MOUNT KILIMANJARO CLIMB (MACHAME ROUTE)
5 NIGHTS.
DAY 1. Transfer to machame gate and starts climbing through mountain forest to machame but 3000 m which takes 5 – 6 hrs for dinner and overnight.
DAY 2. After breakfast starts slowly trekking. The path leads up through steep rock, enjoy superb views of Shira Plateau. Dinner and overnight at Shira Hut (3840 m) which takes 4 -5 hrs.
DAY 3. Depart Shira in the morning taking the path which rises up gradually towards the Kibo dome, after reaching the wedge Buttress point the path drop down to Baranco Hut (3900 m) which takes 5 – 6 hrs. Dinner and overnight at Baranco Hut.
DAY 4. Climb slowly crossing the floor of the great Barranco Valley and up the Barranco wall, continue on the South circuit path through the Karanga Valley (Last water point – Karanga river) to Barafu Hut (4600 m) which takes 6 – 7 hrs. Dinner and overnight at Barafu Hut.
DAY 5. Early midnight start to conquer the highest point in Africa. This section of the route is considered one of the steepest on the non technical path on this mountain between 6 -7 hrs to the UHURU peak (5895 m). Then descend down to Mweka Hut for dinner and overnight.
DAY 6. An easy day descending to Mweka gate for transfer to Arusha.