Machame Route 6 Days – Kilimanjaro Trekking

Mount Kilimanjaro Trekking Packages in Tanzania, the Machame Route is well known and it is a popular route on Kilimanjaro, among the six established Kilimanjaro Routes Machame Route is the second scenic route, a 6 Days Climb Machame Route will complete your round trip activity up and down.

Day 1:Moshi to Machame Gate

Drive from Moshi to Machame Park Gate, for registrations formalities then we will start walk through the rain forest on a winding trail up a ridge. At lower elevations the trail can be muddy and slippery. Gaiters and trekking poles are a good idea here. We continue a short distance until we reach the Machame Camp.

Day 2: trek Machame Camp to Shira Camp

After breakfast we leave the glades of the rain forest and continue on an ascending path, crossing the valley along a steep rocky ridge. The route now turns west onto a river gorge until we arrive at the Shira campsite.

Day 3: trek Shira Camp to Barranco Camp

From the Shira Plateau we continue to the east up a ridge, passing the junction towards the peak of Kibo. As we continue, our direction changes to the South East towards the Lava Tower, called the Shark’s Tooth (elev 4650 m/15,250 ft). Shortly after the tower we come to the second junction which goes to the Arrow Glacier. We now continue down to the Barranco Camp. Although you end the day around the same elevation as when you began, this day is very important for acclimatization and will help your body prepare for summit day.

Day 4: trek Barranco Camp to Barafu Camp

After breakfast, we leave Barranco and continue on a steep ridge up the Barranco Wall (elev 4250 m/13,900 ft), through the Karanga Valley (elev 4050 m/13,250 ft) to the junction which connects with the Mweka Trail. We continue up to the Barafu Camp. You have completed the South Circuit, which offers views of the summit from many different angles. Here we make camp with views of the summit in the distance.

Day 5: Summit to Mweka Camp

Very early in the morning (midnight to 2 am), we continue our way to the summit between the Rebmann and Ratzel glaciers. You head in a northwesterly direction and ascend through heavy scree towards Stella Point on the crater rim. This is the most mentally and physically challenging portion of the trek. At Stella Point you will stop for a short rest and will be rewarded with the most magnificent sunrise you are ever likely to see. Faster hikers may view the sunrise from the summit, From Stella Point, you may encounter snow all the way on your 1-hour ascent to the summit. Once at Uhuru Peak you have reached the highest point on Mount Kilimanjaro and the continent of Africa, from the summit we begin our descent by continuing straight down to the Mweka Camp, stopping at Barafu for lunch. You may want gaiters and trekking poles for the loose gravel going down. We arrive at Mweka Camp and enjoy our last evening on the mountain.

Day 6: Mweka Camp to Moshi

After breakfast we continue the descent down to the Mweka Park Gate to receive your summit certificates. At lower elevations, it can be wet and muddy. Gaiters and trekking poles will help. Shorts and t-shirts will probably be plenty to wear; our driver will be at the get to transfer you back to the hotel in Moshi to end your best Kilimanjaro trekking tours.

6 Days Machame Route Price

→1 – Trekker $ 1550.
→2 – 3 Trekkers $ 1490 per person.
→4 – 6 Trekkers $ 1450 per person.
→8 – 10 Trekkers $ 1410 per person.

Tour Includes:

→ 2 nights’ accommodation at Moshi.
→All nights’ accommodation in Tents
→ Professional, experienced, mountain guides.
→ All Park fees and Rescue fees.
→ All meals while on the Mountain.
→Arrival and Departure transfers.
→Guides, Porters, cook salaries and park fees.
→Large portions of fresh, healthy, nutritious food.
→ Clean, purified drinking water.
→ Fair and ethical treatment of porters.

Tour Excludes:

→Tanzania Visa: $50 per person on arrival.
→Personal Expenses.
→Optional Tours.
→Tips and any items of personal nature.

Itinerary Note All prices are subject to change if Tanzanian National Park Entry fees change! US Dollar notes from the years before the year 2006 are not accepted in Tanzania.