8-Day Kilimanjaro Climb via the Machame Route to Uhuru Peak

• You will be met by your guide, who will brief you on your forthcoming trip and check your equipment to make sure you have all the appropriate mountain gear when you are picked up at Kilimanjaro International Airport and taken to your hotel in Moshi town.
• On this day, any missing equipment can be rented.

No meals are included.

• After breakfast, you will be picked up from your hotel at 09:30 a.m. and driven to the Machame entrance gate of Kilimanjaro National Park.
• The drive to Machame Gate, located in Machame village, will take approximately one hour.
• At the gate, your guide will be busy filling out registration forms, and the porters will weigh the luggage.
• You can walk around the entrance gate, see monkeys, or watch the mountain team prepare the climbing equipment.
• Once that is completed, your hiking adventure will begin. You will soon be deep within the wonderful mountain rainforest, surrounded by very old trees, ancient ferns, liana, lichen, and moss carpeting the ground and draping from the trees.
• With luck, you will be able to spot the beautiful black and white colobus monkeys in the treetops.
• After a 5 to 6 hour walk, you will arrive at your day's destination, Machame Camp, which is located just above the tree line at 3,010 metres.
• You will have your first mountain hot dinner at the base of Mt Kilimanjaro, followed by an overnight stay in tents.

• Coffee comes first thing in the morning, then you will start packing your bags and head out for breakfast.
• After breakfast, the guide will perform a medical check-up before you begin your second day of trekking. The path steepens and the landscape changes to moor and heath land, with the open scenery allowing you to see the exciting mountain range.
• The journey on the second day is shorter than the first, and you will arrive at Shira Camp by mid-afternoon.
• The camp has an incredible view of the mountain, and at sunset the sun illuminates Kibo's rock face and glacier.

• Wake-up coffee, as usual, and a medical check-up, as usual.
• You will hike up about 800 metres today, but you will sleep at an elevation only slightly higher than the previous night.
• Because you will be at a lower altitude for part of the day, your body will be able to acclimatise more quickly. The hike starts with a long ascent above the Shira Plateau in the direction of the 4,640-metre-high Lava Tower.
• As the landscape changes to an afro-alpine desert, the vegetation becomes sparser. The path winds through the wide Barranco Valley, which is known for its lobelia and giant senecio plants.
• After about 6 to 7 hours of walking, you will arrive at the most beautiful camp on the mountain, Barranco Camp.

• Coffee will wake you up.
• You will have two breakfasts today; before the second one, you will climb the Breakfast Wall, also known as the Barranco Wall.
• When it comes to safety, your guides will be there to help you.
• Following the ridge as it ascends and descends, you can enjoy stunning views of Kibo's south glacier.
• Lunch will be served in the Karanga Valley.

• Coffee starts the day. Today, you will hike for 2 to 3 hours to Barafu Camp.
• You have completed the South Circuit, which provides views of the summit from a variety of angles.
• Here, camp is set up so you can relax, eat, and sleep early in preparation for summit day.

• The hike begins around midnight, following hot coffee and light snacks.
• You will climb Kibo's screes by headlight.
• After about 5 to 7 hours of ascending in the dark, you will arrive at Stella Point, the crater rim of Mt. Kilimanjaro. Another 1 to 2 hours of hiking along the crater ridge will bring you to Uhuru Peak, the summit, which stands at 5,895 metres.
• Enjoy the 360° view of the landscape below as the sun rises and see Kilimanjaro in all its glory. You are now on the Roof of Africa. The descent follows almost the same route as the ascent, and you should arrive at Barafu Camp shortly before midday, where the porters and cook will be waiting for you.
• After a warm meal and a well-deserved break of approximately 1 to 2 hours, you will continue down to Mweka Camp at 3,080 metres for a well-deserved rest.

• After breakfast, the final stage of your incredible Kilimanjaro adventure begins with a traditional ceremony of songs about Kilimanjaro and Tanzanian life with the mountain crew.
• Then, after a 2 to 3 hour gentle descent through the rainforest, you will be picked up and driven to your hotel in Moshi or Arusha. After the hike, Kilimanjaro National Park will be ready to issue your certificate.
• This certificate is for those who reached Uhuru Peak or Stella Point.
• After a hot shower, the rest of the day is free to relax and swim.
• Shalom Trekking Adventure will bring your certificate and collect the questionnaire form as well as the medical form in the evening.