Machame Route 7 Days

Arrive at Kilimanjaro Airport. You will meet NBB ROYAL TOURS company driver who will take you to Boma-Masai Garden at Bomang'ombe Town, only 18.3KM from Kilimanjaro Airport for your overnight, dinner and breakfast in the morning.

Wake up early and have breakfast, then briefing from your head professional guide for the mountain. Start journey to Machame Gate (1,800m) 45 minutes away. After registration at the gate, begin hiking (6 hours) into the rainforest. You will receive a lunch box at the gate. There is possibility of rain in the forest, which will transform the trail into an adventure - muddy and slippery. At evening, porters will boil drinking and washing water and the cook will prepare dinner before you enter your tent for the night at MACHAME CAMP.

Wake up early and continue hiking through the rainforest, then after 2 hours have a short lunch and rest. Continue up the ridge into Shira Plateau. On the way you can see in the direction of the Western Breach with its stunning glaciers. You are now at west of Kibo and after a short hike you will reach SHIRA CAMP at level of 3,847m. The crew will take over to boil water and cook for dinner. This Camp will be colder than the previous night with temperatures dropping well below freezing.

The climate changes into semi-desert and rocky landscape surrounds Lava Tower, where you reach an altitude of 3,900m after 5 hours walking. Lunch is served in a designated area before ascending the rocky path to Lava Tower. This is definitely the toughest day so far. It is normally around this point where some climbers will start to feel symptoms of breathlessness, irritability and headaches. After lunch you descend again by 680m to the Barranco Camping area. Reaching the high altitude at Lava Tower provides true acclimatization benefit. The descent to Barranco Camp takes about 2 hours with great opportunities to take beautiful photographs of the Western Breach wall. The Camp is situated in a valley below the breaches and Great Barranco Wall which should provide you with a memorable sunset while you wait for dinner preparation.

Start with a scramble up the almost vertical Barranco Wall to an altitude of about 4,200m. After approximately 3 hours, the path now crosses through the southern slopes to reach the Karanga Valley.

Early in the morning after breakfast, continue in a southern direction to the junction before turning north to reach Barafu Camp (4,640m) about 4 hours. Here you take a long rest and prepare for the midnight ascent to the summit.

At around midnight, head in a northwesterly direction up the southeast valley towards Stella Point on the crater rim. The 6-hour long walk to Stella Point is a mental and physical challenge with the steep face just below Stella posing the ultimate challenge. The time you spend on the Summit is determined by the weather and wind conditions. After reaching Stella Point (5,756m), continue to Uhuru Peak (5,895m) - the highest point in Africa. Descend back to Mweka Camp, which can take over 7 hours.

The last day of hiking. After breakfast, descend to Mweka Gate from Mweka Camp. This is the day to show the crew, guides, porters, and cook the real appreciation through tipping. Please don't forget tips - this is an amazing reward for the crew. It's where you can celebrate with all of them as you may never meet them again. Your driver guide will take you back to Boma Masai Garden at Bomang'ombe for overnight and dinner.