7 Days Machame Route

Drive to Machame gate the first day of 7 Days Machame route, after registration you Begin your climb. Today is a nice leisurely hike through the tropical rain forest. As you pass through the rainforest, you are likely to spot colobus monkeys and wild birds’. Dinner and Overnight at Machame camp.

From the Machame Hut, you cross the stream onto its west bank and follow the path up The steep rocky ridge – criss-crossing a few times before reaching Shira camp, at the Base of a semi-circular wall of rocks. Dinner and overnight at Shira camp.

From Shira camp, you hike to Lava Tower (15,000’) to acclimatize and then proceed Down to Barranco Camp via the Great Barranco Wall. Tonight’s camp is one of the best on the mountain. Dinner and overnight at Barranco camp.

After breakfast, we leave Barranco and continue on a steep ridge passing the Barranco Wall, to the Karanga Valley campsite. Then, we leave Karanga and hit the junction which connects with the Mweka Trail. We continue up to the Barafu Hut. At this point, you have completed the South Circuit, which offers views of the summit from many Different angles. Here we make camp, rest, enjoy dinner, and prepare for the summit Day. The two peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo are to be seen from this position.

You will start trekking early just after midnight, as the walk today will take 10 – 14 + Hours. The 1,100-meter (3,600’) ascent in just over 3 km (1.86 miles) will take us about 6-8 hours, as you try to reach the summit to watch the sunrise over the Great Rift Valley. After watching the sunrise and taking enough pictures, you then start Descending down the mountain to below the tree line. Dinner and overnight at Mweka Camp.

On your final day, we will have a short three hour hike out, walking through the lush Forest. You meet our driver with the vehicle at the Mweka park gate to drive back to Hotel in Moshi.