatment of porters

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Machame route 7 days  – Machame Gate (1490m) – Machame Camp (2980m)

Hiking time: 7 hours

Distance: Approximately 18 kilometers

Habitat: Montane forest

After an early breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up from Arusha (1400m) and driven to the Machame Village. In the village, you can buy mineral water and w...

Day 2: Machame route 7 days – Machame Camp (2980m) – Shira Camp (3840m).

Hiking time: 6 hours

Distance: Approximately 9 kilometers

Habitat: Moorland

After an early morning breakfast, you will start you ascent leaving the rain forest and entering the heathland moorland vegetation. You will cross many streams and walk ov...

Day 3: Machame route 7 days – Shira (at 3840m) – Lava Tower (at 4630m) – Barranco camp (at 3950m)

Hiking time: 7 hours

Distance: Approximately 15 kilometers

Habitat: Semi-desert

Following an early morning breakfast, you will leave the moorland environment and enter the semi desert and rocky landscape. After 5 hours of walking east, you will be...

Day 4: Machame route 7 days – Barranco Camp (3950m) – Karanga Camp (3950m)

Hiking time: 4-5 hours

Distance: Approximately 5 kilometers

Habitat: Alpine desert

After an early morning breakfast, it is now time to conquer the Great Barranco Wall! Although it may look intimating at first glance, hikers state that this Class 2...

Day 5: Machame route 7 days – Karanga Camp (3959m) – Barafu Hut (4600m)

Hiking time: 2-3 hours

Distance: Approximately 4 kilometers

Habitat: Alpine desert

Following breakfast, you will leave Karanga Camp (3959m). The trail intersects with the Mweka Route, which is the trail used to descend on the final two days. As yo...

Day 6: Machame route 7 days – Summit Attempt

Barafu camp (4600m) – Uhuru Peak (5895m) – Mweka (3100m)

Hiking time: 8 hours to reach Uhuru Peak, 7-8 hours to descend to Mweka

Distance: Approximately 7 kilometer ascent and 23 kilometer descent

Habitat: Stone scree and ice-capped summit

...

Day 7: Machame route 7 days – Mweka camp (3100m) – Mweka Gate (1980m)

Hiking time: 3 hours

Distance: Approximately 15 kilometers

Habitat: Forest

Following a well-deserved breakfast, your staff will have a big celebration full of dancing and singing. It is here on the mountain that you will present your tips to the g...

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Dates & Availability

Price From $2,514
Price per day$359
Last Updated: 7/16/2018

Best time to travel: All year round

Price Details

 Persons in group

 Prices Per person are based on US Dollars

 Per person for 2 people

 $2,514

 Per person for 3 people

 $2,455

 Per person for 4 people

 $2,423

 Per person for 5 people

 $2,403

 Per person for 6 people

 $2,319

 Per person for 7 people

 $2,345

 Per person for 8 people

 $2,330

 

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • Airport transfers
    • Accommodation in Arusha
    • Tanzania Visa
    • Gratuity
    • Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
    • Meals not listed above
    • Optional Tours (short safari after your climb etc)

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