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TREKKING COLLECTION
Machame Route
Follow the Machame route through rainforest, moorland and alpine landscapes, with tented camps along the way.
DURATION7 mountain days · 9-day programme
JOURNEY STYLETrekking
INDICATIVE RATE · USDFrom $5,089 per person
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Plan this journeyTHE EXPERIENCE
Your journey at a glance.
Follow the Machame route through rainforest, moorland and alpine landscapes, with tented camps along the way.
THE JOURNEY, DAY BY DAY
Your full itinerary.
Explore the daily activities, meals and stays below. Accommodation or similar alternatives, optional experiences and the final price are confirmed in your personal proposal.
DAY 1Arrival – Moshi
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport. Transfer to your hotel in Moshi. Evening briefing and gear check.
- Accommodation:Moshi Hotel
Meals: Dinner
DAY 2Machame Gate to Machame Camp
- Elevation:1,840m → 3,010m
- Distance:11 km
- Hiking Time:5-7 hours
- Habitat:Rainforest
After breakfast, drive to Machame Gate. Begin your ascent through lush rainforest. Look for colobus monkeys. Machame Camp is nestled in the forest.
- Accommodation:Machame Camp (tented)
- Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 3Machame Camp to Shira Camp
- Elevation:3,010m → 3,850m
- Distance:5 km
- Hiking Time:4-6 hours
- Habitat:Moorland
Leave the forest behind and enter open moorland. The trail climbs steadily, offering views of Mount Meru floating on the clouds. Shira Camp sits on a plateau.
- Accommodation:Shira Camp (tented)
- Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 4Shira Camp to Lava Tower to Barranco Camp
- Elevation:3,850m → 4,600m → 3,960m
- Distance:10 km
- Hiking Time:6-8 hours
- Habitat:Semi-desert
“Climb high, sleep low.” Ascend to Lava Tower (4,600m) for acclimatization, then descend to Barranco Camp. Giant groundsels dot the valley.
- Accommodation:Barranco Camp (tented)
- Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 5Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp
- Elevation:3,960m → 4,050m
- Distance:6 km
- Hiking Time:4-5 hours
- Habitat:Alpine desert
Morning brings the famous Barranco Wall—a scramble, not a technical climb. From the top, views stretch across the valley. Descend to Karanga Camp.
- Accommodation:Karanga Camp (tented)
- Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 6Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp
- Elevation:4,050m → 4,640m
- Distance:4 km
- Hiking Time:4-5 hours
- Habitat:Alpine desert
A short day to rest before the summit. Barafu Camp is rocky and exposed—”Barafu” means “ice.” Briefing for summit night. Rest early.
- Accommodation:Barafu Camp (tented)
- Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 7Barafu Camp to Uhuru Peak to Mweka Camp
- Elevation:4,640m → 5,895m → 3,100m
- Distance:15 km total
- Hiking Time:12-16 hours
- Habitat:Arctic to rainforest
Midnight: Wake up. Tea and biscuits. Headlamps on. The long march begins.
6:00 AM: Reach Stella Point (5,756m) on the crater rim. Sunrise paints the clouds below.
Another hour: Uhuru Peak—5,895 meters. You’ve made it.
Descent: Back to Barafu for rest, then continue to Mweka Camp in the rainforest.
- Accommodation:Mweka Camp (tented)
- Meals:Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 8Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate to Moshi
- Elevation:3,100m → 1,650m
- Distance:10 km
- Hiking Time:3-4 hours
Final walk through rainforest. At Mweka Gate, receive your summit certificate. Transfer to Moshi for celebration.
- Accommodation:Moshi Hotel
- Meals:Breakfast, Lunch
DAY 9Departure
Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport.
- Meals:Breakfast
PLAN WITH THE DETAILS
Inclusions & practical details.
Your daily programme lists the planned activities, meals and accommodation. Request an itemised quotation confirming transport, fees, guiding, flights where applicable, inclusions and exclusions.
- Accommodation
- Tented camping
- Difficulty
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