Njia ya Machame Siku 6

• Five climate zones, from rainforest to glacier
• "Climb high, sleep low" at the Lava Tower
• The Great Barranco Wall scramble
• Sunrise summit from Barafu Camp
• Descend by a different route through Mweka

Njia: Moshi – Machame Gate – Machame Camp – Shira 2 – Lava Tower – Barranco – Barafu – Uhuru Peak – Mweka Gate

1. Siku 1Arrival in Moshi

   We meet you at Kilimanjaro International Airport (or pick you up anywhere in Moshi or Arusha) and drive you to Maridadi Hotel. In the evening your lead guide comes to brief you on the route, check your gear and answer every question.

   • Maridadi Hotel, Moshi
2. Siku 2Machame Gate to Machame Camp

   After a short drive from Moshi and registration at Machame Gate (1,829 m), you climb through thick montane rainforest. The path is steep in places and the trees are full of birds and monkeys. Camp sits where the forest starts to thin.

   • 3,030 m
   • Kutembea: 6–7 hours · 8.2 km
   • Machame Camp
   • B, L, D
3. Siku 3Machame Camp to Shira 2 Camp

   Out of the forest and into moorland hung with old man's beard moss. You reach a wide plateau with views of Kibo ahead and Mount Meru floating above the clouds to the west.

   • 3,840 m
   • Kutembea: 5–7 hours · 5 km
   • Shira 2 Camp
   • B, L, D
4. Siku 4Shira 2 to Lava Tower and down to Barranco

   A rocky climb through alpine desert to lunch beside the Lava Tower (4,630 m), with an optional scramble for the brave. Then down about 600 m into the Great Barranco Valley among giant senecios — climb high, sleep low.

   • 3,978 m
   • Kutembea: 6–7 hours · 7 km
   • Barranco Camp
   • B, L, D
5. Siku 5Barranco Wall to Barafu Camp

   The day starts with the Great Barranco Wall — a scramble with your hands, not a rope climb, and most people's favourite part. You cross the Karanga Valley and climb on to Barafu, a windswept camp with Kibo and Mawenzi above. Early dinner and rest.

   • 4,600 m
   • Kutembea: 7–8 hours · 11.4 km
   • Barafu Camp
   • B, L, D
6. Siku 6Summit night: Uhuru Peak and down to Millennium Camp

   A pre-dawn start in the cold and dark, slowly up the scree to Stella Point (5,685 m) on the crater rim as the sun rises, then on to Uhuru Peak (5,895 m). Photos, a few quiet minutes on the roof of Africa, and the long walk down to Barafu and on to Millennium Camp for a hot meal.

   • 5,895 m
   • Kutembea: 7 hours up · 7–8 hours down
   • Millennium Camp
   • B, L, D
7. Siku 7Millennium Camp to Mweka Gate

   A steep, happy descent through the Mweka rainforest to the gate, where you sign out and receive your summit certificate. We drive you back to Maridadi Hotel in Moshi.

   • 1,652 m
   • Kutembea: 5–6 hours · 13.5 km
   • Maridadi Hotel, Moshi
   • B, L
8. Siku 8Departure

   Breakfast, then a private transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight home. Not ready to leave? Add a safari or a few days on Zanzibar — we arrange it all.

   • B

Milo: B = kifungua kinywa, L = chakula cha mchana, D = chakula cha jioni.

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