8-Day Climbing Mt Kilimanjaro Machame Route-Trekking

• A transfer from the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Nairobi to Arusha

Depart Nairobi by shuttle bus for Moshi via Namanga border post. After going through the Immigration office, you proceed on to Arusha where you get a brief stopover for lunch. Later proceed on to Moshi arriving by 4 p.m. Overnight at the hotel for dinner and breakfast.

Main Destination:

Arusha (City, Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Arusha Tourist Inn Hotel

• Budget hotel located in Arusha (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Arusha to Machame gate

After breakfast prepare for transfer to the Machame park gates where you enter the rain forest. The hike keeps you among the giant trees for about 4 hours. Picnic lunch en route, after which you are almost at Machame camp 3000m for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Machame Gate (Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Machame hut to Shira hut

Have a morning breakfast then start your climb out of the rain forest and into a moorland zone. After a five hours hike, take a break and have a picnic lunch then proceed and head to the Shira plateau – Shira hut at 3840 meters for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Shira Hut to Barranco Hut

After spending the night at near zero degrees Celsius, rise up early and hike ahead straight towards Kibo. After about two hours, gain altitude sharply towards Lava Tower that is 4570 meters. Later descend to Barranco camp which is at 3900 meters for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Barranco Hut to Karanga Valley

After spending a night at the Great Barranco Wall, you will appreciate how beautiful Kilimanjaro really is. A long hike through the Karanga Valley joins with the Mweka route. This is the preferred route down the summit. Turn left up the ridge and after another hour or so, you reach Barafu hut, 4750m and you will now be at the same altitude as the day before at Lava Tower.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Barafu hut to Mweka hut

Here you will find a steep and difficult hike of about six hours that brings you to the crater rim at Stella Point. Proceed with the hike to reach Uhuru peak before turning back to Barafu and then to Mweka camp which is 3100 meters for diner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro (Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On Mt Kilimanjaro

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mweka gate to Moshi

Enjoy an early morning breakfast, it is a short and scenic hike back to the Mweka park gate where you will get your certificate of achievement for having trekked and reached the summit. Transfer to spring land hotel Moshi for your diner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Mweka Gate (Mt Kilimanjaro, Tanzania)

Accommodation:

Springlands Hotel Moshi

• Budget hotel located in Moshi (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Moshi to Nairobi

After breakfast, you are transferred to connect your transport vehicle back to Nairobi.

Main Destination:

Nairobi (City, Kenya)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• A transfer back to the airport can be arranged for an extra cost.