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8 Days 7 Nights Machame route - Mt.Kilimanjaro - Tanzania

Majali Tours
Is the “Whiskey” route, the Machame route is the most popular route on the mountain. Compared with other Route like Marangu, the days on Machame are longer and the walks are steeper. The Machame route is considered a difficult route, and is better suited for more adventurous folks and those with some hiking or backpacking experience. The route begins from the south, then heads east, traversing underneath Kilimanjaro’s southern ice field before summiting. Although is started days on trekking is recommended by MAJALI TOURS LTD. The Machame route is scenically beautiful and varied. However, due to the heavy crowds, it loses some of its splendor. The Machame route takes you high to Lava Tower (4630m) on day three and brings you down by nearly 700m for an overnight at Barranco camp (3950m). This is the secret to successful acclimatization.
Private Tour
Sports
Trekking in Nature
Wildlife Viewing
Kilimanjaro - Moshi, Tanzania
8 days
English, French, Spanish, German, Arabic
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What we'll do

Day 1 Arrive Day Pickup to Airport.

You will be picked up from airport. From there you will go to the hotel in Moshi for an orientation on your trek. Your guides will be there to provide you with details on your trek and will also check your trekking gears.

Day 2 Hotel to Machame Gate.

After breakfast your day starts with a briefing, and a 50-minute drive from Moshi to the Machame gate (1,490 m/4,890 ft) where your guides and porters prepare and pack your equipment and supplies. You will receive a lunch pack, with treated water water in the village, it will take you an hour to complete the muddy 3 km walk to the gate.

Day 3 Machame Camp to Shira Camp.

Early wake up then after breakfast , climb for an hour to the top of the forest, then for 2 hours through a gentle moorland. After a short lunch and rest, you continue up a rocky ridge into the Shira Plateau where you will be able to see Kilimanjaro great Western Breach with its stunning glaciers.

Day 4 Shira Camp from Lava Tower to Barranco.

After breakfast, you will walk up through a steep path above the highest vegetation toward Kilimanjaro . After several hours, you walk through a rocky landscape to reach the prominent landmark called Lava Tower. This chunky remnant of Kilimanjaro earlier volcanic activity is several hundred feet high, and the trail passes right below it. For extra credit, the sure-footed can scramble to the top of the tower. After a lunch stop near Lava Tower, descend for 2 hours below the lower cliffs of the Western Breach and Breach Wall to Barranco Camp at 3,950 m/12,960 ft.

Day 5 Barranco Camp to Barafu Camp.

After breakfast depart Karanga Camp and proceed on a steep ridge up to Barranco wall and then through Karanga valley to the junction that joins Mweka trail, this Camp is placed on a rocky, exposed ridge therefore tents will be more exposed to wind & rock it is vital for climbers to be familiar with the camp before dark. Dinner will be served early to maximizing your rest time & the preparation of your summit attempt at night. Your guide will give you a detailed briefing on how to prepare for your last push to the summit tonight. please get to sleep at 19:00 hrs,all meals included

Day 6 Summit Day: Barafu Camp at (4,600 m) – Uhuru Peak at (5,895 m) – Mweka Camp at (3,100 m)

The Summit Night! Then descent to Mweka Camp You will pend a short night at this camp, wake up at midnight and if you like you can have some snacks and set off for your final part of ascending Kilimanjaro. The night is silent, you and your guide pacing into the freezing cold trial. Polepole, step by step the route leads sharply up and over rocks to reach the rim of the crater, takes you 5 to 6 hours and that is Stella point stands at an altitude of (5,740 m), from here you have only 150 meters left to reach the actual summit,all meals include.

Day 7 Descend Mweka Camp at (3,100 m) – Mweka – Gate at (1,980 m)

After a very good breakfast you have 10 km to reach Mweka gate, a souvenir photo of the whole team can be nice before walking down to the gate. Walk through a well-established forest road and the second half of the way is mostly characterized by rain forest. At the get you will sign out & Kilimanjaro trekking certificates will be given to you guide who will fill some details.

