Guide

Experienced bilingual trekking guide, assistant guide, cook, and porters throughout the tour. We have excellent guides who speak fluent English, ( For French, German, Japanese, Spanish and Italian on request 100$ per day)

Meals

7 Breakfasts. 6 Lunches. 5 Dinners. Other meals are not included to give you the maximum flexibility in deciding where what and with whom to eat. This tour offers Jain, Vegetarian, Vegan, Halal and Kosher food options on request. Simply let Expeditions Gateways know the food option that you prefer

Accommodation

6 nights in two-person dome tents at mountain campsites. 2 nights in twin-share rooms at the Panama Garden Resort. Please be aware that all accommodations are subject to change until 4-6 weeks before the departure date. Final accommodation details will be provided to you with your finalised travel documents.

Transport

Private vehicle transfers throughout tour.

Others

Arrival and departure transfers. All camping equipment (excluding sleeping bags and pillows). Drinking water throughout the tour. The services of porters and cooks. Entrance fee to the national park. Rescue fees.

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Insurance

Insurance is not included. Travel insurance is required for this tour. Please make sure you are adequately covered. If you require travel insurance, TourRadar has partnered up with World Nomads to provide a hassle-free experience. More information can be found here (http://www.tourradar.com/travel-insurance).

Others

Sleeping bag and pillow. Pre and post-tour accommodation. Tipping. Other meals, snacks and drinks. Single supplement (Mandatory) - This can be purchased on the Book Now page.

Flights

As we have travellers from all over the world, flights before and after the tour are not included in the tour price and you need to arrange these separately by yourself once your tour is guaranteed. As we specialise in organising the best tours around the world for you, we are unable to advise on flight prices or book flights on your behalf. We recommend that you do not book your flights until your place on the tour has been confirmed. Check out the following link which is powered by Skyscanner to book your flight - https://flights.tourradar.com

Optional

Optional experiences are available on this tour for an additional cost and will be provided to you with your finalised travel documents. Please contact our team of Travel Experts for more information. Safaris to: Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti National Park.  Extension to Zanzibar beaches.

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Day 1 Machame Camp
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Machame Camp

Machame Gate (1500m) to Machame Camp (3000m), the distance is about 18 km. It is approx. 45 minutes drive from Moshi to Machame gate. All your equipment and supplies are taken over by porters; a cook will prepare all your meals. Where accommodation on the Marangu route is in huts, the Machame route offers tents only. After all, formalities have been taken care of at the gate, head into the forest and begin the 7-hour ascent to the first camp on the mountain, Machame camp (3000m)
Day 2 Shira Camp
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Shira Camp

Machame Camp (3000) to Shira Camp (3840), the distance is about 9 km. Breakfast is served early in the mess tent and, weather permitting; you could take in your first view of the Western Breach of Kilimanjaro. The lunch stop will be reached at about 3600m and after this short lunch and an equally limited rest you’ll continue up the rocky ridge to the next camp on the mountain, Shira camp (3840).
Day 3 Barranco Camp
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Barranco Camp

Shira Camp (3840) to Barranco Camp (3950), the distance is about 15 km. The route now turns east into a semi-desert and rocky environment where you reach an altitude of 4600m after a 5-hour walk to Lava Tower. As you ascend from the Shira camp (3950m), there are good views of the Shira Plateau to the west, Oehler Ridge to the northeast and the Western Breach to the east. This day you will climb high and steep low.
Day 4 Karanga
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Karanga

Barranco Camp (3950m) to Karanga Camp (4200m), the distance is about 6 km. The morning starts with a scramble up the almost vertical Barranco Wall to an altitude of about 4200m and after approx. 3 hours later, the path now crosses through the southern slopes to reach the Karanga Valley.
Day 5 Barafu Hut
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Barafu Hut

Karanga Camp (4200m) to Barafu Camp (4600m), distance is about 7 kms. After breakfast, you continue in a southeasterly direction to the junction before turning north to reach Barafu camp (4600m) after about 4 hours. Here you take a long rest and prepare for the midnight ascent to the summit.
Day 6 Mweka Camp
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Mweka Camp

Barafu Camp (4600m) to Uhuru Peak (5895m), the distance is about 7 km. At around midnight, you’ll 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. The walk back to Mweka Camp from the summit can take over 7 hours.
Day 7 Mweka Gate
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Mweka Gate

Mweka Camp (3100m) to Mweka Gate (2000m), distance is about 15 kms. You will camp for the night at Mweka camp (3100m) before departing for the Mweka Parks Gate the next morning where your driver will pick up and take you back to the the hotel in Moshi

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Climb Mt.Kilimanjaro (Machame Route) 7-Day | 6-Nights

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Itinerary of your trip Climb Mt.Kilimanjaro (Machame Route) 7-Day | 6-Nights

Machame Camp

Shira Camp

Barranco Camp

Karanga

Barafu Hut

Mweka Camp

Mweka Gate

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