Widerange African Safaris Co Ltd | Tanzania Serengeti safari | Kilimanjaro hiking packages| Zanzibar tours
Tanzania, United Republic of, Moshi
+255 746 566 559 winchisilausjovinus@gmail.com
6-days Machame route Kilimanjaro hiking group in 2023, 2024, 2025
The Machame route also known as the "Whiskey" route, is the most popular route on Kilimanjaro. Machame’s draw is in its scenic beauty. However, the trail is considered difficult, steep and challenging, particularly due to its shorter itinerary.

Tour highlights
Day 1: Machame Gate to Machame Camp
Day 2: Machame Camp to Shira Camp 2
Day 3: Shira Camp 2 to Lava Tower and then Barranco Camp
Day 4: Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp (and then Barafu Camp
Day5: Barafu Camp to Uhuru Peak (5,895 meters) and then Mweka Camp
Day 6: Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate to Moshi

Day 1: Machame Gate to Machame Camp
The first day trekking begins at Machame Gate (1,640 meters). Typically you will drive from the town of Moshi to the Machame gate, which takes approximately an hour. At the Gate you will meet your trekking crew – your guide, porters and cook.

Day 2: Machame Camp to Shira Camp 2
After breakfast you will pack your gear and prepare for the trek from Machame Camp to Shira Camp 2 (3,850 meters).

Day 3: Shira Camp 2 to Lava Tower and then Barranco Camp
After breakfast trek East off the Shira Plateau through the ‘Garden of the Senecios’, up to Lava Tower and the Shark’s Tooth rock formation at 4,600 meters and then back down via the Southern Circuit to Barranco Camp (3,900 meters).

Day 4: Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp (and then Barafu Camp
After breakfast our days will begins with a steep traverse up the Barranco Wall; a 257 meter rock face that requires basic scrambling skills to the top of the Karanga Valley.

Day5: Barafu Camp to Uhuru Peak (5,895 meters) and then Mweka Camp
You will be awoken around 23:30 with hot tea and biscuits.

Day 6: Mweka Camp to Mweka
In the morning after breakfast you will be trekking down to Mweka gate. The trek is a pleasant one through the lower rain-forested slopes and down to Mweka Gate (1,640 meters).

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