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BTTKCC002:
8 Days Kilimanjaro Climb Machame
Route
Day 1: Nairobi -
Arusha
After breakfast, we will pick you up from your
Nairobi hotel and thereafter depart for Arusha
via Namanga border town for immigration
formalities. Rest of the afternoon at leisure.
Overnight at an Arusha hotel.
Day 2: Arusha - Machame
An early start for Kilimanjaro National Park.
Once we reach the park gate we will proceed
directly to Machame hut campsite in an average
hiking time of 6 hours for meals and overnight
in tents. The altitude here is 3,100m.
Day 3: Machame - Shira
After breakfast, hike to Shira hut. The trek
takes 4 hours approximately via the rain forest
past the valley and a steep rocky ridge ending
westward at a river gorge. You will have a rest,
dinner and overnight at Shira hut campsite,
3,658m above sea level.
Day 4: Shira - Barranco
From Shira, hike to Barranco hut, in an average
hiking time of 6 hours. We by-pass the lava
tower and past the second junction which brings
us to the arrow glacier, altitude 4,876m. We
descend to Barranco hut campsite for our third
overnight on Kilimanjaro, 3,860 m above sea
level.
Day 5: Barranco - Barafu
After breakfast, we leave Barranco and continue
to the Karanga valley and the junction, which
connects with the Mweka trail. We hike to Barafu
hut where we set up camp. We will have walked
for about 8 hours.
Dinner and overnight at the hut campsite,
altitude 4,600m with the possibility of sighting
both Mawenzi and Kibo peaks.
Day 6: Barafu - Mweka via SteNa Point and Uhuru
Peak
We rise early and head for Stella Point altitude
5,745m on our way to the summit Uhuru Peak that
is 5,896m above sea level. This part of the hike
takes about 6 hours. From the summit we descend
to the Mweka hut campsite, 3,100m above sea
level. This part of the descent takes about 5
hours.
Dinner and overnight.
Day 7: Mweka - Arusha
After breakfast, we descend to the Mweka Park
Gate in an average hiking time of 4 hours and
then drive back to Arusha for overnight.
Day 8: Arusha - Nairobi
After breakfast,
depart for Nairobi on the morning or afternoon
shuttle arriving at 01.00 pm or 06.30 pm.
Reserve
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