8-Day Mount Kilimanjaro Trek Via Machame Route From Moshi
Highlights
Arusha, Moshi, Mount Kilimanjaro, Nairobi
Locations Covered
Arusha, Moshi, Mount Kilimanjaro, Nairobi
mountaineering, nature, camping
Group Tour
8 Days
Easy
English, Russian
Description
Conquer Mount Kilimanjaro in this 8-day trek via the Machame Route or the Whiskey route; it is the most popular route on Mount Kilimanjaro. Begin your trek at Machame Gate, located at the southern base of the mountain and just a short drive from Moshi. Observe the picturesque tropical forest, gradually turning into a zone of bushes and alpine meadows as the trail passes through the Machame and Shira camp. Experience a beautiful dawn at Uhuru Peak - the highest point in Africa.
Itinerary
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Day 1: Arrival in Arusha
- We will meet at the airport in Arusha, Tanzania and transfer to the hotel in Moshi.
- If you arrive at the airport of Nairobi in Kenya, then make an independent bus transfer (local transport) to the city of Arusha or directly to the city of Moshi to the hotel (if necessary, we can order an individual Nairobi-Moshi transfer). The total travel time from Nairobi is about 5 hours.
- Our representative meets the group arriving at the place.
- Accommodation in 3-star hotels with private facilities in the city of Moshi, free meals.
- A thorough briefing on the upcoming ascent is being made, and the necessary equipment is being prepared.
Overnight stay at the hotel.
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Day 2: Moshi to Machame Gate (1800 m)
- Transfer to Machame Gate (starting point 1800 m).
- Registration of a group of climbers on Kilimanjaro, distribution of personal cargo and necessary equipment among the porters (Your load carried by a porter must not exceed 20 kg).
- Start of the trek - trek to Machame Hut camp (3000 m).
- The trail goes through a zone of picturesque tropical forest, gradually turning into a zone of bushes (18 km – 7 hours).
- Accommodation in the “Machame Camp” (accommodation in 2 local tents).
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Day 3: Machame Hut camp (3000 m) to Shira Hut Camp (3800 m)
- Trek to the Shira Hut camp (3800 m).
- The trail first passes through a zone of bushes, and closer to the camp begins alpine meadows, overgrown with giant lobelia (9 km – 6 hours).
- Accommodation in the “Shira Camp” (accommodation in 2-person tents).
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Day 4: Shira Hut Camp (3800 m) to Baranka Hut (3900 m)
- Trek to the campground Baranka Hut (3900 m).
- The trail passes along a steeper and more rocky slope, climbs to a height (4500 m), and then descends (15 km – 7 hours).
- Accommodation in the “Barranco Camp” (accommodation in 2 local tents).
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Day 5: Baranka Hut (3900 m) to Barafu Hut (4800 m)
- Trek to the assault camp Barafu Hut (4800 m).
- The trail passes through desert and rocky terrain (13 km – 7 hours).
- Accommodation in the “Barafu Camp” (accommodation in 2 local tents).
- Rest before the assault until 24.00.
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Day 6: Barafu Hut (4800 m) to Uhuru Peak (5895 m)
- Climbing Kilimanjaro, at 01:00, an attempt to storm the summit of the giant Kilimanjaro crater begins (the average time for the assault is 6-7 hours).
- Meeting the dawn at Uhuru Peak – the highest point in Africa (5895 m). You can go down to the crater for 100 m and walk to the glaciers if you wish.
- We return to the tent camp Barafu Hut (4800 m), collection of the camp. We go to the Mweka camp (3700 m – 4-5 hours).
- Accommodation in the “Mweka Camp” (accommodation in 2 local tents).
Meals: Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Day 7: Uhuru Peak (5895 m) to Moshi
- We descend to the village of Mweka (the finishing point of climbing Kilimanjaro 1500 m). The trail goes through a picturesque rainforest zone (10 km – 4 hours). At the exit, the group (who reached the summit) receives a well-deserved certificate for climbing the highest peak in Africa – Uhuru Peak.
- Farewell to the attendants (it is customary to give a tip).
- Transfer and accommodation in a 3-star hotel in the city of Moshi.
- Free time, rest.
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Day 8: Departure
- Transfer by comfortable transport to the airport.
Meals: Breakfast.
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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1 to 20 | /person |
This is a group tour |