7-Day Kilimanjaro Machame Route Climb with Uhuru Peak Summit

• The day starts with breakfast at your hotel in Moshi town. There, you will have a final check of your climbing equipment, and you will spend a few minutes shopping for bites such as chocolate, biscuits, and other snacks.
• You will then take a 50-minute drive from Moshi town to Machame Gate. At the gate, you will have lunch, and after the park formalities, you will start your hike for 5 to 6 hours, covering a distance of 11 kilometres through the misty montane forest, where you can enjoy the fairytale-like lush, deep green scenery.
• You will hike from the gate to Machame Camp, where you will meet your porters and find your ready-made tents and evening meal prepared for dinner and your overnight stay.

Time and distance: hiking for 5 to 6 hours, a distance of 11 km

Elevation: 1830 m/6000 ft to 3050 m/9950 ft

• The day will start with breakfast at Machame Camp and a packed lunch, which you will take with you on the way up, as the chefs and porters will meet you at the camp. The hike will be through the moorland, crossing the valley along a steep rock ridge. It takes 4 to 5 hours over a distance of 5 kilometres to reach Shira Camp.
• On your hike to Shira Camp, you will have amazing views of the Kibo volcanic cone, the Western Breach, and the Shira Cathedral, and you will enjoy one of the best sunsets. When you reach the camp, you will find your tents ready for your rest.

Time and distance: hiking for 4 to 5 hours, a distance of 5 km

Elevation: 3050 m/9950 ft to 3850 m/12,600 ft

• The third climbing day is a long hike of 10 kilometres, which will take 5 to 6 hours. You will walk through the semi-desert rocky ground of the lower ridge. The hike will start before breakfast.
• You will leave camp, ascend to the Kilimanjaro volcanic plug called Lava Tower, and then descend to the massive landslide area of the Baranco Valley, where you will be camping at Baranco Camp. Climbers from Lemosho, Shira, and Machame can all reach Baranco Camp.
• Hiking up to Lava Tower and descending to Baranco brings altitude challenges, including some shortage of oxygen, but it is one of the best hiking days for acclimatization. This is a long climbing day, during which you will ascend to Lava Tower, the volcanic plug that remained after Kilimanjaro's volcanic activity.

Time and distance: hiking for 5 to 6 hours, a distance of 10 km

Elevation: 3850 m/12,600 ft to 4000 m/13,000 ft

• This is the adventurous day of climbing Kilimanjaro via the Machame Route, when you will face the climb of the Baranco Wall. Considering the distance, it is a short climb of just 4 kilometres, but because of the climbing challenges, it will take 4 to 5 hours through the Baranco Wall and the alpine desert valleys. Along the way, you will enjoy views of Kibo Peak, now much closer, as well as the southern glaciers and the Western Breach.
• Reaching Karanga Camp, you will have time to rest and collect energy for the next day's venture.

Time and distance: hiking for 4 to 5 hours, a distance of 4 km

Elevation: 13,000 ft to 13,100 ft

• The hike will begin after breakfast. You will be hiking through the alpine desert, enjoying the stunning views of Kilimanjaro's two cones, Kibo and Mawenzi. It will be a 4 to 5-hour hike over a distance of 4 kilometres.
• You will continue on foot, reaching the junction that connects with the Mweka Trail, and then head up to Barafu Camp, where you will complete the southern circuit of Mount Kilimanjaro. Here, you will camp, have an early sleep, and prepare for the next day's adventure, which starts at midnight.

Time and distance: hiking for 4 to 5 hours, a distance of 4 km

Elevation: 13,100 ft to 15,300 ft

• This is the lifetime memory day of reaching the highest point in Africa, "the roof of Africa," on Mount Kilimanjaro. The day will begin at midnight, when you will leave your tents and porters behind and be accompanied by the guides and summit porters to the summit point. Heading up there is a physically and mentally challenging hike with extreme cold and high elevation.
• As you start the hike at nearly midnight, you will be trekking in darkness, so you will need your headlamp more than ever. You will hike up to Gilman's Point, where you will be amazed by a stunning sunrise over the Mawenzi cone. After a short walk, you will finally be there - "CONGRATULATIONS, YOU HAVE REACHED THE HIGHEST PEAK IN AFRICA, UHURU PEAK ON MOUNT KILIMANJARO." Due to the weather, you will not stay long here. You will take some photos at the signpost of Uhuru Point and then start your descent through the Mweka Route, with a stop at Barafu Camp.
• You will have lunch at Barafu Camp and then trek down to Mweka Camp for your overnight stay and dinner. On the descent, the trail is very rocky and can be quite hard on the knees, so trekking poles are helpful.

Time and distance: hiking for 6 to 8 hours ascending and 5 to 6 hours descending, a distance of 5 km up and 13 km down, respectively.

Elevation: 15,600 ft to 19,341 ft up, and 19,341 ft to 10,065 ft down

• Finally, you will be on the last day of your lifetime memory adventure. You will have breakfast at your camp and start your trek down to Mweka Gate. You will be walking through a wet and muddy forest trail that requires your walking poles.
• At the gate, you will meet our driver waiting for you, and you will be picked up and driven back to Moshi town for your next schedule.

Time and distance: hiking for 3 to 4 hours, a distance of 10 km

Elevation: 10,150 ft to 5500 ft