6 days Machame route

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Small Group Tour
It is done over 6 days, so acclimatization is easier, and the success rate is fairly high. It is for physically fit people with some hiking experience. Descent is down the Mweka trail staying at the Mweka or Millennium camp the final night on the mountain.
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Basic - 2 star
Physical level
Moderate
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • All climbers sleep in tents (tents are included) and meals are served in a dinner tent or on a blanket outside

What's this trip about?

    It is done over 6 days, so acclimatization is easier, and the success rate is fairly high. It is for physically fit people with some hiking experience. Descent is down the Mweka trail staying at the Mweka or Millennium camp the final night on the mountain.

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Details

Itinerary focusClassic Highlights
Group sizeStandard Group - 25 + people
Age range6 years and up
Flights and transport
Start CityKilimanjaro
End CityKilimanjaro

Travel Themes

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

Destinations

Activities

  • Adventure & Adrenaline
  • Hiking
  • History
  • Mountain Biking
  • Mountaineering
  • Nature
  • Trekking

Trip includes

    • Included in price package
    • Private transport to & from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your Accommodations in Moshi.
    • 2 nights of accommodation Parkview Inn in Moshi
    • Transportation to & from the Kilimanjaro gate
    • Park entry fees,
    • Camping fees
    • Team Kilimanjaro Rescue fees
    • Oxygen cylinder
    • 18% VAT on tour fees & services
    • 4 Season mountain tents
    • Friendly and professional mountain guides, cook and porters
    • 3 hot meals daily while on the mountain
    • Enough treated & filtered drinking water throughout the trek
    • Hot water for washing
    • Fair wages for the mountain crew as approved by the Kilimanjaro National Park Authority (KINAPA),
    • Government taxes
    • Ox meter
    • Emergency first-aid kit

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Drive to Kilimanjaro National Park Machame Gate, Hike to Machame Camp

Meals: Lunch and Dinner

Elevation: 1830m/6000ft to 3050m/9950ft

Distance: 11km/7mi

Hiking Time: 5-6 hours

Habitat: Montane Forest

Drive from Moshi to Machame Gate takes about 45 minutes. The journey passes through the village of Mach...

Day 2: Machame Camp to Shira Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Elevation: 3050m/9950ft to 3850m/12,600ft

Distance: 5km/3mi

Walking Time: 4-5 hours

Habitat: Moorland

After breakfast we leave the glades of the rain forest and continue on an ascending path, crossing the valley along a steep rocky ridge. The route now turns west onto a river gorge until we arrive at the Shira campsite.

Day 3: Shira Camp to Lava Tower to Barranco Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Elevation: 3850m/12,600ft to 4000m/13,000ft

Distance: 10km/6mi

Walking Time: 5-6 hours

Habitat: Semi-desert

From the Shira Plateau we continue to the east up a ridge, passing the junction towards th...

Day 4: Barranco Camp to Barafu Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Elevation: 4000m/13,000ft to 4700m/15,350ft

Distance: 9km/6mi

Hiking Time: 6-8 hours

Habitat: Alpine Desert

After breakfast, we leave Barranco and continue on a steep ridge up the Barranco Wall (ele...

Day 5: Barafu Camp to Summit, down to Mweka Camp

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

Elevation: 4700m/15,350ft to 5895m/19,340ft

Down to 3090m/10,150ft

Distance: 5km/3mi up / 13km/8mi down

Hiking Time: 5-7 hours up / 5-6 hours down

Habitat: Stone scree and ice-capped summit

V...

Day 6: Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate, drive to Moshi

Meals: Breakfast

Elevation: 3090m/10,150ft to 1680m/5500ft

Distance: 10km/6mi

Hiking Time: 3-4 hours

Habitat: Forest

After breakfast we continue the descent down to the Mweka Park Gate to receive your summit certificates. At lower el...

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Dates & Availability

Price From $1,630
Price per day$272
Last Updated: 10/10/2018

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • Not included in the price
    • Lunches, dinners and drinks at your hotel before and after climb.
    • Travel insurance
    • Flights
    • Laundry (Available at hotel)
    • Personal items and toiletries
    • Tips for guides, porters and cook

Accommodation

Parkiew Inn in Moshi

Camping - Trips labeled as “Camping” typically involve most nights sleeping in tents

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Meals Included

Breakfasts 6, Lunch 6 and Dinner 6

Age Requirements
6 years and up
Additional Information
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Trip ID
tanzan-DayMacTan

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