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6 Days Machame Route Trek

Trip Duration: 8 days / 7 nights
Price: From USD 1100 per person sharing
Trip Starts: Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Trip Ends: Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
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Tour Summary: Arusha/Machame Hut/Shira Hut/Barranco Hut/Barafu Hut/Mweka Hut/Arusha
This is one of the most beautiful and less-utilized routes up the mountain. For this trip you will sleep in tents. All your supplies and camping equipment are pottered and your meals are prepared. Your baggage limit is 20 kg for the climb. The guides are excellent and the food plain and wholesome, including plenty of carbohydrates and fresh vegetables.

Itinerary
Day 1
Kilimanjaro Airport - Arusha
You will be met upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport and transfer to Impala Hotel. Dinner at leisure not included in the tour price.
Day 2
Arusha - Machame - Machame Hut 3,100m
Depart after your morning breakfast for Machame park gate. The drive by private vehicle to the Mount Kilimanjaro National Park Gates takes about one hour. The drive passes through the village of Machame, which is located on the lower slopes of the mountain. Once you reach the park gates you will make your final preparations for the walk. The porters at this time will be busy arranging their packs containing, food, and camping together with kitchen equipment. Make sure that you have all your day pack items with you as the porters travel very quickly so you may not be able to retrieve any items that you have given to them to carry until the evening camp. You now leave the park gates (at around 2,000m) and walk through the rain forest on a winding trail to the first hut, which is located at an altitude of 3048m. From here you continue for a short distance and reach the Machame Hut at 3,100m (10,000ft). Here you make your first camp, rest and enjoy our evening dinner and overnight. Total walking time around 5 hours.
Day 3
Machame Hut - Shira Hut
After breakfast, you leave the glades of the rain forest and continue on an ascending path, crossing a small valley to gain a steep heather covered rocky ridge. You follow this ascending ridge until the spur opens out and the route turns west into a river gorge at 3,658m (12,598ft). Time for rest, dinner and overnight at the Shira Hut camp. Total walking about 4 hours.
Day 4
Shira to Barranco Hut 3,860m
From the Shira Plateau you continue to the East passing the junction of the route up to the peak of Kibo. You continue on until your direction turns to the South East and you head towards the Lava Tower, called the 'Shark's Tooth'. Shortly after the tower you come to a second junction, which leads you up to the Arrow Glacier at an altitude of 4,876m. You then continue on and down to the Barranco Hut at 3,860m (12,795ft) to enjoy a well-deserved rest, evening meal and overnight camp. Total walking time around 6 hours.
Day 5
Barranco - Barafu Hut 4,600m
After breakfast you leave the Barranco Hut to ascend a steep ridge, which passes the Barranco Wall in the Karanga Valley. Here you meet up with the top part of the Mweka trail and continue up to the Barafu Hut at 4,600m (15,500ft). This is your high camp from where the peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo can be seen. The rest and evening meal will be very welcome after a walking day of around 8 hours.
Day 6
Barafu - Summit - Descend to Mweka Hut 3,100m
SUMMIT DAY: Very early in the morning you make your way slowly up to Stella Point at 5,745m before making the final traverse to the Uhuru Peak, highest point in the continent of Africa, at 5,985m (19,340ft). This ascent will take around 6 hours. Views of the plains and Mount Meru in the early morning sunlight are possible before any cloud drifts up from the steamy jungle below. From the summit you now make your descent continuing straight down to the Mweka Hut at 3,100m. This descent should take around 5 hours and you can take pleasure in a well-deserved rest and final evening meal on the mountain.
Day 7
Mweka - Mweka Gate - Arusha
After a comparatively late breakfast you continue the descent down through the rain forest to the Mweka Park Gate. This takes around 4 hours. At the Park Gates you will be met by the guides’ vehicle to travel back to Arusha Impala Hotel for overnight. Dinner at leisure not included in the tour price.
Day 8
Arusha - Kilimanjaro Airport
You will be transferred after your morning breakfast for Kilimanjaro Airport.

PLEASE NOTE

This trek

Includes:

  • Full board accommodation whilst on the Mountain
  • Private guide
  • 6 days Kilimanjaro trek - Machame Route
  • All ground transfers as mentioned on the itinerary
  • English speaking mountain Guide and porters
  • Porters
  • 5 nights accommodation in tented camps while trekking Machame route
  • First and last night accommodation at Impala Hotel Arusha - Bed and Breakfast
  • All park entrance fees and government levies
  • Full board accommodation i.e 3 meals per day while trekking - Vegetarian/Non-Vegetarian
  • Transfers in both directions between the International Airport
  • Park fees
  • Airport Arrival/Departure Meet and Greets at the airport
  • During tour, karibuni welcome packet with useful information for all guests, upon your arrival you will be given safari authentic Wildebeest Safaris T-shirts
  • Government taxes, VAT and service charges relating to accommodation and included meals

Excludes:

  • Tanzania Visa: $50 per person and $100 for American and Canadian passport holders obtained at entry point
  • Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
  • Meals not listed above
  • Tips and any items of personal nature
DISCLAIMER
The rates are subject to change without prior notice. There is no refund for the unutilized services.