Triumph Over Africa's Highest Mountain
Highlights
Mount Kilimanjaro, Moshi
trekking, climbing, walking
Group Tour
6 Days
Medium
English
Description
Go climbing on the Machame route, referred to as the Whiskey route and one of the most popular routes on Kilimanjaro. Machame route is one of the highest summit success rates given the topography and nature of the route, which allows climbers to “trek high & sleep low” hence making it a more favourable route for acclimatization.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Machame Gate (1790m) to Machame Camp (3010m)
Go for one hour’s drive from Moshi to the gate to the Machame route, where you complete park formalities, meet the crew of porters and start to climb! The first section of the route climbs steadily and passes through magnificent, dense rainforest. This path is less well-trodden so it can get somewhat overgrown in places and it is often wet and muddy underfoot.
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Day 2: Machame Camp (3010m) to Shira Camp (3845m)
The route continues on up through the forest until you reach the steep ascent onto the Shira Plateau, where there are rewarding views of the mountain. Looking back, you will be able to see Mt Meru rising high above Arusha town in the distance.
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Day 3: Shira Cave (3845m) to Barranco Camp (3960m)
Walking now on high moorland, the landscape changes the entire character of the trek.
Traverse the southwest side of Kilimanjaro, passing underneath the Lava Tower and the final section of the Western Breach and finally reaching the camp with your Kilimanjaro tour guide. The day has been spent at altitude (up to 4600m), but you have followed the mountaineering code of ‘walk high, sleep low’ to aid your body’s acclimatization to altitude.
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Day 4: Barranco Camp (3960m) to Barafu Camp (4640m)
Hike from Barranco Camp (3960m) to Barafu Camp (4640m).
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Day 5: Barafu Camp (4640m) to UHURU PEAK (5895m) & down to Mweka Camp (3100m)
Start off at around midnight and walk steeply upwards to the summit glaciers. You will be climbing scree for 4 to 5 hours but gaining incredible height over a short distance. The views are spectacular.
Arrive approx at the crater rim at Stella Point (5739m) as the first rays of the sun hit you. Spectacular ice cliffs within the crater surround us and the views to jagged Mawenzi peak and beyond are breathtaking.
Another hour’s walking takes you to the summit, Uhuru Peak (5895m).
Begin your descent by returning to Stella Point and then, descend on scree slope and track back to Barafu Camp for breakfast, before finally heading down to Mweka Camp for a long well-earned rest.
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Day 6: Trek Mweka Camp (3100m) to Mweka Gate (1630m)
A gentle trek takes you down through the rainforest to Mweka Gate, where you complete park formalities and receive certificates, which you can hang up with pride!
Go to the vehicles and return to the hotel in Moshi, where you can treat yourself to a welcome shower then celebrate with cold drinks.
Overnight at your arranged hotel.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Know Before You Go
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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| 1 to 20 | /person |
| Child | |
| 1 to 20 | /person |
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This is a group tour |
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