6-Day Mount Kilimanjaro Machame Route Trek with Uhuru sunrise

Your guide will pick you up from the hotel at 09:00 after breakfast and take you to Machame Gate, where you will complete registration and meet your porters and cook. From here, you will begin hiking through the dense rainforest, enjoying views of different flora and fauna along the way.

Halfway through the route, you will stop for lunch before continuing to Machame Camp, where the crew will already have set up camp.

At the camp, you will sign in, wait for dinner, and then settle in for the night.

This is the shortest day of the trek, but it is also a steeper one. After breakfast, you will begin the second day's hike, trekking several uphill sections with viewpoints overlooking the plains and forests below, Kibo Peak, and Mount Meru, the second-highest mountain in Tanzania.

As you gain altitude, you will notice changes in the vegetation as the trees diminish in size, giving way to Kilimanjaro's famous high-altitude plants, Scenecio Kilimanjaro and Lobelia deckenii.

You will have a hot lunch at the camp or a lunch box on the way. The trek takes only three hours, depending on fitness levels and the day's weather.

There will be time to acclimatise before returning to Shira Camp, where you will have dinner and relax for the rest of the day.

In the morning, have breakfast and begin hiking. This is considered an acclimatisation day, as you will hike up to Lava Tower at 14,000 ft / 4,640 m before descending to Barranco Camp at 12,960 ft / 3,950 m, where you will camp and spend the night.

At Barranco Camp, enjoy views of Mount Kilimanjaro and Moshi town, depending on the day's weather.

Wake up early in the morning, have breakfast, and begin hiking across the Barranco Wall. This section takes about 45 minutes to one hour. At the top of the Barranco Wall, you may get a nice view of the mountain and have time to take more pictures.

Continue to Karanga Camp, where you will have a hot lunch, and then proceed to the base camp at Barafu Camp, the last camp before the summit.

Here, you will have an early dinner so you have time to prepare for the midnight hike.

Wake up at 11:30 p.m. and have some light food before starting the hike to the summit.

You should begin at 12:00 a.m., and it will take about 5 hours to reach Stella Point at 14,000 ft / 5,730 m, located on the rim of the crater.

From Stella Point to Uhuru Peak, the highest peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, it will take about one more hour of hiking along the crater rim. You will reach the summit at sunrise, between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m., with time to enjoy the moment and take pictures.

Afterwards, descend back to Barafu Camp for lunch, pack up, and continue down to Mweka Camp, where you will have dinner and rest.

After your overnight stay at Mweka Camp, you will descend to Mweka Gate through the rainforest. Watch your steps, as the trail can be slippery.

Our vehicles will be waiting at the lower station of Mweka Gate to take you back to the hotel, where you can enjoy a hot shower and spend a little time with your crew and guides.