6-Day Mount Kilimanjaro Machame Route Trek to Uhuru Peak

• Meet your local tour guide and drive from Arusha to the Machame Route, also known as the Whiskey Route.

• The hike from Machame Park Gate is an easy one through the montane forest, carpeted with unique flowers and ferns.

• Emerge from the giant heather zone and hike through fine open moorland to camp by Shira Cave at 3,840 m.

• Explore the old volcanic caldera, which can be viewed during a half-hour optional walk in the afternoon.

Ascent 840 m and 4 to 5 hours of walking.

• From Shira, climb towards the main peak, Kibo, with the western glaciers clearly visible across the rugged high-altitude desert of volcanic rocks and boulders.

• Skirting around its base and under the imposing Western Breach, descend into the sheltered Barranco Valley for your mid-way camp at 3,950 m.

Walk for 6 to 7 hours with a total ascent of 110 m, which will help with acclimatisation.

• Hike across the Karanga Valley and take a break for lunch.

• After lunch, continue to Barafu Hut at 4,600 m, having hiked a total of 7 to 8 hours and ascended 650 m.

• Enjoy breath-taking views across Mawenzi Peak from the camp after completing a long and arduous trek.

• Wake up at 1 am and start the climb to the steep frozen area.

• Go past Gillman's Point to reach Stella Point on the crater rim for sunrise.

• Reach Uhuru Peak, the highest point on the continent, and enjoy the scenic views before returning to Mweka.

• This day includes an ascent of 1,300 m and about 7 hours of trekking to the summit and back.

• From Mweka Campsite, descend through the forest to Mweka Gate in 4 to 5 hours, depending on individual fitness, to collect your certificates.

• Return to Arusha for the night.