10-Days Kilimanjaro Climb with overnight Crater on Machame route

This is a 10-Days and 9 nights which involve Mount Kilimanjaro Climbing with an overnight in the Crater through Machame reoute. Machame the most rocky but scenic route on Mount Kilimanjaro which also challenges someones fiscal fitness as it take you to overnight in the Crater on the top of the mountain.

Trip Info

You will enjoy and experience nature, wildlife, habit and habitat of the fauna and flora in the natural areas, also peoples and culture. Book Now! Availability is 100% sure !

Minimum Rate Per Adult: US$ 3200

Departing From: Arusha or Moshi

Duration: 10 Days / 9 Nights

Departure Time: Depends of flight time

Departures: Daily

Minimum Persons: Required 2

Best Time: All the year round

Detailed Tour Itinerary

Day 1: Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
Arrive in Tanzania You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport, meet and greet and transferred to your hotel at the base in Arusha or Moshi town. Our mountain leader will be waiting to meet you in this hotel with some other Crew who will brief you on your upcoming trek and do an equipment check to make sure you have all the necessary mountain gears. The missing gear can be rented at a good rate, the hotel booked on bed and breakfast basis, BB

Day 2: Arusha – Machame Camp (10,000 ft / 3000 m) Camp.
- Drive from Arusha to Machame park entrance. From here you trek through the lush forest to Machame Camp (10,000 ft / 3000 m) Camp. You will reach Machame Camp in late afternoon while mist and low clouds dominate the camp. Supper will be served into the mess tent. Already personal tent has been erected - let alone sleeping. Temperature at this camp drops below freezing point with possible frost in the morning.

Day 3: Machame Camp (3000 m) to Shira Camp (3840 m).
Breakfast is served early in the mess tent and, weather permits you to view the Western Breach of the Kilimanjaro. After lunch and limited rest you will continue with the trail up to Shira Camp at about 3 840m. The night at this exposed camp is really cold with temperature dropping to zero miner freezing point and full frost in the morning. By now the altitude will have affected most of climbers and sleeping in the tent becomes uncomfortable.

Day 4: Shira Camp (3840 m) to Barranco Camp (3950 m).
Now the trail turns east into a semi desert and rocky section where you reach an altitude of about 4600m at Lava Tower. Here also you have a chance to collect fresh water that running off streams supplied by melting snow and ice. It is here you will get a spectacular picture of the Kilimanjaro sunset.

Day 5. Barranco Camp (13,044 ft) to Karanga Camp (13,106 ft)
Distance: 5 km/3 miles
Hiking Time: 4-5 hours
Habitat: Alpine Desert
Have breakfast at the camp, the trek begin the day by descending into a ravine to the base of the Great Barranco Wall. Then we climb the non-technical but steep, nearly 900 ft cliff. From the top of the Barranco Wall we cross a series of hills and valleys until we descend sharply into Karanga Valley. One more steep climb up leads us to Karanga Camp. This is a shorter day meant for acclimatization.

Day 6: Karanga Camp (13,106 ft) to Barafu Camp (15,331 ft)
Distance: 4 km/2 miles
Hiking Time: 4-5 hours
Habitat: Alpine Desert
We leave Karanga and hit the junction which connects with the Mweka Trail. We continue up to the rocky section to Barafu camp. At this point, you have completed the Southern Circuit, which offers views of the summit from many different angles. Here we make camp, rest and enjoy an early dinner to prepare for the summit day. The two peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo are viewable from this position.

Day 7: Barafu Camp (4600 m) to Uhuru Peak (5895 m) Overnight Crater.
Today is a conqueror day, ascend to start summit assault north-western direction up the south-east valley towards Stella Point on the Crater rim. It is very cold at this point and the footpath is unclear and steep in places. But careful, slowly you could encounter snow and ice from below Stella Point all the way to Uhuru Peak (5895 m). At this point expect to be rewarded a beautiful African Sunset and sunrise ever. The spend time in the Crater depends on weather conditions. The power of mountain is phenomena. You lose consciousness of your own detached reality and melt into the earth to become part of the universe. Therefore, such experience real enriches your life.

After summiting Uhuru Peak, you head down into the crater and set camp at an altitude of 5,790m in a harsh lunar landscape. This gives you the day to explore the frankly astonishing sites of the crater

Day 8: Uhuru Peak (Crater 5895 m) to Mweka Camp (3100 m).
Breakfast in the Crater, before heading back to catch the sunrise on the crater rim. After a while enjoying the beautiful sunrise, then you descend to Mweka camp for late lunch, you will have some stops to have easy thinks to eat before lunch. Overnight at Mweka camp.

Day 9: Mweka Camp (3100 m) to Mweka Village gate (1450 m).
A health breakfast will be served before you descend through the rain forest to the park's gate. On arriving at the gate you must enter your particulars again into park's register. For climbers who reached Stella point is issued with green certificates and the one who reached Uhuru peak with gold certificates. Later you will be transferred to Arusha, end of the trip

Price: Quoted in USD per person sharing

Season 1 Pax 2 Pax 3 Pax 4 Pax 5 Pax 6 Pax SRS
USD 3200

Package Includes:

- Flying Doctors Emergence
- A night at the base before and after the climb at budget lodge on bb
- Full board accommodation on climbs
- All park entry fees, Camp fees, rescue fees, Oxygen, Guide and porter’s fees.
- Knowledgeable Mountain Guide and porters on climbs for professional trekking.
- Transport to and from the mountain gates.
- Cook and all kitchen utensils on the climbs
- Service of an English speaking mountain guide
- Crew allowances and park fees
- Complementary of printed safari hat
- Government taxes
- 1 Guide, 1 assistant guide, 3-4 porters for each guest and 1 cook

Package Excludes:

- Extras at the lodges i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry, Internet etc.
- International flight
- Departure tax
- Tips to drivers (highly recommended
- Visa, Travel Insurance

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