9-Day Kilimanjaro Machame Route Climb to Uhuru Peak from Moshi

• You will be picked up at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your hotel in Moshi town. There, you will meet your guide, who will brief you on your upcoming trek and carry out an equipment check to ensure you have all the necessary mountain gear. Any missing gear can be rented on this day.

• After a one-hour drive from Moshi to Machame Gate, we complete the park formalities, meet our crew of porters, and begin the climb. The first section of the route ascends steadily through magnificent, dense rainforest.
• This path is less well trodden, so it can be somewhat overgrown in places and is often wet and muddy underfoot.

Distance covered: 10.8km / 6.7mi

Approx. time taken: 6 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

• Our route continues upward through the forest until we reach the steep ascent onto the Shira Plateau, where rewarding views of the mountain await. Looking back, you will be able to see Mt Meru rising high above Arusha town in the distance.

Distance covered: 5.4km / 3.4mi

Approx. time taken: 5 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

• Walking now on high moorland, the landscape changes the entire character of the trek.
• We traverse the southwest side of Kilimanjaro, passing underneath the Lava Tower and the final section of the Western Breach, and finally reach camp. The day is spent at altitude, up to 4600m, but we follow the mountaineering code of 'walk high, sleep low' to aid your body's acclimatization to altitude.

Distance covered: 10.8km / 6.7mi

Approx. time taken: 8 hrs

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

• Our day starts by descending into the start of the Great Barranco, a huge ravine. We then climb steeply up the Great Barranco Wall, which separates us from the southeastern slopes of Kibo. It is a climb over rock - not technical, but long and tiring.
• Passing underneath the Heim and Kersten glaciers, we head towards the Karanga Valley.
• From here, we make a steep climb up from Karanga Valley to our night's camp at Karanga Camp, set at 3963m.
• For those feeling strong, we will go for a mid-afternoon acclimatization trek up to around 4200m before descending back to camp for the night.

Distance covered: 5.5km / 3.4mi

Approx. time taken: 5 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

• After a good night's rest and breakfast, we set off on our walk to Barafu Camp at 4640m. The climb takes us across desolate scree slopes with no vegetation around us at all. It is a tough, steep walk made more difficult by the altitude.
• On arriving at camp, we eat and spend the afternoon resting as we prepare for a long night and day ahead. It is important to keep hydrated and warm.
• We have an early dinner and then try to get some sleep, as we will be getting up between 11pm and 12am to start the climb to the summit.

Distance covered: 3km / 1.9m

Approx. time taken: 3 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

• We start at around midnight and walk steeply upwards to the summit glaciers.
• We will be climbing scree for 4 to 5 hours, gaining incredible height over a short distance. The views are spectacular.
• We should reach the crater rim at Stella Point (5739m) as the first rays of the sun hit us. Spectacular ice cliffs within the crater surround us, and the views to jagged Mawenzi Peak and beyond are breathtaking.
• Another hour's walk takes us to the summit, Uhuru Peak (5895m).
• We begin our descent by returning to Stella Point and then descending on scree slope and track back to Barafu Camp for breakfast, before finally heading down to Millennium Camp for a long, well-earned rest.

• A gentle trek takes us down through the rainforest to Mweka Gate, where we complete park formalities and receive certificates, which you can hang up with pride.
• We are then met by our vehicles and return to the hotel in Moshi, where you can treat yourself to a welcome hot shower.

Distance covered: 12.1km / 7.5mi

Approx. time taken: 6 hours

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Included

• The day is left free to wind down after the trek before your flight home. Depending on your flight time, you could explore Moshi town and pick up some souvenirs before heading to the airport.

Meals: Breakfast Included