What is your summit success approach?

Sensible pacing ('pole pole'), a 7-day profile with a climb-high-sleep-low day, twice-daily health checks, and experienced guides empowered to make conservative decisions.

9 Days / 8 Nights · Trekking

Kilimanjaro — Machame Route

Seven days to the roof of Africa

The Journey

Overview

The Machame route is Kilimanjaro's most scenically varied path — rainforest, the Shira Plateau, the great Barranco Wall and a moonlit push to Uhuru Peak. Our 7-day trekking profile (plus arrival and departure days) builds in the acclimatisation that makes the difference between turning back and standing on the summit.

Highlights

Climb high, sleep low acclimatisation profile
Experienced local mountain crew and quality equipment
Sunrise summit bid from Barafu Camp
Five climate zones in a single week
Full pre-trek briefing and gear check in Moshi

At a glance

Duration: 9 Days / 8 Nights
Style: Trekking
Destinations: Mount Kilimanjaro
Best for: Adventurers · Charity climbers · Bucket-listers
Pricing: Tailored to season, lodges and group size — request a personal quote.

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Day by Day

How the journey unfolds

Day 1

Arrive in Moshi

Airport pickup, hotel check-in, and a thorough briefing and gear check with your head guide.

Day 2

Machame Gate → Machame Camp

Enter the rainforest at 1,800 m and climb steadily through moss-draped forest to camp at 3,000 m.

Day 3

Machame Camp → Shira Camp

Break out of the forest onto heather moorland with the first big views of Kibo. Camp on the Shira Plateau at 3,840 m.

Day 4

Lava Tower → Barranco

The key acclimatisation day: climb to the 4,600 m Lava Tower for lunch, then descend into the wild Barranco Valley to sleep at 3,960 m.

Day 5

Barranco Wall → Karanga

A hands-on scramble up the Barranco Wall — easier than it looks — followed by rolling ridges to Karanga Camp.

Day 6

Karanga → Barafu

A short morning to Barafu base camp at 4,673 m. Early dinner and a few hours of sleep before the summit push.

Day 7

Summit day

Departing around midnight, you climb by headlamp to Stella Point for sunrise, then along the crater rim to Uhuru Peak — 5,895 m. Descend all the way to Mweka Camp.

Day 8

Descend & celebrate

A final forest walk to Mweka Gate, certificates in hand, and a well-earned shower and celebration dinner in Moshi.

Day 9

Depart

Transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport — or continue to a safari or Zanzibar with us.

What's included

All park, camping and rescue fees
Professional mountain guides, cooks and porters
Quality mountain tents and dining tent
All meals and treated water on the mountain
Pre- and post-trek hotel nights in Moshi
Airport transfers
Pulse-oximeter checks twice daily

Not included

International flights and visas
Travel insurance (we can arrange this for you)
Alcoholic and premium beverages
Gratuities for guides and camp staff
Items of a personal nature
Personal trekking gear (rental available in Moshi)
Portable toilet (optional extra)

Good to Know

Questions, answered

If you can comfortably walk 5–6 hours a day on hilly terrain, you can attempt Kilimanjaro. Summit night is the crux — long, cold and slow — and mental resilience counts as much as fitness.

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