Kilimanjaro-Machame Trekking Tour
Kilimanjaro-Machame route for 8 days.
This is the second most famous route, it is 26 kilometres long and is taken t be the most beautiful route up to Kilimanjaro. With a slow climb through the forest you come to view wide sights of the moorland on shira plateau, Kibo and western breach. The various types of vegetation found along the way make ti the most generic route. We are getting to the peak with having a day of getting used to the place, this is by walking in the same height, that is Barafu camp to Karranga valley camp, and another day by stopping at Karranga valley camp. Truly speaking we are among the few operators providing this. On this route, there are no mountain huts, the accommodation is in mountain tents.
The route done in six days is physically challenging ffor the majority of the people. The last two days, th is , the trek from Barranco to Barafu and hten the overnight trek to the peak, need mental and physical toughness, because of the high altitude and little amount of time to relax prior to the overnight peak attempt.
Note:
Please note that we only arrange private treks, it will only be you on that tour plus your travel partner(s)
This plan for the journey begins form Kilimanjaro airport, JRO and ends at a hotel in Arusha or Moshi. Please see below for international flights for this tour.
Day Location Accommodation Board
1 Arusha oasis lodge D
2 Kilimanjaro Machame camp (9,850ft/3000mt) Full Board
3 Kilimanjaro Shira camp (12,600 ft/3,840 mt) Full Board
4 Kilimanjaro Barranco camp (12,950ft/3,950mt) Full Board
5 Kilimanjaro Karanga valley camp (4000m) Full Board
6 Kilimanjaro Barafu camp (15,200ft/4,630mt) Full Board
7 Kilimanjaro Uhuru peak (19,340ft/5,895mt)~ Full Board
(9,840ft/3,110mt)
8 Arusha b Full Board
Day by Day plan for the journey
Day 1: Reach Arusha Kilimanjaro Airport
Here we shall have an introductory briefing upon our arrival in Arusha, prior to setting off to the oasis lodge for the evening.
Day 2: Kilimanjaro climb-Arusha to Machame camp
At 7:30in the morning, we will set off to the Machame park gate which is 5,950feet or 1,815 metres. After registration with the park authority, we shall start our climb through the luxuriant and succulent forest. Climbers will likely hear the various exotic birds in the canopy above, and a big number of them.
Even view black and white colabus monkeys and sykes monkeys as they walk along the knotted roots and mud on the forest floor.
We will proceed to some health land prior to getting to machame camp is 9,850 feet and 6 or 7 hours walk, the overnight camp, slighltly above the forest zone. The journey is a bit long, there not steep.
Day 3: Kilimanjaro Climb – Machame camp to Shira camp.
This days section of ascending will proceed across beautiful health land and alpine moorland having splendid signs Kilimanjaro summit. We start up the steep path through a savannah of tall grasses, and trees of huge weather and Erica. Scrambled around large rocks as you penetrate the moorland zone, marked by labeled and senedio plants, and volcanic rocks rounded with lichen beards, which protect wild alpine flowers growing at their bottoms. Ide shall spend a night at shira camp which is 12,600 feet and five or six hours walk.
Day 4: Kilimanjaro climb shira camp teo terraneo camp.
We will get closer to the summit to the lawer tower-kilimanjaro larva tower. The journey becomes quite more energy needing as the trial steeper on the getting to the lava tower, 9,300 foot tall volcano plug which marks an exposed pass at 15,000 feet. In the afternoon climb down the steep path into the great Bananco valley. Barranco camp is situated on a cool rather flat area surrounded on three sides with steep valley walls and the kito group of mountains itself. Hanging glaciers glient in the sunshine above, in the middle of eerie landscape of plants for example the huge ground (Senecee Kilimanjaro) and the endemic huge latetia with a difference. Then we gradually ascend to where the night will be spent at Barraco camp (12,950 feet, 5-6 hours walk). This day and the next day will be your day for getting used to the place.
Day 5: Kilimanjoro climb – Barrace camp to Karanga valley camp.
The day will begin with climbing down to the Gorge, prior to climbing its eastern wall where you will have pleasure with sights of Kilimanjaro ice fields, an equatorial anamally. We will proceed walking till we get to the camp in karanga valley which is 13,900 feet and 4 to 5 hours walk.
Day 6: Kilimanjaro climb – Karanga valley to Barafu camp.
We will move up through the Karanga valley, the trial turns steadily uphill, following the lava ridge to the Barafu camp. The temperature will become colder and the landscape more sparse as we get closer to Barafu. Barafu camp is situated on a small, open flat area on a ridge, acting as a base camp from where you will make your peak attempt at midnights that night Barafu camp is 15,200 feet and 6-7 hours walk.
Day 7: Kilimanjaro climb – Barafu camp to peak to mweka camp.
Immediately after midnight we begin a challenging journey of 12-17 hours of walking. You start walking at 12:30 to 1 in the morning, passing between the Rbmann and Tarzed glaciers to the rim of stella point. The temperature range form just below freezing at midnight, to between 10 degrees or 12 degree C to -10 F-23 degree. Just before dawn at the peak. As day break approaches we will summit at Uhuru peak, the highest summit in the whole of Africa at 19,340 feet. Uhuru will be the result of, and the reward for 6-7 hours of great effort licking. We will then climb down back to Barafu camp, resting for sure short time prior to proceeding with the climb down to Mweka camp which is 9,840 feet and 3 to 4 hours walk while coming down.
Day 8: Kilimanjaro climb-Mweka camp to park gate, transfer to Arusha.
We will make the final climb down to the park gate, a three to four hour walk. After staying goodbye to the guide and porters, we will set off for Arusha.
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