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Kilimanjaro climbing – Machame Route 6 days Itinerary, also known as the “Whiskey” route, is the most popular route on Kilimanjaro. Machame’s draw is in its scenic beauty. However, the trail is considered difficult, steep and challenging, particularly due to its shorter itinerary. Therefore this route is better suited for more adventurous folks or those with some high altitude, hiking or backpacking experience.
Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) (Google Map)
8:30AM After breakfast
The hike is led by expert guides, with years of experience climbing this majestic mountain, and you will also be assisted by a friendly crew of mountaineers to ensure your Kilimanjaro experience is truly unforgettable.
The route winds through a spectacular array of landscapes, which include verdant Afromontane forests, a heath zone of yellow helichrysum (also known as golden eternal flowers) and purple lobelia plants, alpine forests and glacial valleys, making for exceptional photographic opportunities
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The drive starts from Moshi to Machame gate by passing through the Machame village which is located on the slope of mountain Kilimanjaro. After gate REGISTRATION and permits we start the hiking to the sense rain forest until we reach to Machame camp
This is a shortest day but steeper one. You will Wake up and get breakfast, start proceed your hiking for the second day where you will trek several uphill where there are several viewpoints from which you can see the plains and forests below and Kibo peak above and also mount Meru which is the second highest mountain in Tanzania, also as you gain high altitude you will notice changes in vegetations and the trees diminish in size, giving way to Kilimanjaro’s famous high altitude plants, Scenecio kilimanjari and Lobelia deckenii.
Walking now on high moorland, the landscape changes the entire character of the trek. We traverse the southwest side of Kilimanjaro, passing underneath the Lava Tower and the final section of the Western Breach and finally reach camp The day has been spent at altitude (up to 4600m), but we have followed the mountaineering code of ‘walk high, sleep low’ to aid your body’s acclimatization to altitude.
After a good night’s rest and breakfast, we set off on our walk to Barafu camp at 4640m. The climb will take us across desolate scree slopes with no vegetation around us at all. It’s a tough steep walk made more difficult by the altitude. On arriving at camp we eat and spend the afternoon resting as we prepare for a long night and day ahead. It is important to keep hydrated and warm. We have an early dinner and then try to get some sleep as we will be getting up at between 11pm and 12am to start the climb to the summit.
We start off at around midnight and walk steeply upwards to the summit glaciers. We will be climbing scree for 4 to 5 hours but gain incredible height over a short distance. The views are spectacular. We should be on the crater rim at Stella Point (5739m) as the first rays of the sun hit us. Spectacular ice cliffs within the crater surround us and the views to jagged Mawenzi peak and beyond are breathtaking. Another hour’s walking takes us to the summit, Uhuru Peak (5895m). We begin our descent by returning to Stella Point and then descending on scree slope and track back to Barafu Camp for breakfast, before finally heading down to millennium Camp for a long well-earned rest.
A gentle trek takes us down through the rainforest to Mweka Gate, where we complete park formalities and receive certificates, which you can hang up with pride! We are then met by our vehicles and return to the hotel in Moshi, where you can treat yourself to a welcome shower then celebrate with cold drinks. Overnight at your arranged Hotel
Package Name | 1 Climber | 2-4 Climbers | 5-8 Climbers | 9+ Climbers |
Marangu Route 5 days | $1435 | $1350 | $1305 | $1250 |
Marangu Route 6 days | $1545 | $1450 | $1405 | $1350 |
Machame Route 6 days | $1695 | $1675 | $1550 | $1525 |
Machame Route 7 days | $1775 | $1675 | $1595 | $1550 |
Lemosho Route 6 days | $1705 | $1625 | $1550 | $1525 |
Lemosho Route 7 days | $1805 | $1705 | $1625 | $1550 |
Lemosho Route 8 days | $1875 | $1775 | $1675 | $1650 |
Rongai Route 6 days | $1705 | $1625 | $1550 | $1525 |
Rongai Route 7 days | $1805 | $1705 | $1625 | $1550 |
Northern Circuit Route 9 days | $2075 | $1975 | $1825 | $1795 |
Umbwe Route 6 days | $1705 | $1605 | $1550 | $1525 |
Package Name | 1 Climber | 2-4 Climbers | 5-8 Climbers | 9+ Climbers |
Marangu Route 5 days | $ 1585 USD | $ 1500 USD | $ 1455 USD | $ 1400 USD |
Marangu Route 6 days | $ 1695 USD | $ $1600 USD | $ 1555 USD | $ 1500 USD |
Machame Route 6 days | $ 1845 USD | $ 1745 USD | $ 1700 USD | $ 1675 USD |
Machame Route 7 days | $ 1925 USD | $ 1825 USD | $ 1745 USD | $ 1700 USD |
Lemosho Route 6 days | $ 1855 USD | $ 1775 USD | $ 1700 USD | $ 1675 USD |
Lemosho Route 7 days | $ 1955 USD | $ 1855 USD | $ 1755 USD | $ 1700 USD |
Lemosho Route 8 days | $ 2025 USD | $ 1925 USD | $ 1825 USD | $ 1800 USD |
Rongai Route 6 days | $ 1855 USD | $ 1775 USD | $ 1700 USD | $ 1675 USD |
Rongai Route 7 days | $ 1955 USD | $ 1855 USD | $ 1775 USD | $ 1700 USD |
Northern Circuit Route 9 days | $ 2225 USD | $ 2125 USD | $ 1975 USD | $ 1945 USD |
Umbwe Route 6 days | $ 1855 USD | $ 1755 USD | $ 1700 USD | $ 1675 USD |
Package Name | 1 Climber | 2-4 Climbers | 5-8Climbers | 9+ Climbers |
Marangu Route 5 days | $1735 | $1650 | $1605 | $1550 |
Marangu Route 6 days | $1845 | $1750 | $1705 | $1650 |
Machame Route 6 days | $1995 | $1895 | $1850 | $1825 |
Machame Route 7 days | $2075 | $2005 | $1895 | $1850 |
Lemosho Route 6 days | $2005 | $1925 | $1850 | $1825 |
Lemosho Route 7 days | $2105 | $2005 | $1905 | $1850 |
Lemosho Route 8 days | $2175 | $2075 | $1975 | $1950 |
Rongai Route 6 days | $2005 | $1925 | $1850 | $1825 |
Rongai Route 7 days | $2105 | $2005 | $1925 | $1850 |
Northern Circuit Route 9 days | $2375 | $2275 | $2125 | $2095 |
Umbwe Route 6 days | $1855 | $1905 | $1850 | $1825 |