6 Days Kilimanjaro Machame Route
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6-Day Kilimanjaro Machame Route – An Unforgettable Adventure
Your Kilimanjaro adventure begins the moment you arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport. Our team will warmly welcome you and transfer you to your comfortable accommodation in Arusha, where you can relax and prepare for the journey ahead.
Before the trek, you will meet with your expert guides for a detailed briefing, covering essential information about your climb to the Roof of Africa. This session ensures you are well-prepared and confident as you embark on the incredible Machame Route experience.
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Seamless Arrival: Your adventure starts the moment you land at Kilimanjaro International Airport, where our team will greet you and transfer you to your comfortable accommodation in Arusha for a relaxing start.
Expert Guidance: Before the trek, you will meet with experienced guides for a comprehensive briefing, providing essential details about your journey to the summit of Kilimanjaro.
Scenic Experience: The Machame Route offers a visually stunning journey through diverse landscapes, including lush rainforests, moorlands, and alpine deserts, with breathtaking views of Kilimanjaro’s glaciers.
Private Tour: This trek is exclusively organized for you, ensuring a personalized experience with flexibility in pacing and itinerary customization to suit your needs.
Flexible Start Dates: The trek can begin on any day, subject to availability, allowing you to plan your adventure according to your schedule.
Customizable Itinerary: Minor adjustments can be made to enhance your experience, such as adding acclimatization days to improve comfort and increase your chances of reaching the summit.
Challenging Trek: The Machame Route is a moderately demanding trek, known for its steep sections and varied terrain, making it ideal for adventurous climbers seeking a rewarding challenge.
Group Requirement: This trek accommodates private groups or individual travelers looking for a guided and exclusive climbing experience.
Age Restriction: The minimum age for the Machame Route trek is 10 years old, ensuring a safe and enjoyable adventure for younger trekkers.
Tour Plan
From Arusha drive to the Machame route, often called the "Whiskey Route". From the Machame Park gate is a gentle climb up through the original montane forest, carpeted with unique -busy lizzie- flowers, begonias and ferns. First camp amongst the giant heather at 3,000m. Ascent of 1,200m and 5 to 6 hours walking.
Emerge from the giant heather zone and hike through fine open moorland to camp by the Shira Cave at 3,840m. Herds of eland up here (& occasional lion!) and there are fascinating geological features in the old volcanic caldera which can be viewed during a half-hour optional walk in the afternoon. Ascent 840m and 4 to 5 hours walking.
From Shira, climb towards the main peak Kibo, with the western glaciers clearly visible across the rugged high-altitude desert of volcanic rocks and boulders. Skirting around its base and under the imposing western Breach, descend into the sheltered Barranco Valley for mid-way camp at 3,950m. 6 to 7 hours walking and only 110m total ascent but having climbed much higher and dropped back down assists acclimatization.
A bracing 1am start to climb the steep frozen scree. This is unavoidable on any route but we aim to go past Gillman's Point to reach Stella Point on the crater rim for sunrise another 40 minutes and you are at the highest point on the continent (Kibo:5900m), usually in warm sunshine. Return on the Mweka descent route.
Ascent of 1,300m and about 7 hours trek to the summit; 2,600m descent and 6 to 7 hours trek to the Mweka campsite (3400m) above Mweka gate. This is a long hard day but you feel absolutely ecstatic when you have done it!
From Mweka campsite it is a 4 to 5 hours descent through the forest to Mweka gate (depending on individual fitness) to collect certificates and meet the vehicle. Return to Arusha for the night.
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