7 Days Kilimanjaro Climb Machame Route

After arriving at the Airport, you will be picked up and transferred to your hotel in Moshi. Later on, your Wild Wonders Expedition guide will come to brief you about the trek and do an equipment check to make sure you have all the necessary mountain gear.

After breakfast, you will be picked up at the hotel around 8:00 am and transferred to Machame Gate. On the way, you will see coffee and banana plantations grown by the Chagga people. After park formalities and registration, begin your hike through a lush tropical rainforest. You will have a picnic lunch on the route before arriving at Machame Camp.

Distance covered: 11 km
Approximate time taken: 7 hours
Habitat: Rainforest
Meal: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Start the hike around 8:00 am, climbing for an hour to the top of the forest and then continuing at a gentler gradient through the moorland zone. After a short lunch break, you continue up a rocky ridge onto the Shira Plateau. From here, looking east, you can see the Western Breach with its stunning glaciers.

Distance covered: 5 km
Approximate time taken: 3 hours
Habitat: Moorland
Meal: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

To take advantage of acclimatization, we will hike to high altitude and then descend to sleep low. The trek takes you into the alpine desert up to Lava Tower (4600m) before descending to Barranco Camp. This descent takes about 3 hours and offers great opportunities for photos of the Western Breach and the Great Barranco Wall.

Distance covered: 10 km
Approximate time taken: 6 hours
Habitat: Alpine desert
Meal: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Continue up a steep ridge to the Great Barranco Wall, an imposing obstacle that turns out to be easier to climb than it looks. From the top, you can appreciate the beauty of the Kibo glaciers overhead before descending into the Karanga Valley. The afternoon is at leisure for resting—a very important step before your summit push.

Distance covered: 6 km
Approximate time taken: 4 hours
Habitat: Alpine desert
Meal: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

After breakfast, start the hike to Barafu Camp (Base Camp). On the way, you will have excellent views of the Kibo and Mawenzi peaks. Upon arrival, you will have lunch and a long rest. Dinner will be served early so you can get some sleep before waking up around midnight for the summit attempt.

Distance covered: 4 km
Approximate time taken: 3 hours
Habitat: Alpine desert
Meal: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

Wake around midnight for light tea and cookies. You will climb heavy scree for 4-5 hours to reach Stella Point (5756m) at sunrise. After another hour, you reach Uhuru Peak, the Roof of Africa. After taking photos, descend back to Barafu for lunch and then continue down to Millennium Camp (3950m) for your final night on the mountain.

Distance covered: 15 km
Approximate time taken: 12-15 hours
Habitat: Glacier/Moorland
Meal: Breakfast, lunch and dinner included

After breakfast, continue the final descent through the moorland and rainforest to Mweka Gate. Here, you will collect your certificates and complete park formalities. A private Wild Wonders Expedition vehicle will take you back to your hotel in Moshi for a warm shower and celebration.

Distance covered: 14 km
Approximate time taken: 6 hours
Habitat: Moorland/Rainforest
Meal: Breakfast and lunch included

Later in the evening or the next day, you will be transferred to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your home-bound flight. Wild Wonders Expedition can also organize affordable safari trips to world-class parks like Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, or the Serengeti.