9 days -
9-day kilimanjaro trek - machame western breach
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price from
$2,725
per adult
min person:
1
days: 9
Includes
- Porterage
- Rescue fee
- Park fees (For non-residents)
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- Camping equipment
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinks (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Excludes
- Climbing gear
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Sleeping bag
- Bath towels
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$50.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Itinerary
Day: 1
Arrival and orientation
Today is your arrival day. Transfer will be arranged from kilimanjaro international airport (or another destination in arusha, if you are not flying through jro airport) to your accommodation and your guide will come to the lodge to give you an orientation and complete a gear check to ensure you are fully ready for your climb.
Depending on your flight arrival time and your preferences, additional optional activities can be arranged around arusha for an extra cost (town tour, waterfall hike, cultural activities).
Day: 2
Arusha - machame camp (9951 ft/3033 m)
Drive from hotel in arusha to machame gate (about 2 hours). Here we will check in and weigh all of the bags carried by the porters. Today, we will start our hike through the forest, gradually gaining altitude. After 6-7 hours we will arrive at our first camp, machame camp.
Day: 3
Machame camp - shira camp (12589 ft/3837 m)
After breakfast today, we will have a shorter hike (about 5 hours total). The first half will be fairly steep, then the incline will become more gradual leading to camp. Today, we will have lunch after arriving at our second camp, shira camp. Depending on weather, we may choose to do an evening acclimatization hike.
Day: 4
Shira - lava tower (15213 ft/4637 m)
Todays hike will be a gradual ascent. After 3-4 hours, we will arrive at lava tower camp. We will eat lunch at the camp and also stay here overnight. If the weather is nice, we may take an optional evening hike up lava tower itself to practice scrambling and acclimatize.
Day: 5
Lava tower - arrow glacier (15981 ft/4871 m)
On this day, we will sleep in a little bit and have a later breakfast. Then, we will hike to arrow glacier camp, where we will stay. We will have lunch after arriving at camp and afterward you will be able to explore and enjoy the view, if the weather is clear. Today will be a short hike (2-3 hours) which will allow us to rest and acclimatize before the long day tackling the western breach tomorrow.
Day: 6
Arrow glacier - crater camp (18802 ft/5731 m)
Today, we will wake up very early (around 4 am) in order to start our hike before the sun comes up to avoid rock falls. You will also be provided with a helmet to protect you in case of smaller loose rocks. On the western breach, there will be many parts that require us to scramble and use our hands. Depending on our pace, we may have a picnic lunch along the way or eat lunch after arriving at camp. Tonight, we will sleep at crater camp.
Depending on your level of energy and the weather conditions, you may choose to explore the ash pit and glaciers.
Day: 7
Crater camp - uhuru peak (19341 ft/5895 m) - mweka camp (10066 ft/3068 m)
Summit day! we will wake up and have breakfast at crater camp before starting our short ascent to the summit. It will take us about 2 hours to reach the summit. After celebrating and taking photographs at uhuru peak, we will descend to barafu camp (about 3 hours) where we will eat lunch. We will continue our long descent (4-5 hours) via the mweka descent route to mweka camp where we will sleep tonight.
Day: 8
Mweka camp - mweka gate - arusha
We will wake up in the morning for breakfast and a celebration of our summit success with our team. After our celebration, we will descend to mweka gate through the forest (3-4 hours). There we will have a final lunch together and you will receive a certificate for a successful summit. After lunch, we will get back into a vehicle and return you to your hotel in arusha, where a hot shower will be waiting for you!
Day: 9
Departure
Today is your departure day. Transport will be arranged for you to kilimanjaro international airport (or to another destination in arusha if you are not flying through jro airport).
Depending on your flight departure time and your preferences, additional optional activities can be arranged around arusha for an extra cost (town tour, waterfall hike, cultural activities).
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