Kilimanjaro – Machame Route
8 Days

Day 1
Arrive at the hotel.

Day 2
Drive to Machame village to commence the climb. The walk goes through farms and forests before reaching Machame hut for dinner and overnight.

Day 3
Depart from Machame hut and hike along the ridge and through the heather and which point the route turns west into a rive gorge reaching Shira hut for dinner and overnight.

Day 4
Depart from Shira hut and walk easy towards Kibo and then onto Lava Tower. Shortly after this you will descend to Barranco hut.

Day 5
Depart from Barranco to the top of Great Barranco and then to the Karanga Valley which lies beneath the icefalls of the Heim Glaciers. After climbing out of the valley the trail ascends to the Barafu hut for dinner and overnight.

Day 6
Today beings with an early start, ascending to the rom of the Kibo crater. From here you can countinue to Uhuru Peak. Finally descend to the Barafu Hut for a rest and lunch before counting down to Mweka hut for dinner and overnight.

Day 7
Descend through the forest to the Park gate where you will be met and transferred back to the hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 8
After breakfast depart for airport.