Kilimanjaro Tour Machame Route 6 Days

Kilimanjaro Climb Cost: Per person sharing, 2 nights hotel included:

• 1 Person climbing alone, US$1,950 
• 2-4 People climbing together, US$1,850 per person
• 5-6 People climbing together, US$1,750 per person
• 7+ People climbing together, US$1,650 per person

Day to Day Itinerary

Day 1: Machame Gate (1790m) to Machame Camp (3010m) 

One  hour’s drive from Moshi to Machame gate, where we complete park    formalities, meet our crew of porters and start to climb! The first  section of the route climbs steadily and passes through  magnificent, dense rainforest. This path is less well-trodden so it can  get somewhat   overgrown in places and it is often wet and muddy  underfoot.

• Distance covered: 10.8km / 6.7mi 
• Approx. time taken: 6 hours
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 2: Machame Camp (3010m) to Shira Camp (3845m)  

Our  route continues on up through the forest until we reach the steep  ascent onto the Shira Plateau, where there are rewarding views of the  mountain. Looking back, you will be able to see Mt Meru rising  high above Arusha town in the distance.

• Distance covered: 5.4km / 3.4mi
• Approx. time taken: 5 hours
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 3: Shira Cave (3845m) to Barranco Camp (3960m)  

Walking  now on high moorland, the landscape changes the entire character of  the trek. We traverse the southwest side of Kilimanjaro, passing  underneath  the Lava Tower and the final section of the Western Breach  and finally reach camp The day has been spent at altitude (up to 4600m),  but we have followed the mountaineering code of ‘walk high, sleep low’  to aid your body’s acclimatization to altitude.

• Distance covered: 10.8km / 6.7mi 
• Approx. time taken: 8 hrs
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 4: Barranco Camp (3960m) to Barafu Camp (4640m)  

Our  day starts by descending into the Great Barranco, a huge ravine.  We then exit steeply, up the Great Barranco Wall, which divides us from  the southeastern slopes of Kibo. It’s a climb over rock, not technical,  but long and tiring. Passing underneath the Heim and Kersten glaciers,  we head towards the Karanga valley, which is our last stop for fresh   water  before the summit. Scree now forms the terrain as we walk  through  arid  and desolate land towards Barafu camp.

• Distance covered: 8.5km / 5.3mi 
• Approx. time taken: 8 hours
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 5: Barafu Camp (4640m) to UHURU PEAK (5895m) & down to Millennium Camp (3790m)  

We start  off at around midnight, and walk steeply upwards to the summit  glaciers. We will be climbing scree for 4 to 5 hours but gain   incredible height over a short distance. The views are spectacular. We   should be on the crater rim at Stella Point (5739m) as the first rays  of the sun hit us. Spectacular ice cliffs within the crater surround us   and the views to jagged Mawenzi peak and beyond are breathtaking.  Another hour’s  walking takes us to the summit, Uhuru Peak (5895m). We  begin our  descent by returning to Stella Point and then descending on  scree slope  and track back to Barafu Camp for breakfast, before finally  heading down to Millennium Camp for a long well-earned rest.

• Distance covered: 13.4km / 8.3mi
• Approx. time taken: 12 – 15 hours
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

Day 6: Trek Millennium Camp (3790m) to Mweka Gate (1630m)  

A gentle  trek takes us down through the rainforest to Mweka Gate, where we  complete park formalities and receive certificates, which you can hang  up with pride! We are then met by our vehicles and return to the hotel  in Moshi, where you can treat yourself to a welcome hot shower.

• Distance covered: 12.1km / 7.5mi 
• Approx. time taken: 6 hours
• Meals: Breakfast, Lunch Included

Included in the Prices

• 2 Airport Transfers, from JRO Kilimanjaro Airport to Moshi when   you arrive, then transfer back to the Airport for your flight home.
• 2 nights Accommodation at Keys Hotel in Moshi town on Bed and Breakfast basis, Double or Triple Occupancy
• 3 Delicious meals a days, boiled and filtered drinking water while on the mountain.
• All park entrance, camping and rescue fees
• Warm water for washing to be provided every morning and evening.
• Oxygen Cylinder - only for emergency
• English Speaking Guides (Wilderness First Responder certified), cook and porters
• Staff salaries and fees
• Transport to/from national park gates
• First aid kit and pulse oximeter
• Emergency telephone between the guides and our office in Moshi town
• 3 delicious meals daily on the mountain
• 3 litres of bottled drinking water to be provided on the first day   your hike, on the mountain porters will fetch water from the streams  to  be  boiled and filtered for you
• Breakfast included at Keys Hotel in Moshi town

Excluded from the Prices

• Personal hire gear such as trekking poles, sleeping bags, etc.
• Additional lodge nights after the climb
• Gratuities/Tipping your crew
• Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.
• Energy food & beverages, alcoholic and soft drinks
• Personal Travel Insurance (not a requirement to climb Mount Kilimanjaro)
• International airfare & VISA
• Laundry service (available at the hotel for small price)
• Meals not noted on the itinerary