8-Day Kilimanjaro Climb via Machame Route to Uhuru Peak

• Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport and meet your transfer driver.

• Transfer to your hotel in Moshi.

• Spend the rest of the day at leisure, relaxing at the hotel or exploring Moshi town by taxi.

• Attend an evening briefing in preparation for the trek.

Dinner and overnight in Moshi.

• Transfer from the hotel to Machame Gate after breakfast.

• Complete registration and observe mountain crews preparing for their expeditions.

• Begin the trek through lush rainforest with towering trees, primeval ferns, lianas, and lichens.

• Spot black and white thumbless colobus monkeys along the route.

• Arrive at Machame Camp, relax, and enjoy dinner.

• Distance: 11 km

• Hiking Time: 5 - 7 hours

• Habitat: Rainforest

Meals: Lunch and Dinner Included

• Start early and trek into moorland and heath landscapes.

• Enjoy expansive mountain views and reach the Shira Plateau.

• Witness Kibo's glacier glowing under the setting sun.

• Distance: 5 km

• Hiking Time: 4 - 6 hours

• Habitat: Moorland

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

• Climb gradually from the Shira Plateau to Lava Tower at 4,640m for acclimatization.

• Descend into the scenic Barranco Valley, passing giant lobelias and senecios.

• Arrive at Barranco Camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

• Distance: 10 km

• Hiking Time: 6 - 8 hours

• Habitat: Semi Desert

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

• Climb the steep Barranco Wall and enjoy panoramic views from the top.

• Trek through ridges and valleys to Karanga Camp.

• Dinner and overnight at Karanga Camp.

• Distance: 5 km

• Hiking Time: 4 - 5 hours

• Habitat: Alpine Desert

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

• Trek through a barren alpine desert landscape to Barafu Camp.

• Arrive in the early afternoon and rest before the summit attempt.

• Have an early dinner and prepare for a midnight departure to Uhuru Peak.

• Distance: 4 km

• Hiking Time: 2 - 4 hours

• Habitat: Alpine Desert

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

• Begin the summit ascent at midnight, trekking up steep scree to Stella Point.

• Continue along the crater rim to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa, arriving at sunrise.

• Spend time at the summit for photographs and celebration.

• Descend to Barafu Camp for lunch, then continue to Mweka Camp.

• Distance: 7 km ascent, 23 km descent

• Hiking Time: 8 hours to the summit, 7 - 8 hours descent

• Habitat: Stone Scree and Ice-capped Summit

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner Included

• Enjoy your final breakfast on the mountain.

• Descend through rainforest to Mweka Gate, where the trail may be wet and muddy.

• Complete park formalities and receive your climbing certificate.

• Transfer back to your hotel in Moshi for a hot shower, dinner, and an overnight stay.

• Distance: 10 km

• Hiking Time: 3 - 4 hours

• Habitat: Rainforest

Meals: Breakfast and Lunch Included