Our team transports to our hotel in Moshi, which is located approximately one hour from the park. All planned services are included, transport, dinner and hotel.
7 Days Machame Route
KilimanjaroOverview
The 7-Day Machame Route is a favourite choice for climbers seeking a scenic, adventurous trek on Mount Kilimanjaro. Starting from Machame Gate, the route traverses diverse ecosystems, including lush rainforests, alpine meadows, and barren volcanic landscapes. Known for its panoramic views and challenging terrain, it offers a truly immersive Kilimanjaro experience.
The 7-day itinerary allows for proper acclimatization, which increases summit success rates. With its stunning vistas, well-established campsites, and experienced guides, the Machame Route provides an ideal balance of adventure, breathtaking scenery, and a rewarding climb to Africa’s highest peak.
Itinerary Highlights
- Scenic rainforest and landscapes
- Challenging and rewarding trek
- Breathtaking panoramic mountain views
- Diverse ecosystems along trail
- Proper acclimatization for summit
- Iconic Shira Plateau vistas
- Well-established, comfortable campsites
- Experienced, professional guide support
- Exciting rocky terrain challenges
- Memorable Kilimanjaro summit experience
Itinerary Details
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Day 1: Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport.
Our team transports to our hotel in Moshi, which is located approximately one hour from the park.
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Day 2: Rest Day in Moshi to allow for time to relax after international flights
Today we will brief about the climb and review the gear you have brought
Today we will brief about the climb and review the gear you have brought to make sure nothing additional is needed and shopping and explore the town. Breakfast, Lunch and dinner included
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Day 3: Trek Start Day Three: Machame Gate (1828m) – Machame camp (3020m)
Your day starts early with breakfast, followed by a 45-minute drive from Moshi
Hiking time: 7 hours
Distance: Approximately 10.8 km
Habitat: Montane forestYour day starts early with breakfast, followed by a 45-minute drive from Moshi (910m) to the Machame Gate (1828m). The guides and porters prepare and pack the supplies and your equipment at the gate. After registering at the gate office, you start your ascent and enter the rain forest almost immediately. There is a strong possibility of rain in the forest, which will transform the trail into a very soggy, muddy and slippery experience. You will have a welcome lunch stop about halfway and will reach the Machame camp (3020m) in the late afternoon.
Your porters (arriving at the camp site long before you) will have erected your tent on arrival. In the evening the porters will bring a small bowl of washing water to your tent and the cook will prepare dinner, before you retire to your tent for the night. Night temperatures can already drop to freezing point at this campsite. -
Day 4: tart hiking from the Barranco camp
Start hiking from the Barranco camp at 8:00am and hike approximately 6.6km to Karanga camp
Start hiking from the Barranco camp at 8:00am and hike approximately 6.6km to Karanga camp, expect to arrive around 12h00 for lunch, dinner and overnight. (An after lunch acclimatisation hike could be a good idea should you feel up to it)
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Day 5: Hike 3.3km from Karanga camp to Barafu camp
Hike 3.3km from Karanga camp to Barafu camp. You can expect to arrive to Barafu by around 11:00am
Hike 3.3km from Karanga camp to Barafu camp. You can expect to arrive to Barafu by around 11:00am which will allow much more time to rest, enjoy dinner, prepare your summit gear and rest till 23:30pm when you will be woken up for the start of the summit attempt. (An after lunch acclimatisation hike could once again be a good idea should you feel up to it)
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Day 6: summit attempt
Start the summit attempt just after midnight and expect to reach the summit by sunrise.
Start the summit attempt just after midnight and expect to reach the summit by sunrise. Descend to Barafu camp and then to Mweka camp which you should reach by around 16:00pm.
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Day 7: Departure Day
After breakfast, according to your flight time we will drop you at the airport or assist you
After breakfast, according to your flight time we will drop you at the airport or assist you in catching the shuttle to Nairobi. End of our services.
Include & Exclude
- Tanzania VAT on tourism activities and park fees
- Complimentary meet and greet on arrival at Kilimanjaro Airport
- One arrival & one departure transfer between Kilimanjaro Airport and your hotel in a private vehicle with driver
- Breakfast and dinner is included on the first and last night at the hotel
- Accommodation and meals – 3 Nights in Arusha town or Moshi town
- Hotel accommodation includes storage facilities for excess luggage during hikes
- Return transfers between the hotel to the start / finish point of a climb
- All Kilimanjaro National Park gate fees, camping / hut fees and climbing permits
- Kilimanjaro National Park rescue fees (Kilimanjaro Rescue Team)
- Chief guide carries two-way handheld radios and mobile phone
- Chief guide carries a Pulse Oximeter, used to take blood-oxygen level readings of clients twice a day
- Emergency oxygen (for use in emergencies only – not as summiting aid)
- Complete First Aid kit (for use in emergencies only)
- Qualified mountain guide, assistant guides, porters and cook
- Salaries paid to the mountain support crew is much higher than the recommended KINAPA (Kilimanjaro National Park Authority) payment
- Breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as hot drinks on the mountain
- Quality food and of a bigger variety on the mountain
- Lunch is prepared fresh at the lunch stop – except day 1 picnic lunch
- All meals including lunch will be served inside a mountain mess tent (Not applicable on the Marangu route as all meals is served at the camps in designated mess halls)
- Superior quality camping equipment (tents, sleeping mats, camp chairs, camp tables, mess tent & cutlery for meals) – not applicable on the Marangu route as all meals are served at the camps in designated dining halls
- Water for washing up daily
- Porter to carry your duffel bag, with maximum weight of 15kg / 32 lbs, from one camp to the next camp
- Private portable toilet for the group
- Kilimanjaro National Park certificate for your successful summit attempt
- Complimentary 3 liters of mineral water (per hiker) for the first day on your climb and 3 liters of purified water per person per day from night 1 onwards
- Our exclusive, printable ClimbingKilimanjaro15 page altitude sickness survival guide
- Complimentary Flying doctors membership (Emergency Helicopter evacuation to Nairobi)
- Porter to carry your daypack during the summit attempt
- Complimentary Climbing Kilimanjaro rain cover for your daypack
- Complimentary Climbing Kilimanjaro cap
- Flights and airport taxes
- Items of a personal nature
- Compulsory tips for guides, porters and cook (average tip is anything from US$250 to US$ 350 per hiker – depending on the number of days and number of hikers in the group, as well as the route chosen)
- Entry visa for Tanzania (US$50 per passport holder for most nationalities / US $ 100 per visa for USA passport holders)
- Health requirements (Yellow Fever – only compulsory if you travel to Tanzania via a Yellow Fever infected country, Meningitis & Hepatitis A remains optional, but comes recommended)
- Optional but highly recommended travel and medical insurance.
- Personal hiking/trekking gear – you could rent some of the gear in Tanzania
- Optional tracking service – subject to additional cost, depending availability and booking in advance
- Snacks, personal medicine and water purifying tablets
- Meals and drinks not specified
Exluding Flight Prices Quoted in US Dollars 6 day / 5 night hike + 3 nights’ hotel accommodation
| 1 Climber | 2 People | 3 People |
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US$ $ 3948 per person |
US$ $ 3 445 per person |
US$ $ 3 290 per person |
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