6 Days Mount Kilimanjaro Hiking Safari

Kilimanjaro Hiking Safaris Machame Route

African Mosaic Tours invite you to climb the Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. This hiking safari will bring you to the top of the snow-capped mountain and enjoy the best view of Africa's. You will be accompanied will professional English speaking guide, porters, and skilled cook during your climbing trip. Grab this opportunity of a life to hike the magnificent and beautiful Mount Kilimanjaro. Don't forget to bring your camera and take a photo as a memory of your one-of-a-kind safari adventure!

Highlights

• Guided hiking of Kilimanjaro
• Porters and skilled cook during hiking
• English speaking professional mountain guide
• Return transfers from Arusha or Moshi after end of the hike
• Government taxes and park entrance fees
• 5 nights’ accommodation
• Daily meals

Day 1: Arusha to Machame Gate to Machame Camp

After breakfast, you will leave the lodge or hotel and drive for one hour to Machame gate. Here you will finish the formalities with each other and start the hike through the rain forest to Machame camp located at 3000 meters that you will reach in about six hours. All meals and overnight sleep will be at Machame camp.

Day 2: Machame Camp to Shira Camp

After breakfast, the hike will begin through the forest, crosstie valley along the steep bridge going into the rock ridges and through the heather. The route turns west into a river gorge, reaching Shire camp situated at 3800 meters above sea level. You will reach the camp in about six hours. All meals and overnight will be at the camp.

Day 3: Shira Camp to Baranco Camp

After breakfast, you will continue east with the hiking towards Kibo passing the junction. Then you will go east towards the Lava Tower. Shortly after this, you will climb down to Baranco camp situated at 3940 meters above sea level in four to five hours’ time. All meals and overnight will be at Baranco.

Day 4: Baranco Camp to Barafu Camp

After breakfast, you will continue with the hiking through a steep rocky Baranco walls then ups and down until you come to Karanga valley and then to Barafu camp at 4600 meters above sea levels in about six to seven hours. All meals and overnight sleep will be at the camp.

Day 5: Barafu Camp to Uhuru Peak and Mweka Camp

You will have very early breakfast, then start for the summit at 01:00 in the morning. First, to Stella point and then to Uhuru peak at 5895 meters above sea level. It is recommended to take few minutes for a photo, and then descend to Mweka camp for dinner and overnight sleep.

Day 6: Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate and Moshi and Arusha

You will have breakfast and then descend down towards the Mweka gate that will take for about three to four hours. Collect your diploma if you make to the summit and then transfer back to Arusha in two hours or Moshi in 30 minutes. Drop off at your hotel or Airport for your outbound Flight.

Price includes;

• 5 nights’ accommodation
• All park entrance fees
• Daily meals while on safari
• English speaking professional mountain guide
• Government taxes
• Guided hike to Kilimanjaro
• Porters and skilled cook
• Return transfers from Arusha or Moshi
• Transfer to and from the base of the mountain

Price Excludes;                                                   

• International flights and taxes
• Other extras not included in itinerary
• Personal expenses
• Tips, laundry, sleeping bags, drinks, and climbing gears
• Travel insurance with evacuation fee
• Visas