Kilimanjaro Luxury 7-day Hike, Tanzania
Start the unforgettable adventure! Spend a week in the mountains trekking and Kilimanjaro surrounded by various the marvellous landscapes. The Machame route is also known as the Whiskey route, given its reputation for being a tough climb, but these memories worth all the efforts spent.
Highlights:
- Spend a week in the mountains trekking in the marvellous natural landscapes
- Walk through the forrests, moorlands, ravins and valleys
- Admire fascinating views from the mountain
- Reach glaciers
- Overcome yourself in this fantastic adventure
- Professional local guide
- All entrance fees
- Airport pick-up and drop-off
- Transportation to and from the mountain gate
- Night camping while trekking
- Pre and post-trek accommodation in Moshi in 5* hotel
- Medically qualified mountain guides, cooks and porters
- 3 Meals per day while on the mountain + evening tea with popcorn or peanuts
- Hot water for washing up daily and treated water for drink while climbing
- Twice a day medical health checkup, monitoring with pulse-oximeter and stethoscope with basic first kit
- Oxygen Cylinder
- Park fees, hut fees and rescue fees
- Private toilet
- Kilimanjaro certificate for your successful summit attempt
- 3-4 porters per climber, which includes porters to carry up to 30 lbs of your personal gear
- Tips for porters and guide
- Alcoholic ad soft drinks
- Personal expenses
This tour starts by Picking you at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) and have your accommodation in Moshi.
Gear checkup and then transfer to Machame Gate. Unlike the gradual incline and hut accomodations found on the Marangu Route, the climbers on Machame hike steeper trails, for longer distances, while sleeping in tents. The Machame Route climb can be done in a minimum of six days on the mountain. However, it is most often tackled over seven days, for a better altitude acclimatization schedule. The trek begins at Machame Gate, located in the southern base of mountain, within its lush, fertile rain forest. The route heads toward the Shira Plateau, before circling along the southern circuit halfway around the mountain, exposing the climber to great views from all angles. The approach to the summit is made from the east, and the descent follows the Mweka trail.
Itinerary:
Day 1. Arriving to Moshi
One hours drive from Moshi to Machame gate, where we complete park formalities, meet our crew of porters and start to climb! The first section of the route climbs steadily and passes through magnificent, dense rainforest. This path is less well-trodden so it can get somewhat overgrown in places and it is often wet and muddy underfoot.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Overnight in a camp.
Day 3. Machame Camp (3010m) to Shira Camp (3845m)
Our route continues on up through the forest until we reach the steep ascent onto the Shira Plateau, where there are rewarding views of the mountain. Looking back, you will be able to see Mt Meru rising high above Arusha town in the distance.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Overnight in a camp.
Day 4. Shira Cave (3845m) to Barranco Camp (3960m)
Walking now on high moorland, the landscape changes the entire character of the trek. We traverse the southwest side of Kilimanjaro, passing underneath the Lava Tower and the final section of the Western Breach and finally reach camp. The day has been spent at altitude (up to 4600m), but we have followed the mountaineering code of walk high, sleep low to aid your bodys acclimatization to altitude.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Overnight in a camp.
Day 5. Barranco Camp (3960m) to Karanga Camp (3963m)
Our day starts by descending into the start of the Great Barranco, a huge ravine. We then exit steeply, up the Great Barranco Wall, which divides us from the southeastern slopes of Kibo. Its a climb over rock, not technical but long and tiring. Passing underneath the Heim and Kersten glaciers, we head towards the Karanga valley. From here we have a steep climb up from Karanga valley to our nights camp at Karanga camp, set at 3963m. For those feeling strong we will go for a mid-afternoon acclimatization trek up to around 4200m before descending back to camp for the night.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Overnight in a camp.
Day 6. Karanga Camp (3963) to Barafu Camp (4640m)
After a good nights rest and breakfast, we set off on our walk to Barafu camp at 4640m. The climb will take us across desolate scree slopes with no vegetation around us at all. Its a tough steep walk made more difficult by the altitude. On arriving at camp we eat and spend the afternoon resting as we prepare for a long night and day ahead. It is important to keep hydrated and warm. We have an early dinner and then try to get some sleep as we will be getting up at between 11pm and 12pm to start the climb to the summit.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Overnight in a camp.
Day 7. Barafu Camp (4640m) to UHURU PEAK (5895m) & down to Millennium Camp (3790m)
We start off at around midnight, and walk steeply upwards to the summit glaciers. We will be climbing scree for 4 to 5 hours but gain incredible height over a short distance. The views are spectacular. We should be on the crater rim at Stella Point (5739m) as the first rays of the sun hit us. Spectacular ice cliffs within the crater surround us and the views to jagged Mawenzi peak and beyond are breathtaking. Another hours walking takes us to the summit, Uhuru Peak (5895m). We begin our descent by returning to Stella Point and then descending on scree slope and track back to Barafu Camp for breakfast, before finally heading down to Millennium Camp for a long well-earned rest.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Overnight in a camp.
Day 8. Trek Millennium Camp (3790m) to Mweka Gate (1630m)
A gentle trek takes us down through the rain forest to Mweka Gate, where we complete park formalities and receive certificates, which you can hang up with pride! We are then met by our vehicles and return to the hotel in Moshi, where you can treat yourself to a welcome hot shower.
Meal plan: breakfast, lunch.
Overnight in the 5* hotel in Moshi.
Day 9. Moshi
Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport. Departure from Moshi.
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