6-Day Machame Climbing Route

You’ll drive from the hotel in Moshi town (800m) after breakfast to Machame gate (1800m) for registration and start climbing through the rain forest up to Machame camp (3000m). It takes 5- 6 hours with a picnic lunch on the way. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Machame camp.
The distance covered is 10.75km, and the altitude gained is 1200m.

Main Destination:

Machame Gate (Mt Kilimanjaro)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

After breakfast, you’ll continue hiking through the heath and moorland to Shira 2 camp (3850m) with a picnic lunch on the way for 4-5 hours. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at the campsite. The distance covered is 5.3km, and the altitude gained is 850m. This is a more open area for taking good photos.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

Early in the morning after breakfast, you will start hiking to Barranco Camp (3940m) through Lava Tower (4600m) for acclimatizing. It takes 6 -7 hours with a picnic lunch. Your dinner and overnight stay will be at Barranco camp (3940m). The distance covered is 10.75km via Lava Tower, and the altitude gained is 750m. Then, from Lava Tower to Barranco altitude loss is 660m.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

After breakfast, you’ll start climbing Barranco Walls (4250m) to Barafu Camp (4600m) with a picnic lunch. It takes 6- 8 hours. The distance covered is 8.5km, and the altitude covered is 850m. After arriving at the camp, you’ll rest and then have an early dinner and sleep for a short time. You’ll wake up at about 11:00 pm, pack the useful things for the summit, have hot drinks and bites, and start hiking to the top of Africa Uhuru Peak (5895m). It takes about 6- 7 hours, the distance covered is 4.86km, and the altitude gained is 1295m.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

It takes about 3 hours from the summit to Barafu camp for breakfast and rest for a few hours. You’ll eat hot lunch, and then continue descending from the alpine desert, heath, and moorland to the edge of the rain forest at Mweka camp (3100m). The distance covered from Uhuru Peak to Barafu camp and to Mweka camp is 11.5km, and the altitude lost is 2795m.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

Budget camping

You’ll walk after breakfast to Mweka Gate (1800m) through the rainforest for 3- 4 hours. The distance covered is 9.1km and the altitude lost is 1400m. You will receive your award certificate if you have made it to the top and meet the vehicle, and transfer to the Hotel Moshi for a hot shower and lunch.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)