Climb Kili via Machame Route

7 days—Kilimanjaro Climbing via Machame Route 2025/2026.

$1700-1900 USD

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Safari summary

This 7-day Machame route is the one of the most top-selling tour packages for a successful summit to climb Mount Kilimanjaro which is among of the Highest free-standing mountain in the world about 5895m above the sea level. The trekkers they normally depart from Moshi town and drive to the Machame route’s gate at an altitude of 1,800 meters (5,905 feet) on the southern base of Mount Kilimanjaro, trekking athwart shira 2 - Lava Tower – Barancco - Karanga to Barafu the base camp towards the summit Uhuru Peak and then descending on the eastern side via Mweka route - gate back to Moshi.
This 7-day Machame route is the challenging route to climb Mount Kilimanjaro, but It offers good acclimatization opportunities and a high success rate around 85%, making it a good choice for climbers of all fitness levels, hence it is so important to be flexible, and sometimes the itinerary may be adjusted depending on the weather conditions and the group's progress. The route begins in the lush rainforest and passes through a variety of landscapes, including alpine meadows, moorlands, and high desert. The final ascent to the summit is challenging, but the rewards are well worth the effort, it is for that reason that Machame route is widely considered to be the most scenic route and providing unique and varied landscapes to pass through on each and every day.
Day-To-Day schedule for 7 days hiking Mt. Kilimanjaro: Day 1: Moshi - Lemosho Gate - Mti Mkubwa, Day 2: to Shira 2 Camp, Day 3: to Lava Tower-Barranco, Day 4: to Karanga Camp, Day 5: to Barafu Camp, Day 6: to Uhuru Peak – Mweka Camp, Day 7: to Gate-Moshi.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Hiking \| trekking
	Activity level	Strenuous activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Kilimanjaro

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Safari highlights

Hiking | trekking

What’s included?

Meals
Park fees

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
All drinks
Hot air balloons
Internal flights
International flights
Laundry
Meals
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Moshi-Machame Gate-Machame Camp

Kilimanjaro

A Short drive from Moshi to machame gate which will take 50 minutes; passing along the beautiful village of machame. After check in formalities at the gate, we will start hiking going through the montane forest, making our way to machame camp. Distance covered: 10.6km Hiking time: 6 hours Elevation: 5,380ft -9,350ft

Machame Camp

Machame Camp-Shira Camp

Kilimanjaro

Depart from our camp after breakfast and proceed hiking through the forest. We will keep trekking as we soak in the beautiful scenery along the way, making our way through the moorlands. The route will diverge to west side onto a river gorge. Dinner and overnight will be offered at shira campsite. Elevation: 9,400ft to 12,500ft Distance Covered: 5.4km Time to be used: 4-6 hours

Shira Camp

Shira Camp-Lava Tower- Barranco

Kilimanjaro

On this day we will depart from shira plateau and proceed eastwards up a ridge. We will keep hiking and change our direction to the south east towards lava tower. Shortly after the tower we approach the second intersection which leads to the arrow glacier. There after we descend to barranco hut at altitude 13,000ft, where we will spend overnight. The day offers amazing scenery and ends up at almost the same altitude as when we started which provide the best acclimatization opportunity

Barranco Camp

Barranco Camp-Karanga Camp

Kilimanjaro

Today we will proceed to acclimatize, in preparation for an upcoming summit push. We will hike the intimidating barranco wall, and from the top we go on a wavering sequence of ridges and valleys before arrival at karanga camp. This is short day to allow enough acclimatization chance. Elevation: 13,044ft – 13, 106ft Distance: 5km Hiking time: 4 -5 hours Habitat: alpine desert

Karanga Camp

Karanga Camp-Barafu Camp

Kilimanjaro

After breakfast we proceed hiking and reach the intersection which joins with mweka trail. We will then continue to barafu hut where early dinner will be offered as we prepare for summit. The peaks of kibo and mawenzi can be vividly seen here. Elevation: 13,106ft -15,331ft Distance: 4km Hiking time: 4 – 5 hours Habitat: alpine desert

Barafu Camp

Barafu Camp-Uhuru Peak-Mweka

Kilimanjaro

Around midnight, you'll wake up for a tough trek to the summit. This part is harder than the rest. After packing snacks, we'll trek to the summit between glaciers. It's steep and rocky. At Stella point, we rest and watch a beautiful sunrise, Snow might be there onwards. Reach Africa's highest peak, take lots of photos, enjoy briefly to avoid sickness. Descend to Mweka hut, stopping for lunch. The path is rocky and hard on knees, so trekking poles help. After reaching camp, last dinner, rest.

Mweka Camp

Mweka Camp - Gate - Moshi

Kilimanjaro

This will be the last day of our trekking and we will begin it after having a tasty breakfast in the camp, our trek to the mweka gate will take about three hours. After reaching the gate you will be awarded with a gold certificate for successfully reaching the summit after that we will head to mweka village and meet our driver who will take you back to your hotel for a long well-earned rest. Distance Covered: 9.1km Time to be used: 3hrs

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