NSK 404 - SCENIC MOUNT KILIMANJARO - THE MACHAME ROUTE

Day 1: Nairobi – Arusha
After breakfast, we will pick you up from your Nairobi hotel and thereafter, depart for Arusha via the Namanga border town for immigration formalities arriving in time for lunch. Spend the afternoon organizing any gear you require for the trek. Overnight at your Arusha Hotel.

Day 2: Arusha – Machame
An early start for Kilimanjaro National park. Once we reach there park gate we will proceed directly to Machame hut campsite in an average hiking time of 6 hours for meals and overnight in tents. The altitude here is 3,100m above sea level.

Day 3: Machame – Shira
After breakfast, hike to shira hut. The trek takes 4 hours approximately via the rain forest pas 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, 3,685 m above sea level.

Day 4: Shira - Barranco
From Shira, hike to Barranco hut, in an average hiking time of 6 hours. We will by- pass the lava tower and past the second junction which brings us to the arrow glacier, altitude 4,876m. We descend to Baranco hut campsite for our third overnight on Kilimanjaro.

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 4,600m with the possibility of sighting both mawenzi and kibo.

Day 6: Barafu – Mweka via Stella Point and Uhuru peak
We rise early in the morning and head for Stella point altitude 5,745m above sea level on our way to the summit Uhuru peak that is 5,896 m. This part of the hike takes about 6 hours. From the summit to we descend to Mweka hut campsite, 23,100m above sea level. This part of the descend takes about 5 hours. Dinner and overnight.

Day 7: Mweka – Arusha
After breakfast, we descend to the Mweka park gate in an average hiking time of 4 hours and then drive back to Arusha for an overnight.

Day 8: Arusha - Nairobi
Depart for Nairobi either in the morning or in the afternoon.

Camping and Economy Hotels - US$880(MINIMUM 4 PAX)
Lodge and Mountain Huts - US$1500(MINIMUM 4 PAX)