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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 tables and chairs Large portions of fresh, healthy nutritious food Clean, purified drinking water Fair and ethical treatment of porters

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Day 1 Day 1: Machame Route 7 Days – Machame Gate (1490M) – Machame Camp (2980M)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

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 Machame Village. In the village, you can buy mineral water and will receive a packed lunch. From the village, depending on the road conditions, you will either continue driving 3 kilometres or walk to the Machame Gate (1490m). At the gate, the porters will organize and pack the belongings for the hike while you and your guide register with the Tanzania National Park (TANAPA). You will then begin your ascent into the rainforest. During this section of the hike, you should expect rain, mud, and fog. Also, be on the lookout for wildlife, including Colobus monkeys! About halfway up the trail, you will have a lunch break and you will reach the Machame Camp (2980) in the late afternoon or early evening. The porters and chef, who move very fast up the mountain, will reach camp before you and set up your tents, boil drinking water, and prepare snacks for your arrival. After washing up, a hot dinner will be served. For overnight, mountain temperatures may drop to freezing so be prepared!
Day 2 Day 2: Machame Route 7 Days – Machame Camp (2980M) – Shira Camp (3840M)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 2: Machame Route 7 Days – Machame Camp (2980M) – Shira Camp (3840M)

Hiking time: 6 hours

Distance: Approximately 9 kilometres

Habitat: Moorland

After early morning breakfast, you will start your ascent leaving the rain forest and entering the heathland moorland vegetation. You will cross many streams and walk over a rocky ridge onto the Shira plateau that leads to Shira Camp (3840m). At this campsite, you will be next to a stream and have a spectacular view of the Western Breach and its glaciers in the East. Similar to the first night, your tents will be set up prior to arriving at camp and the porters will prepare drinking and washing water for you. You will enjoy evening snacks then dinner prepared by our chef. Be prepared for a cold night as temperatures drop below freezing at this exposed camp.
Day 3 Day 3: Machame Route 7 Days – Shira (At 3840M) – Lava Tower (At 4630M) – Barranco Camp (At 3950M)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 3: Machame Route 7 Days – Shira (At 3840M) – Lava Tower (At 4630M) – Barranco Camp (At 3950M)

Hiking time: 7 hours

Distance: Approximately 15 kilometres

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 become face to face with the Lava Tower (4630m). Packed lunches are served at the Tower and hikers have the option of climbing the massive Lava Tower weather permitting. At this point of the hike, it is normal for hikers to start feeling the effects of the altitude including headaches and shortness of breath.

After lunch, you will descend from Lava Tower (4630m) to the Barranco Campsite (3950m). The 6800m descent gives hikers a huge advantage to allow their bodies to adjust to the conditions of high altitude. The descent to camp takes around 2 hours to reach. It is located in a valley below the Breach and Great Barranco Wall (“Breakfast Wall”). Drinking and washing water and dinner will be served as hikers view the sun setting
Day 4 Day 4: Machame Route 7 Days – Barranco Camp (3950M) – Karanga Camp (3950M)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

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 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 hike is usually much easier than they anticipated. At the top of the Wall, you will have a view of Heim Glacier and will be above the clouds. The trail then winds up and down in the Karanga Valley. This is an ideal hiking day for acclimatization.
Day 5 Day 5: Machame Route 7 Days – Karanga Camp (3959M) – Barafu Hut (4600M)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 5: Machame Route 7 Days – Karanga Camp (3959M) – Barafu Hut (4600M)

Hiking time: 2-3 hours

Distance: Approximately 4 kilometres

Habitat: Alpine desert

The 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 you continue hiking for an hour, you will reach Barafu Hut. This is the last water stop for the porters because there is no accessible water at Barafu Camp (4550m). The word “barafu” in Swahili means “ice” and this camp is located on a rocky, exposed ridge. Tents will be exposed to wind and rocks so it is important for hikers to familiarize themselves with the campsite before dark. An early dinner will be served so hikers can rest before attempting the summit the same night. Your guide will brief you in detail on how to prepare for summit night. Get to sleep by 19:00!
Day 6 Day 6: Machame Route 7 Days – Summit Attempt
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 6: Machame Route 7 Days – Summit Attempt

The final leg of your amazing adventure begins after breakfast with a traditional farewell ceremony from the mountain crew. Then a gentle 2 to 3 hours’ descent through the rainforest continues to Mweka Gate, where your driver will be waiting for you. He will take you back to the Meru View Lodge and after a warm shower, the rest of the day is free to relax, relax at the pool or celebrate your achievement.

Breakfast; Lunch
Day 7 Day 7: Machame Route 7 Days – Mweka Camp (3100M) – Mweka Gate (1980M)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Day 7: Machame Route 7 Days – Mweka Camp (3100M) – Mweka Gate (1980M)

Hiking time: 3 hours

Distance: Approximately 15 kilometres

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 guide, assistant guides, chef(s), and porters. After celebrating, you will descend for three hours back to Mweka Gate. The National Park requires all hikers to sign their names to receive certificates of completion. Hikers who reached Stella Point (5685m) receive green certificates and hikers who reached Uhuru Peak (5895m) receive gold certificates. After receiving certificates, hikers will descend into the Mweka village for 1 hour (3 kilometres). You will be served a hot lunch then you will drive back to Arusha for long overdue showers and more celebrations.

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7 Days Mt. Kilimanjaro Via Machame Route ( Kilimanjaro Trek

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Itinerary of your trip 7 Days Mt. Kilimanjaro Via Machame Route ( Kilimanjaro Trek

Day 1: Machame Route 7 Days – Machame Gate (1490M) – Machame Camp (2980M)

Day 2: Machame Route 7 Days – Machame Camp (2980M) – Shira Camp (3840M)

Day 3: Machame Route 7 Days – Shira (At 3840M) – Lava Tower (At 4630M) – Barranco Camp (At 3950M)

Day 4: Machame Route 7 Days – Barranco Camp (3950M) – Karanga Camp (3950M)

Day 5: Machame Route 7 Days – Karanga Camp (3959M) – Barafu Hut (4600M)

Day 6: Machame Route 7 Days – Summit Attempt

Day 7: Machame Route 7 Days – Mweka Camp (3100M) – Mweka Gate (1980M)

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