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MOUNT KILIMANJARO - TANZANIA
CLIMB MT KILIMANJARO MACHAME ROUTE
The Machame
Route up Kilimanjaro is one of the most scenic of the routes up Kilimanjaro to Uhuru
Peak. The ascent is from the western
side of Kilimanjaro, with the descent down the southern face along
the Mweka route. One
passes through changing vegetation from a tropical forest, to
scrubland, to alpine desert and onwards to the summit with it
incredible ice fields. You will start your trek at
Machame Forest and heads through the lush forest, hanging with moss
and lichen with its enormous forest canopy, gradually up the Machame
Camp for the first night. Next day, the route heads into a scrubland
with giant Lobelia and daisy bushes up toward Shira Camp before
heading next day into the alpine desert towards Lava Tower and back
down to Barranco. From here on in the terrain remains like an alpine
desert, with the glaciers reaching down the mountain like long
fingers, to about 4800m. You will hit the snow line at about 5700m,
maybe higher.
MACHAME ROUTE ITINERARY
DAY 1
Arrive Tanzania and transfer to
the hotel.
DAY 2
Your day starts around 06h00
with breakfast, after which you head to Machame village and on to
Machame gate
to start trekking. Rain in the machame forest is possible. About half
way, you will stop for lunch before continuing up to Machame camp.
DAY 2
You will head out of
Machame camp and climb quite steeply for about an hour until you are
above the forest and then follow a more gently gradient toward the
base Shira Plateau. Then you will head up the rocky outcrop before heading
in an easterly direction, towards Shira Camp.
DAY 3
After breakfast, you will
quickly leave the moorland scrub behind and enter into a moonscape of
semi-alpine desert, while you hike constantly upwards toward Lava Tower.
After Lava Tower your route will head down by almost 680m to Barranco.
DAY 5: Barranco Camp (3860m) to Barafu Camp (4550m): Early morning, you will head up the impressive Great Barranco Wall – a climb much easier than anticipated.
The route then heads down through the
Karanga Valley over several ridges and valleys where you will see the magnificent giant Senecio Kilimanjari plant. You will then join up with your later descent route where you will head left up the ridge for another hour, before reaching Barafu Hut.
The summit is a further 1345m up.
DAY 6: Barafu camp (4550m)- Uhuru Peak (5895m)-Mweka (3100m). You will rise around 23h30, and after some tea and biscuits you
will head off “pole pole” into the night. Heading in a North westerly direction you will ascend through heavy scree towards Stella Point (5685) on the crater rim. The hike up is about 6 hours and is for many climbers, the most mentally and physically challenging part of the entire route. It is advisable NOT to stop too long at
Stella Point (5685m). Take a Short rest and head the next 200m, most probably through snow, for the summit. The remainder of the climb to
Kilimanjaro Uhuru Peak will take anything from 1-2 hours. From Stella Point you will normally encounter snow all the way on your 2-hour ascent to Uhuru Peak .
After your moment of glory on the summit of Kilimanjaro, you will head back to Barafu, in about 2 hours where you will have a chance to rest, buy a cola or two before collecting the rest of your gear and heading down towards Mweka hut (3100m).
Dinner, and washing water will be prepared and drinking water, soft drinks, chocolates and beer is available from the camp office!
DAY 7: Mweka camp (3100m)- Mweka Gate (1980m):
Today is a Short 3-hour scenic hike back to the Park gate. It is recommended not to pay your porters any tips until you and all your gear have reached the gate safely. At Mweka gate you will have to sign your name and details in a register in order to receive you summit
certificates. Those climbers who reached Stella Point (5685m) are issued with green certificates and those who reached Uhuru Peak (5895m) receive gold certificates. From the Mweka Gate you will continue down into the Mweka village, normally a muddy 3 km (1 hour) hike. In the Mweka village you will meet up with your team and bus, and head back to the hotel a long over due hot shower.
DAY 8: After breakfast, transfer to the airport for you flight
home.
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We arrange the climb on dates to suit you,.
Alternately, you can join a fixed departure group as follows (departs
with a minimum of 2 people), each month on the following dates:-
Machame 7 days 4th, 13th, 23rd
Shira 7 days 4th, 13th, 23rd
Rongai 7 days 6th, 15th, 26th
Umbwe 7 days 6th, 15th, 26th
Lemosho 8 days 7th, 17th, 27th
Marangu 7 days 7th, 17th, 27th
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