International flight + Mount Kilimanjaro Climb – Machame Route
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8 Days
Description
8 Days Mount Kilimanjaro – Machame Route Tanzania round trip flight safari, International flight included, from USA or Canada starting from $4380
We have safari packages that includes all inclusive travel plan from United States of America, Canada and Europe inclusive of return flight ticket from your home international airport.
Mount Kilimanjaro Machame Route offers a challenging and diverse trek that showcases the beauty of Mount Kilimanjaro. Unlike other routes, the Machame Route allows for a gradual ascent, giving climbers more time to acclimatize to the altitude. This increases the chances of a successful summit.
The route also offers stunning views of the mountain’s different ecological zones, including the rainforest, moorland, and alpine desert. You’ll also have the opportunity to see wildlife such as monkeys, birds, and even elephants on the lower slopes of the mountain.
Mount Kilimanjaro Machame Route is considered a difficult trek, with steep and rocky terrain. It requires a good level of physical fitness and mental determination. However, with proper training and preparation, anyone with a sense of adventure can conquer this route. Mount Kilimanjaro, Machame Route is a 6-7 day Mountain climbing, with each day consisting of 4-6hours of mountain climbing.
Price Includes
- Private mountain sleeping tents Professional, experienced, mountain guides
- All Park entrance fees
- Rescue fees
- Breakfast, Lunch and dinner during Mount Kilimanjaro climbing
- Guides, Porters, cook allowances and park
- Purified drinking water
- Crisis management and safety procedures Fair and ethical treatment of porters
- Services of a professional trained safari guide driver
- Airport transfer to and from Kilimanjaro
- Accommodation in Arusha
Price Excludes
- Tanzania Visa
- Gratuity for the driver, potters and cooks
- Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.) Meals not listed above
- Optional Tours (short safari after your climb etc)
Itinerary
African Game Trek Safari will book for your international flight departing from International Airport to Arusha Tanzania. On this day you will depart with international flight which takes from 9 hours from Europe to Tanzania, and up to 22 hours to 28 hours from USA or Canada to Arusha Tanzania depending on the availability of the flight booked. Whats included on this day Flight from Home your country to Arusha Kilimanjaro International airport Whats Not Included: Transfer from your resident to your International airport Transfer cost of domestic airport/strip from your residential to International airport
On arrival in Kilimanjaro Tanzania, you will be picked up from Kilimanjaro international airport, and transfer to Arusha Hotel for pre tour stay. On this day you will have your time to rest. Depending on your arrival time, get time to discover Arusha city and its environ. Whats Included on this day Airport pick up on arrival in Kilimanjaro international airport to your hotel Breakfast, lunch and dinner Accommodation in Arusha Hotel
Distance: About 18 km’s – Habitat: Montane forest Your day starts early with a briefing, followed by breakfast and a 45-minute drive from Moshi (910m) to the Machame village (1490m). The guides and porters prepare and pack the supplies and your equipment in the village. Depending on the condition of the road, it is possible to drive from the village to the Machame gate, but if not, the muddy 3 km walk will take about 1 hour to complete. After registering at the gate office, you start your ascent and enter the rainforest. You will receive a lunch pack at the gate and you can also drink bottled water you bought at Springlands Hotel in Moshi. There is a possibility of rain in the forest, which will transform the trail into a very soggy, muddy and slippery experience. In the evening the porters will boil drinking and washing water and the cook will prepare dinner before you retire to your tent for the night. Night temperatures can already drop to freezing point at Machame campsite. Machame Gate (1490 m) – Machame camp (2980 m), Hiking time: 7 hours,
You rise early at Machame camp and after breakfast, you climb an hour or so to the top of the forest and then for 2 hours at a gentler gradient through the moorland zone. After a short lunch and rest, you continue up a rocky ridge onto the Shira plateau. By now you will be able to see in an easterly direction, the Western Breach with its stunning glaciers. You are now due west of Kibo and after a short hike, you will reach the Shira campsite at 3 840m. The porters will boil drinking and washing water, before serving dinner. The night at this exposed camp will even be colder than the previous night, with temperatures dropping to well below freezing.
