Compare 6 Days Machame Route Kilimanjaro Hike by Scenic Trails Safaris vs 9 Days Adventure Mt. Kilimanjaro Trekking-The Lemosho Route by Wildreality Safari

Day 1: Machame Gate (1,634 meters / 5,363 feet) to Machame Camp (2,834 meters / 9,300 feet)

You will drive to Machame Gate after registration to begin your climb. The first day is a nice leisurely hike through a tropical rainforest. As you pass through the rainforest, you are most likely to spot colobus monkeys and wild birds. After that, you will have dinner and overnight at Machame Camp.

Day 2: Machame Camp (2,834 meters / 9,300 feet) to Shira Camp (3,749 meters / 12,300 feet)

From Machame Camp, you will cross the stream onto its west bank and follow the path up the steep rocky ridge, crisscrossing a few times before reaching Shira Camp at the base of a semi-circular wall of rocks. You will then have dinner and overnight at Shira Camp.

Day 3: Shira Camp (3,749 meters / 12,300 feet) to Barranco Camp (3,901 meters / 12,800 feet)

From Shira Hut, you will hike to Lava Tower (15,000 feet) to acclimatize and then proceed down to Barranco Camp via the great Barranco Wall. This night’s camp is one of the best on the mountain. You will have dinner and overnight at Barranco Camp.

Day 4: Barranco Camp (3,900 meters / 12,800 feet) to Barafu Camp (4,600 meters / 15,091 feet)

Today is a long and tough hike than the past few days. You will hike up to the final camp before your last ascent day to the summit. From Barranco Hut, you will climb up through the edge of great Barranco Wall. It’s a tough morning climb on a steep trail, but once you reach the top, the views are wonderful. Today is the best day to get lots of rest. You will have dinner and overnight at Barafu camp.

Day 5: Barafu Camp (4,600 meters / 15,091 feet) to the summit (5,896 meters / 19,343 feet) and then to Mweka Camp (3,100 meters / 10,170 feet)

You will start trekking early before sunrise (at 01:00 – 02:00) as the walk today will take 10 – 14+ hours. The 1,100-meter (3,600’) ascent in just over 3 kilometers (1,86 miles) will take you about 6 – 8 hours, as you try to reach the summit to watch the sunrise over the Great Rift Valley. After watching the sunrise and taking pictures, you will descend down back to Barafu Camp for lunch then proceed to Mweka Camp. You will have dinner and overnight at Mweka Camp.

Day 6: Mweka Camp (3,100 meters / 10,170 feet) to Mweka Gate (1,828 meters / 6,000 feet)

On the final day, you will have a short 3-hour hike out, walking through the lush forest. You will meet your driver at the Mweka park gate and will be transferred back to Moshi. You will have an overnight stay at a hotel.

Day 1: Arrival

All adventurers need to sort out their own trips to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). From JRO we will organize a private transport to your lodge/hotel. That evening or promptly the following morning you will meet Wild Reality Representative and have a full pre-climb preparation.

Transport: Private transfer (40 km)

Accommodation:

Luxury: Grand Melia Lodge /Four Points by Sheraton Arusha / Arusha Coffee Lodge

Mid-range: Ilboru Safari Lodge / Arusha Planet Lodge/ Under the Shades

Budget: Outpost Lodge / Tulia Boutique Hotel / Summit Lodge Arusha

NB: All Accommodations in Arusha offer Bed and Breakfast only.

Day 2: Londorossi Gate to Mti Mkubwa Camp

All wheel drive move to Londorossi Park Gate for enrolment. Our doormen plan and pack our provisions and baggage before we start our climb along the woodland trail to Mti Mkubwa (Big Tree) campground at 2895m. We will remain here for the time being.

