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| Kilimanjaro Via Machame Route (8 Days) |
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 but 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,
3860m 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 4,600 m with the possibility
of sighting both Mawenzi and Kibo peaks.
Day 6: Barafu – Mweka via Steall a 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 the sea level. This part of the
descent takes about 5 hours. Dinner and overnight.
Day 7: Mweka – Arusha
After breakfast, depart for Nairobi on the morning or afternoon
shuttle arriving at 01.00p.m or 06.30 p.m.
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