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MACHAME ROUTE MT KILIMANJARO CLIMB 8 DAYS
DAY 1:
Board shuttle bus from Nairobi at 0800 hrs and
proceed to Arusha arriving at 1300hrs. Depart
for Moshi at 1400hrs arriving at 1530hrs. Dinner
and overnight at a hotel in Moshi or (Pick up
from Kilimanajaro airport and transfer to hotel
in Moshi)
DAY 2 :
Machame Gate (1490m) - Machame camp (2980m)
Hiking time: 7 hours
Distance: About 18 km's
Habitat: Montane forest
Transfer from your hotel to the Kilimanjaro
National Park gate at Machame. From here, you
trek through the lush forest to Machame hut .
Overnight stay at the camp.
DAY 3:
Machame camp (2980m) - Shira camp (3840m)
Hiking time: 6 hours
Machame camp Mt Kilimanjaro trekking Distance:
About 9 km's
Habitat: Moorland
Leave the forest. The path follows a steep ridge
passing through open moorlands crossing a large
gorge to reach Shira hut. Overnight stay at the
camp
DAY 4:
Shira (3840m)-Lava Tower (4630m)-Barranco camp
(3950m)
Hiking time: 7 hours
Distance: About 15 km's
Habitat: Semi desert
You turn Eastwards and continue ascending
through the dry landscape before dropping again
to reach Barranco hut . Overnight stay at the
camp.
DAY 5:
Barranco camp (3950m)- Barafu camp (4550m)
Hiking time: 7 hours
Distance: About 13 km's
Habitat: Alpine desert
The path climbs steep out of the Barranco valley
and crosses the Karanga valley, then turns North
to reach Barafu Hut . Overnight stay at the
camp.
DAY 6:
SUMMIT ATTEMPT
Barafu camp (4550m)-Uhuru Peak (5895m)-Mweka
(3100m)
Be there Top of Africa!!!Hiking time: 8 hours to
reach Uhuru Peak
7/8 hours to descend to Mweka
Distance: About 7 km's ascent - 23 km's descent
Habitat: Stone scree and ice-capped summit
Along day with an early start to reach the
crater, ream at the Stella point in time for
sunrise, then to Uhuru peak , the highest point
in Africa. After wards, descend to Gilman's
point and down to Horombo hut. Over night, stay
at the camp
DAY 7:
Descend down passing Mandara hut to the gate
where you are transferred back to your hotel in
Moshi for dinner and over night.
DAY 8: After breakfast board shuttle bus
from your hotel and proceed to Nairobi arriving
late in the afternoon (6.30 PM).
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