The route now turns east into a semi desert and rocky landscape surrounding Lava Tower, where you reach an altitude of 4630m after about a 5 hours walk. Lunch is served in a designated area before ascending the rocky scree path to Lava Tower (4630m). Definitely the toughest day so far. It is normally at this point, where for the first time, some climbers will start to feel symptoms of breathlessness, irritability, and headaches. After lunch, you descent again by almost 680m to the Barranco camping area and after reaching the high altitude of 4600m at Lava Tower, the true acclimatization benefit of this day becomes clear. This descent to Barranco camp takes about 2 hours and offers great opportunities to take some beautiful photographs of the Western Breach and Breach Wall. The camp is situated in a valley below the Breach and Great Barranco Wall, which should provide you with a memorable sunset while you wait for the preparation of your dinner and overnight at Barranco Campsite.
Distance: About 13 km’s – Habitat: Alpine desert. Totally exposed to the ever-present gales the tents are pitched on a narrow, stony, and dangerous ridge. Make sure that you familiarize yourself with the terrain before dark to avoid any accidents. The summit is now a further 1345m up and you will make the final ascent the same night. Prepare your equipment, ski stick and thermal clothing for your summit attempt. This should include the replacement of your headlamp and camera batteries and make sure you have a spare set available as well. To prevent freezing it will be wise to carry your water in a thermal flask. Go to bed at round about 19h00 and try to get some precious rest and sleep for not more than 5 Hours.
Barafu camp (4550m)-Uhuru Peak (5895m)-Mweka (3100m), Hiking time: 8 hours to reach Uhuru Peak, 7/8 hours to descend to Mweka, Distance: About 7 km’s ascent – 23 km’s descent, Habitat: Stone scree and ice-capped summit. You will rise around 23h30, and after some tea and biscuits you shuffle off into the night. You will head in a northwesterly direction and ascend through heavy scree towards Stella Point on the crater rim. This 6-hour walk to Stella point is for many climbers, mentally and physically the most challenging on the route. At Stella Point (5685m) you will stop for a short rest and will be rewarded with the most magnificent sunrise you are ever likely to see (weather permitting). From Stella Point, you will normally encounter snow all the way on your 2-hour ascent to Uhuru Peak. The time you will spend on the summit will depend on the weather conditions. Do not stop here for too long, as it will be extremely difficult to start again due to cold and fatigue. Enjoy your accomplishment and a day to remember for the rest of your life. The walk back to Barafu from the summit takes about 3 hours. Here you will have a well earned but short rest and collect the rest of your gear, before heading down to Mweka Camp (3100m) for Dinner and Overnight.
Hiking/Descend time: 3 hours, Distance: About 15 km’s Habitat: Forest After Breakfast, From the Mweka Gate, you will continue down into the Mweka village, normally a muddy and long hour walk. In the Mweka village drive to Springlands Hotel and you will be served a delicious hot lunch!! You now drive back to Moshi for a long overdue hot shower, Overnight in Springlands hotel. It is recommended and tips are highly appreciated at the end of their trip. Tips can be given to the Guide at Springlands Hotel. This is also where successful climbers receive their summit certificates. Those climbers who reached Stella Point (5685m) are issued with green certificates and those who reached Uhuru Peak (5895m) receive gold certificates. Last day depart Arusha Tanzania for your home country. Depending on the flight availability your departure will be schedule for the night flight departure. Should there be no flight departing at night one extra accommodation will be provided in Arusha for the following days departure to your home country where your Mount Kilimanjaro safari will ends with great memories from African Game Trek safaris. Whats included Flight from Arusha to your home country Breakfast, lunch Transfer to the airport We also provide customized and private safari. If you wish to extend your safari by including beach holiday at the coast region of Kenya, kindly request for the customize safari to include extra days to the beach holiday stay at the coastal region of Kenya which includes, Mombasa and Diani
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A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite.
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite.
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite.
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the exquisite.
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