You can have a group photos and some celebration before say a farewell to all your crew plus tipping then you will meet your drive who is already there waiting for you and drive back to your hotel in Moshi. You can possibly have a good hot shower before dinner.

Day 8 Transfer back to Air Port.

Depart for the airport or other destinations in Tanzania or Kenya. A trip to the beaches at Zanzibar is a good way to recuperate. We can arrange many reasonably priced trips and safaris to the Tanzania Northern Parks trips like wildlife expeditions to Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara National Park, Tarangire National Park and to Arusha National Park. Also we can arrange trips to Southern Circuit; trips features Selous Game Reserve, Mikumi or Katavi National Park and Ruaha National Park. Gombe stream or Mahale National park.

Where we'll go

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Meeting point

Day 1 ARRIVAL Arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport https://www.kilimanjaroairport.go.tz/ Other Pickup Destination, where you will meet a Majali guide, and be transferred to the hotel. In the evening there will be a briefing with our managers, who will also make sure you are prepared to trek Kilimanjaro on the Machame Route for 8 days by checking your gear and giving you a brief breakdown of the trip.

Good to know

Good to know

10% of the total Paments must be done before as a Booking confirmiation,for reservation purporse. Complete the rest payments after arrival before the tour start.

What is included?

  • Pick-up and Drop-off at Kilimanjaro International Airport
  • Group transfer to the trailhead
  • Pick-up at the exit from the trailhead and transfer to the hotel.
  • Oxygen Meters
  • First Aid Kits
  • Bottled Oxygen for emergency use only
  • Four Season 3- person Tents
  • Dining Tent, Tables, Chairs, Cutlery
  • Heater for Dining Tent
  • Portable Shower
  • Portable Toilet
  • 4-inch (10-cm) thick and comfortable sleeping mats;
  • GPS-tracking service
  • Professional guides, licensed by Kilimanjaro National Park. All our guides are the holder of Wilderness First Responder or Wilderness First Aid certifications.
  • Dedicated support crew (assistant guides, camp master, porters, cooks, etc.).
  • Kilimanjaro National Park permits, crew fees, camping/hut fees, rescue fees and Value Added Tax (VAT) and all other fees collected by the Tanzania National Parks Authority.
  • Meals: All meals on the hike. Prepared by our professional cooks. (vegetarian/gluten-free/halal options are available at no extra cost )
  • Celebration dinner after climb
  • All drinks on the hike (coffee, tea, juice, hot chocolate and water).
  • Accommodation: ? 2 Nights at a 3 - star hotel with breakfast included ( before and after the climb ) Please note: All accommodation is on sharing basis (i.e. you will be sharing with your travel companion a twin/double room in the hotel and a tent during the hike. If you travel alone, we will match you with a same-sex adventurer), however a if you prefer a single hotel room or single tent that can be provided at an extra cost. We also offer other amenities for an extra cost such as a heater for your personal tents.

What is not included?

  • Airfare
  • Visas
  • Lunch & Dinner at Hotel
  • Personal Gear & Equipment
  • Tips for the crew ( we recommend $200-$250 per hiker )

What to bring

  • sleeping bag
  • Summit gears
  • sunscreen
  • walking stick
  • Rain gears
  • warm hat
  • walking gloves
  • summit gloves
  • Trekking boats
  • day pack
  • water bottles
  • warm layer
  • Big bag
  • head lamp

Cancellation and refund

The booking fee ($45.00 p.p. included in the displayed price) is non-refundable if you cancel your booking. If a local cancels a booking or does not show up at the agreed time and place, you receive a full refund of the booking fee.

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Majali tours Ltd company is Local registered in tourism and operates legally, our company is run by qualified professionals with sufficient knowledge and experience, the aim is to provide the best service to all our guests by providing high quality service regardless of gender, age or physical differences, We offer a wide range of unique services to a wide range of companies from our specialists in different fields depending on your needs based on the expertise we have ,Majali tours Ltd we would like to advise our guests on their trip before, such as weather, different periods, how to do and which way is best at that time, in order to get the right service to our customers, our tour guides have an experienced first Aid certificate with a high standard.

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