Tanzania · Trekking

3-Day Kilimanjaro Machame Route Trek with Shira Plateau Views

3 Days Round trip from R6GQ+CPV Moderate pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Explore the Machame route on a 3-day Kilimanjaro trek
02 Walk through the beautiful vegetation zone and rainforest
03 Enjoy closer views of the Shira Plateau
04 Marvel at Kilimanjaro's peaks and mountain scenery

Sign up for this trek to Kilimanjaro via the Machame route. On this journey, you'll witness a beautiful vegetation zone, enjoy closer views of the Shira Plateau, and marvel at the peaks for beautiful scenery. This is a lifetime experience to carry back home.

The night at this exposed campground will be even colder than the night before, with temperatures well below freezing.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Days

Tour type Private

Activity level Moderate

Accommodation Included · Standard

Transport Included

Wheelchair access No

Cities Arusha, Moshi, Mount Kilimanjaro, Machame

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

Moshi/Arusha to Machame Gate and Machame Camp

After an early breakfast in Arusha/Moshi, our Afro-Vertex Tours and Safaris driver will transfer you to Machame Village. In the village, we buy mineral water for you and give you a lunch box to take away. You then continue from the village to Machame Gate. After registration and permission at the gate, start your climb and enter the vegetation zone, where our mountain guide will explain everything about the forest. You will have a welcome lunch at a stop about halfway up and arrive at Machame campsite in the late afternoon. In the evening, the porters boil water for drinking and washing, and the cook prepares supper before retiring to his tent for the night. At night, temperatures can drop below freezing at this campsite.
Hiking time: 7 hours. Distance: Approximately 18 km.

Day 02

Machame Camp to Shira Camp

Early in the morning at Machame Camp, and after breakfast, you will hike for about an hour to the top of the forest and then for 2 hours on a gentler slope through the moorland. After a quick lunch and rest, continue up a rocky ridge to the Shira Plateau, where our terminus is located. You are now west of Kibo, and after a short walk, you reach Shira Camp at 3,840 m. The porters boil drinking and washing water before serving dinner. The night at this exposed campground will be even colder than the night before, with temperatures well below freezing.
Hiking time: 6 hours. Distance: Approximately 9 km.

Day 03

Shira Camp to Machame Gate

The descent to Machame Gate begins immediately after breakfast. It will be a long trek, as we will have to cover approximately 27 km and skip Machame Camp, so preparing beforehand with the necessary equipment is recommended. The vehicle will be waiting for you at Machame Gate and will take you to your hotel in Moshi/Arusha.
Hiking time: 7 hours. Distance: Approximately 27 km.