Mt. Kilimanjaro-Machame route - 6 Days/ 5 nights
Price: USD $1200 /person
This package can be customised
Starting in: Tanzania
Ending in: Tanzania
Duration: 6 days
Persons: min (2)
Accommodation: Camping
Game Parks: Kilimanjaro
Activities: Mountain Climbing,
Machame route is varied and gradual ascent taking 6 days minimum time to make it to Uhuru Peak (5895m) from Machame gate and descent down to Mweka gate or Kidia gate an alternative route.
Day 1: - Machame Gate to Machame Hut .Transfer from the Hotel after breakfast to Machame gate where the climb starts based on camping throughout (staying in Tents). Ascent from Machame gate 10km 5-7hrs 1200m ascent to Machame Hut 3000m for meals and overnight.
Day 2: Machame Hut to Shira Hut. Continue with your trek after having your breakfast following the clear path up the steep rocky ridge, crossing the crest a few times on the way to Shira there are excellent views of the Shira plateau and the Pinnacles on its southern edge. Meals and overnight at Shira Hut 3840m.
Day 3: Shira Hut to Barranco Hut 10km,5-7hrs 110m ascent. After breakfast, continue ascent along a sharp ridge giving a distinct high mountain feeling ,then onto the moorland camp and by mid afternoon stay at Barranco Hut (3950m) taking your meals and overnight
Day 4: Barranco Hut to Barafu Hut. After breakfast either you can have a short walk of 2 hours to Karanga valley for acclimatization and overnight there (for those who going for 7 days/6 nights) or proceed with your trek to Barafu Hut (4600m) where from the top of the Barranco wall you will really get some truly excellent views of the main bulk of KIBO up to your left. Now you'll really feel you're on a big (roof of Africa) mountain.
NOTE: Karanga river valley) is the last water point.
Day 5: Barafu Hut to Uhuru Peak(5895m) . Plus descent Mweka Gate. 5km,6-7.5hrs,300m ascent + 12km 4.5-7hrs 2800m descent. The trek start around midnight and be at the summit (Uhuru Peak)5895m by the time of Sunrise. From the peak retrace the path eastwards around the rim to get back to Stella point and descent to Mweka Hut (3100m) for meals and overnight.
Day 6: Mweka Hut to Mweka Gate. After breakfast descent to Mweka gate or Kidia inattentive route where you meet a vehicle for transfer to the next destination for meals and overnightIncluded in price:-
·
Transfers from and to Kilimanjaro International Airport·
All park entry fees: camping fees, rescue fees, guide & porters allowances, three meals a day·
2 Transfers from Arusha- Machame Gate - Back to Arusha on the last day of climb.Not included in price:-
·
Tips, Drinks , Hotel accommodation before and after climbing, personal expensesWhat to bring -
Climbing gears Optional - Also clients can make it according to their time to stay on the mountain. Rongai and Umbwe route are other routes which you can make it to Uhuru Peak and down for more than a week. Extra information Rongai and Umbwe routes are the other routes which is the same as Machame route to stay in Tents but are not common as Machame route.
© 2009 African wildebeest travels
