Itinerary

1. Day 1: Moshi to Machame gate and hike up to Machame camp

   • The day will start with your morning breakfast from your hotel in Moshi town. There, you will have the final check of your climbing equipment and spend minutes shopping for snacks like chocolate, biscuits, and other kinds. You will then take a 50-minute drive from Moshi town to Machame gate. 
   • At the gate, you will have your lunch, and after the park formalities, it is when you will start your people hike for 5 to 6hrs, which is a distance of 11 kilometres walking through the misty montane forest where you can enjoy seeing the fairytale in lush, deep and green. 
   • You will hike from the gate to Machame camp, where you will meet your porters and prepare your tents and evening meals for your dinner and overnight stay. 

   Time and distance: hiking of 5 to 6hrs at a distance of 11km 

   Elevation: 1830m/6000ft to 3050m/9950ft.

2. Day 2: Machame camp to Shira camp

   • The day will start with your morning breakfast at Machame camp, and you will have your parked lunch, which you will take on your way up as the chefs and porters meet you at the camp. The hike will be through the moorland, crossing the valley along a steep rock ridge, with a hike of 4 to 5hrs a distance of 5 Kilometers reaching the Shira camp. 
   • On your hike to the Shira camp, you will have an awe-view of the Kibo volcanic cone, the western breach, and the Shira cathedral, and you will enjoy the best sunset. Reaching the camp, you will find your tents ready for rest. 

   Time and distance: hiking of 4 to 5hrs at a distance of 5km 

   Elevation: 3050m/9950ft to 3850m/12,600ft

3. Day 3: Shira Camp to Lava Tower then to Baranco

   • The third climbing day is a long hike of 10 kilometres, which will take 5 to 6 hours through the semi-desert rocky ground of the lover ridge. The hike will start before breakfast, leaving your camps, ascending to the Kilimanjaro volcanic plug called Lover Tower, and then descending to the massive landline of the Baranco Valley, where you will be camping and the Baranco camp. People from Lemosho, Shira and Machame can reach Baranco camp. 
   • Hiking up to the Lava Tower and descending to Baranco presents altitude difficulties and a shortage of oxygen, but is it the best hiking day for acclimatization? This is a long day of climbing, and you will ascend to the lava tower, the volcanic plug that remains after Kilimanjaro's eruption. 

   Time and distance: hiking of 5 to 6hrs a distance of 10km 

   Elevation: 3850m/12,600ft to 4000m/13,000fts

4. Day 4: Baranco camp to Karanga camp

   • This is the adventurous day when climbing the Kilimanjaro via Machame route, where you will be facing the climb of the Baranco wall. Considering the distance, it is a short climb because it is just a distance of 4 Kilometers, but considering the climbing challenges, it will take 4 to 5hrs climb through the Baranco wall and the alpine desert valleys where you will be enjoying the view of the Kibo peak which will be closer, the southern glaciers and the western bridge. 
   • Reaching the Karanga camp, you will have your rest and collect some energy for your next venture. 

   Time and distance: hiking for 4 to 5 hours at a distance of 4km

   Elevation: 13,000ft to 13,100ft

5. Day 5: Karanga camp to Barafu camp

   • The hike will begin after breakfast; you will be hiking through the alpine desert, enjoying the stunning view of the two Kilimanjaro cones of Kibo and Mawenzi. It will be a 4 to 5hrs hike, a distance of 4 Kilometers. You will be walking, hitting the junction that connects with the Mweka trail, and heading up to the Barafu camp, where you will complete the southern circuit of Kilimanjaro Mountain. 
   • Here, you will go camping with an early sleep and prepare meals for the next day's adventure, which starts at midnight. 

   Time and distance: hiking for 4 to 5 hours at a distance of 4km

   Elevation: 13,100ft to 15,300ft

6. Day 6: Summit Day then descend to Mweka camp

   • This is the lifetime memory day of reaching the highest point of Africa, “the roof of Africa,” Kilimanjaro Mountain. The day will begin at midnight when you leave your tents and the porters, accompanied by the guides and summit porter, heading to the summit point. 
   • Heading up, you will notice a physically and mentally challenging hike with extreme cold and elevation. As you start the hike at nearly midnight, you will have a dark hike as you need your headlamp more than ever. 
   • You will hike up to Gilman’s Point, where you will be amazed by a stunning sunrise from the Mawenzi cone, then you will have a short walk, and finally, you will be there. “CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE REACHED THE HIGHEST PEAK IN FRICA, THE UHURU PEAK OK KILIMANJARO MOUNTAIN” Due to the weather, you will not last long here, you will take some photos at the signpost of the Uhuru point and starts your descend through the Mweka route, where you will have a stop at the Barafu camp for your lunch and trek down up to the Mweka camp for your overnight stay and dinner.  
   • On descending, the trail is very rocky and can be quite challenging on the knees; trekking poles are helpful. 

   Time and distance: hiking of 6 to 8hrs ascending and 5 to 6hrs descending, a distance of 5km up and 13km down, respectively. Elevation: 15,600ft to 19,341ft up and 19,341ft to 10,065 down

7. Day 7: Mweka camp to Mweka gate, then back to Moshi

   • Finally, this is the last day of your lifetime memory adventure. After breakfast at your camp, you will start your trek down to Mweka gate. You will walk through a wet, muddy forestry trail that requires your poles. 
   • At the gate, you will meet our driver, who will wait for you. You will then be picked up and driven back to Moshi town for your next schedule. 

   Time and distance: hiking of 3 to 4hrs a distance of 10km

   Elevation: 10,150ft to 5500ft