KILIMANJARO VIA MACHAME ROUTE
Day 1- Breakfast, drive from your hotel in Arusha to Machame gate (about 45min.). After about
an hour of registration and park fees payments, start climbing along a clear trail through plantation and natural forest, thereafter a narrow forest path follows to the Machame Camp (9,900ft) for dinner and overnight.
Day 2- Breakfast, ascending through the forest, steep ridge passing through heather and open moorlands, and crossing a large gorge to Shira Camp (12,600ft) for dinner and overnight.
The distance is about 5-6 hours.
Day 3- After breakfast, we will leave Shira to Baranco camp. We will pass close to Lava tower with
lunch on the way to Baranco Camp (12,850ft) for dinner and overnight.
Day 4- After breakfast, we leave Baranco hut for Karanga hut. We will pass through the last water
drop at Karanga valley on the way up. Overnight Karanga Camp.
Day 5- After breakfast, we leave Karanga hut to Barafut hut (14,910ft). Wake up at midnight, and
after a small snack, start ascending to Uhuru Peak through the Stella point (18,640ft), then
after reaching the summit, we will go back to Mweka camp via Barafu camp.
Day 6- We will head down to Mweka Camp (10,010ft) for dinner and overnight.
Day 7- After breakfast, we will head down to Mweka gate, and the waiting vehicle will take you to
Hotel in Arusha.