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Kilimanjaro climb Machame route,climbing
Mt Kiliamanjaro to Africa Highest
peak.Mt Kilimanjaro one of the East
Africa Mountains at an altitude
of 5895m ,the highest freestanding
mountain in the worl and one of
the seven summits.
Machame route is regarded as the
most scenic of the trails up Kilimanjaro.
You ascend gradually through the
forest till you emerge onto the
Moorland of Shira Plateau, from
which there are superb views of
the Kibo Peak and the Great Western
Breach. Travellers through Machame
route sleep in TENTS. Machame route
is also the most challenging / adventurous
route up Kilimanjaro.
MT
KILIMANJARO CLIMB MACHAME ROUTE
8 DAYS
Always
find new ways to challenge yourself
!!!
DAY
1:
Board Riverside shuttle bus or Davanu
shuttle bus from Nairobi at 0800
hrs and proceed to Arusha arriving
at 1300hrs. Depart for Moshi at
1400hrs arriving at 1530hrs. Dinner
and overnight at a hotel in Moshi
or (Pick up from Kilimanajaro airport
and transfer to hotel in Moshi)
 DAY
2 :
Machame Gate (1490m) - Machame
camp (2980m)
Hiking time: 7 hours
Distance: About 18 km's
Habitat: Montane forest
Transfer from your hotel to the
Kilimanjaro National Park gate at
Machame. From here, you trek through
the lush forest to Machame hut .
Overnight stay at the camp.
DAY
3:
Machame Camp (2980m) - Shira Camp
(3840m)
Hiking time: 6 hours
Distance: About 9 km's
Habitat: Moorland
Leave the forest. The path
follows a steep ridge passing through
open moorlands crossing a large
gorge to reach Shira hut. Overnight
stay at the camp
 DAY
4:
Shira (3840m)-Lava Tower (4630m)-Barranco
camp (3950m)
Hiking time: 7 hours
Distance: About 15 km's
Habitat: Semi desert
You turn Eastwards and continue
ascending through the dry landscape
before dropping again to reach Barranco
hut . Overnight stay at the camp.
DAY
5:
Barranco camp (3950m)- Barafu camp
(4550m)
Hiking time: 7 hours
Distance: About 13 km's
Habitat: Alpine desert
The path climbs steep out
of the Barranco valley and crosses
the Karanga valley, then turns North
to reach Barafu Hut . Overnight
stay at the camp.
DAY
6:
SUMMIT ATTEMPT
Barafu camp (4550m)-Uhuru Peak (5895m)-Mweka
(3100m)
 Hiking
time: 8 hours to reach Uhuru Peak
7/8 hours to descend to Mweka
Distance: About 7 km's ascent -
23 km's descent
Habitat: Stone scree and ice-capped
summit
Along day with an early start to
reach the crater, ream at the Stella
point in time for sunrise, then
to Uhuru peak , the highest point
in Africa. After wards, descend
to Gilman's point and down to Horombo
hut. Over night, stay at the
camp
DAY
7:
Descend down passing Mandara
hut to the gate where you are transferred
back to your hotel in Moshi for
dinner and over night.
DAY
8: After breakfast board
shuttle bus from your hotel and
proceed to Nairobi arriving late
in the afternoon (6.30 PM).
Price: $1350/person-
2012 rates
Making
it possible for climbers to achieve
their dreams they are commited to!
More
details on accomodation on Machame
route
Tipping
guide 5 USD per day per porter and
10 USD per day to Guide)
 INCLUSIVES
2 way Shuttle bus transfer: Nairobi-
Moshi - Nairobi or 2 way KIA transfers
2 transfers from Moshi to Machame
park gate -return
3 meals per day while trekking -
Vegetarian/Non-Vegetarian
6 days Kilimanjaro trek- Machame
5 nights accommodation in Tents
while trekking (We provide Tent,sleeping
bag and Sleeping mat on request
at no extra cost)
First and Last night accommodation
at Keys Hotel Moshi -Bed and Breakfast.
All park entrance fees and government
levies
English speaking mountain Guide
and assistant guides
Porters- a maximum of 2 per client.
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