Tour Overview
The Tecomate Tours 6-Day Machame Route is an ideal trek to putting your determination, athleticism, and mental strength to the test. The route leads you through the beautiful rainforest, where colobus monkeys wander. The Kilimanjaro Machame Route will give place to heather and moorland, with numerous ferns and Erica plants. The varied altitudes on this six-day trek provide an ideal atmosphere for acclimatisation that boosts your chances of reaching the top. The Machame path connects with the Lemosho route near Lava Tower, and continues to the summit, and uses the same descending route as the Lemosho route, Shira route, and northern circuit route. The accommodations style includes sleeping in outdoor tents pitched at the park’s authorized campsite. Our 6-day trek is ideal for experienced trackers and those who have trained their bodies to adjust to high-altitude zones swiftly.
Tour Highlights
- Type of Tour: Private tour
- Style of the Tour: Basic style
- Destinations Visited: Mount Kilimanjaro National Park
- Nature of the Tour: Active Tour
Your tour of the Kilimanjaro National Park trek will begin shortly after breakfast, at 7:30 a.m. Today’s destination will be Machame Camp. It will take two hours to drive from Arusha to Machame Gate. You will be served a picnic lunch at the gate before beginning your journey. Your 6- to 7-hour trip will begin shortly as you complete all of the necessary papers at the gate. The hike from Machame Gate will take you through a beautiful jungle, where you can observe black and white colobus monkeys peeking through the leaves. Machame Camp is our first destination for the day. When you get to the Camp, you will rest while waiting for dinner in the evening. Following supper, the Tecomate Tours and Safaris leaders will brief you about the next day’s trek thereafter you will go to sleep.
On day two, the Tecomate Tours and Safaris team will wake you up early and provide you with warm water to refresh. Following breakfast, the hike will commence, taking 4 to 5 hours to reach the destination. You will travel across the moor and heath zone before arriving at New Shira Camp in the middle of the day. At the Camp, you will eat lunch and then relax for the remainder of the day. At sunset, New Shira Camp offers spectacular views of Kibo Peak. Dinner will be served in the evening, allowing you to retire to your tent for the night.
On day three, you’ll walk from New Shira Camp to Barranco Camp via the Lava Tower. It is a long and difficult walk that takes approximately 5 – 6 hours to accomplish. The road continues east into a semi-desert and rocky area that surrounds Lava Tower. When you get at Lava Tower, the Tecomate Tours team will feed you lunch before continuing the 2-hour walk to Barranco Camp. This is the most essential day of your walk since it allows you to go higher and sleep lower, which is necessary for proper acclimatization. By the time you arrive at Barranco Camp, our team will have put up the tents and prepared the area for your comfort and rest. You will be served dinner and let to sleep.
After spending the night at the Great Barranco Camp, you will begin day 4 with breakfast before making your journey up the Barranco Wall, an impressive-looking challenge at an elevation of 4200 meters above sea level. The trek to the summit of the Wall will take approximately one hour. It’s not as complicated as it appears. At some points, you will need to use your hands to get a better grip. However, no technical climbing skills are required. We will feed you lunch at Karanga Camp before continuing on the climb to Barafu Camp. Our staff of guides will be there to support you every step of the way. At Barafu Camp, the base camp, you will be served dinner and sleep early in preparation for the summit night. Before retiring to rest, our team will provide you with a detailed overview of how to prepare for the summit.
Around midnight, the Tecomate Tours team will wake you up with a warm cup of tea and biscuits to prepare you for your final ascent. As you make your way up to Stella Point at 5,730 metres above sea level, your only source of light will be your headlamps and, on a lucky day, moonlight. You’ll arrive at the crater rim in around 5 to 7 hours. Another 1 to 2 hours will take you to Uhuru Peak, where you can watch the sunrise over Africa’s rooftops. After recording this spectacular vista and achievement on video, you will begin your descent along the same road back to Barafu camp. Our team will be ready for you with snacks and refreshments. You’ll relax in your tents before heading to Mweka Camp for your final night atop Africa’s highest mountain. Dinner will be given at Mweka Camp, following which you will rest for the night.
Day 6 is the final day of your incredible trip with Tecomate Tours and Safari service. The day begins after breakfast with our team’s traditional farewell ceremony, followed by the descent. The descent from Mweka Gate (1,600 meters above sea level) will take 2 to 3 hours. At the gate, you will sign out of the park and eat lunch before being driven back to your hotel for rest and an overnight stay.
If you wish us to arrange for an airport transfer on your departure day, please let us know and we would be pleased to organize it for you at a low cost.
End of our service
- A professional and experienced mountain crew that includes guides, porters, and chefs.
- Delicious, enough and well-selected food to use during trekking.
- High-quality Equipment
- Park entry fees, camping fees, and rescue fees.
- Portable/mobile toilet
- Enough treated water per client during trekking ( 3litre and more per day)
- Oximeter machine to measure body temperature with an increase in altitude.
- Transfer to and from the mountain from/to your hotel in Arusha/Moshi
- Total guidance and consultations throughout the trek.
- Accommodation in Arusha/Moshi (before and after the trek)
- Airport transfers
- Entry visa for Tanzania
- Personal gear (clothes, shoes, walking sticks etc)
- Tips for the crew (guide $20 per day porters $8 per day and chef $15 per day)
- Travel Insurance
- Personal First Aid kit
- Emergency oxygen tank
- Sleeping bags
- Beverage
