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Tanzania · Trekking
The journey
Trek up Mount Kilimanjaro via the Machame route, climbing through magnificent forests and high-altitude landscapes over 7 days. Along the way, witness Kibo's glaciers and enjoy astonishing views of Mt. Meru and Mawenzi Peak. This route also includes key acclimatisation stages before your summit push to Uhuru Peak, the highest point on Mount Kilimanjaro. Experience the incomparable natural beauty of Tanzania on this rewarding mountain trek.
You will be at the summit for sunrise from 6:00 am to 7:00 am, where you will have time to enjoy the views and take pictures.
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Day by day
Get picked up from the hotel at 9 am after breakfast and proceed to Machame Gate. Here, get registered and meet the porters and cook.
Start hiking through dense rainforest, where you will enjoy viewing different flora and fauna.
Camp and overnight at Machame Hut.
This is the shortest day, but it is a steeper one.
Wake up, have breakfast, and begin your hike for the day.
Trek uphill, where there are several viewpoints from which you can see the plains and forests below, as well as Kibo Peak and Mt. Meru.
In the morning, after breakfast, start hiking. This will be your acclimatisation day because you have to hike to Lava Tower, which is 14,000 ft / 4,640 m.
Descend to Barranco Camp - 12,960 ft / 3,950 m - where you will camp and stay for the night with a beautiful view of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Leave Barranco Camp after breakfast and start climbing the Barranco Wall, also called the Breakfast Wall because trekkers usually climb the wall after breakfast.
From there, hike up and down to Karanga Camp, where you can get a hot lunch and some rest.
After breakfast, begin the hike to Barafu Camp.
On the way to Barafu, you will be able to see several of Kibo's glaciers, Mawenzi Peak, as well as the junction that connects the descent route - the Mweka route.
On this day, try to sleep as soon as you finish dinner, as you will be woken up before midnight for your summit hike. Take all your warm gear for hiking to the summit.
At midnight, wake up and have a light breakfast before hiking to the summit. It will take about 5 hours to reach Stella Point, at 5,730 m, which is at the rim of the crater.
From Stella Point, continue to Uhuru, the highest peak of Mount Kilimanjaro, which will take about one hour through the rim of the crater.
You will be at the summit for sunrise from 6:00 am to 7:00 am, where you will have time to enjoy the views and take pictures.
Later, start descending to Barafu Camp, where you will have lunch.
Keep descending to Mweka Camp, where you will have dinner and rest.
After camping and an overnight stay at Mweka Camp, start moving towards Mweka Gate, crossing the rainforest again.
Return to your hotel from Mweka Gate.
End of tour.
Where this trip takes you
Lava Tower, Barranco Wall, Kibo's glaciers, Uhuru Peak sunrise
The route
The fine print
Oxygen cylinder
Medically qualified guides
English-speaking Kilimanjaro guide
Twice-daily medical health check-ups, with monitoring using a pulse oximeter and stethoscope
2 nights' stay in a hotel in Moshi (before and after the climb)
Breakfast every day
Orientation meeting in Moshi and gear check as well
Pick-up and drop-off at the airport
Kilimanjaro National Park permit, camping/hut fees, and rescue fees
3-4 porters per climber, including porters to carry up to 30 lbs. of your personal gear
4-season mountain tents, double occupancy
Mess tent, tables, chairs, a sleeping pad 2.5 inches thick, and trekking poles
All meals while on the climb, plus evening tea with popcorn or peanuts
As much treated water as you can drink while climbing
Hot water for washing up daily
Tips for your guides, porters, and cook
Airfares and taxes
Lunch, dinner, and drinks at the hotel
Entry visa to Tanzania (USD 50 per passport holder for most nationalities / USD 100 per visa for USA passport holders)
Health requirements (Yellow Fever - compulsory depending on how you travel to Tanzania; Meningitis and Hepatitis A - optional but recommended)
Personal travel insurance
Laundry (available at the hotel)
Items of a personal nature
Optional travel insurance
Personal hiking/trekking gear (some gear will be available for rent)
Snacks and medicines
The recommended tip is $20 per guide per day, $15 per assistant guide per day, $15 per cook per day, and $10 per porter per day. This can be split between each client on the climb.
Costs of additional services:
Single supplement, for a single tent per trip - $40.
Small private party supplement, for private climbs of one or two people, per trip - $150.
Extra porter, for excess gear, per day - $15.
Extra hotel night, check-in at 11 am, check-out at 10 am, per room - $55 (double room, bed and breakfast).
A private toilet, for private climbs, per trip - $150.
Logistics
Your 7 days finish where they began, in Moshi.
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