Transport:  80 km

Hiking time: 3 – 4 hours

Ascent: 535 m

Max. Altitude: 2895 m

Accommodation: Camping

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Day 3: Mti Mkubwa Camp to Shira 1 Camp

Our process proceeds with eastwards across the Shira Plateau with breath-taking perspectives on Shira Cathedral. We cross the moorland glade to arrive at Shira 1 Camp for supper and short-term setting up camp at 3500m. At this point we will actually want to see the dazzling icy masses of the Western Breach. It will be colder this evening than the earlier night with temperatures conceivably decreasing underneath freezing.

Hiking time: 5 – 6 hours

Ascent: 605 m

Max. Altitude: 3500 m

Accommodation: Camping

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Day 4: Shira 1 Camp to Moir Hut

We abandon the backwoods now and the path gets more extreme as it enters the moorland zone. A delicate grade walk takes you across the high height Shira Caldera to Moir Hut with astonishing perspectives on the Arrow icy mass. We will camp here for the night at 4200m.

Hiking time: 6 – 7 hours

Ascent: 700 m

Max. Altitude: 4200 m

Accommodation: Camping

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Day 5: Moir Hut to Barranco Camp via Lava Tower

Today we will move up to 4600m to the foundation of Lava Tower for lunch and acclimatization. This will be our hardest day up to this point and you may, interestingly, feel the elevation. After lunch, we will slide in the future by practically 650m to Barranco Camp, following the “walk high, rest low” brilliant rule of acclimatization. Our plunge to Barranco Camp requires around 2 hours and offers extraordinary chances to take a few lovely photos of the Western Endlessly break Wall. The camp is arranged in a valley beneath the Breach and Great Barranco Wall.

Hiking time: 6 – 7 hours

Ascent: 400 m

Descent: 650 m

Max. Altitude: 4600 m

Accommodation: Camping

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Day 6: Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp

A short but fun day, beginning with a scramble to the highest point of the Great Barranco Wall. We then cross over scree to the Karanga Valley (3930m) underneath the icefalls of the Heim, Kersten, and Decken Glaciers. We will remain for the time being at the Karanga camping area.

Hiking time: 4 hours

Ascent: 260 m

Descent: 280 m

Max. Altitude: 4210 m

Accommodations: Camping

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Day 7: Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp

We abandon the Karanga camping area to meet the intersection associated with the Mweka plummet trail. From here we go on up to Barafu Camp. You have now finished the Southern Circuit, which offers perspectives on the highest point from a wide range of points. At camp, we can rest, appreciate supper, and get ready for the culmination day. The two pinnacles of Mawenzi and Kibo are to be plainly seen from this position.

Hiking time: 3 – 4 hours

Ascent: 670 m

Max. Altitude: 4600 m

Accommodation: Camping

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Day 8: Barafu Camp to Summit to Mweka Camp

You will be woken around 23:30 with tea and bread rolls. We start our journey to the culmination between the Rebman and Ratzel ice sheets through weighty scree up to Stella Point on the cavity edge. This is the most intellectually and genuinely testing part of the trip. At Stella Point (5732m), we will stop for a brief reprieve and ideally be so as to observe the radiant dawn (assuming the rainclouds blow over). We are presently just an hour from the culmination, Uhuru Peak (5895m), the most elevated point on Mount Kilimanjaro and the mainland of Africa. From the highest point, we drop down to the Mweka campground, by means of Barafu for lunch. Journeying shafts will be required for the free scree going down to Mweka Camp (3100m). Later in the evening, we will partake in our keep going supper on the mountain and an all-around acquired rest.

Hiking time: 13 – 16 hours

Ascent: 1295 m

Descent: 2795 m

Max. Altitude: 5895 m

Accommodation: Camping

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner

Day 9: Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate

On your last day on the journey, withdrawing after breakfast we dive a further 1300m to the Mweka Park Gate to get your highest point declarations from the Park Headquarters. Then Move to your hotel/lodge.

Transport: 17 km

Hiking time: 3 – 4 hours

Descent: 1300 m

Max. Altitude: 3100 m

Accommodation: Hotel

Meals included: Breakfast / Lunch