7 Days Machame Route

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Country: Uganda
Length: 7 days
Travelers: 2 travelers
Travel time: Not chosen yet
Lodge level: Midrange (assumed)
Travel style: Not chosen yet
Experiences: Gorilla trekking

Planning amount per person

USD 2,000 – USD 3,300

USD 4,000 – USD 6,600 in total for 2 travelers

Based on: Travel time flexible: the range covers the whole year · Lodge level assumed: Midrange

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How this amount is calculated

Included: Accommodation with meals as published by the lodges, Private vehicle with driver-guide, Vehicle fuel. Not included: International flights, Visa fees.

AccommodationPer person per night, two per room, meals included. 6 nights × 2 guests	USD 1,110 – USD 1,380
Vehicle with driver-guidePer vehicle per day, 6 guests per vehicle, fuel not included. 7 days × 1 vehicles	USD 1,295 – USD 2,100
Vehicle fuelPer vehicle per day, estimated from consumption and fuel price. 7 days × 1 vehicles	USD 126 – USD 399
Driver-guide lodging and mealsPer driver-guide per night, staff rooms at the lodges. 6 nights × 1 driver-guides	USD 150 – USD 210
Gorilla permitsPer person, official UWA tariff. 2 permits	USD 1,200 – USD 1,600
Park entry feesPer person per park day, official tariff. 0 to 4 park days × 2 guests	USD 0 – USD 360
Reserve, upper end only (10 %)Accommodation and vehicle rates are published rates of lodges and other operators, not Gatsio's own rates. Some are 'from' prices.	USD 0 – USD 409

All rates are provisional and not yet confirmed by Gatsio.
Flexible dates: the range covers all travel periods the sources price.
Two travellers per room.
Up to 6 guests per vehicle.
Private or shared not chosen: priced as a private trip.
Permits are counted for every traveller.
The parks and park days are not fixed yet: between 0 and 4 days with park fees are assumed.
On permit days the park entry is part of the permit, so it is not charged twice.
The contingency is added to the upper end only.

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Approximate planning amount from provisional component rates. It is not a quote; Gatsio confirms the final price.

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Climbers on the Barranco Wall, Machame route, Mount Kilimanjaro — Barranco Wall, Machame route

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The seven-day Machame route is one of the most walked paths on Kilimanjaro, and the extra night makes a real difference.

Details

You climb through rainforest, cross the Shira Plateau, and use a high pass at Lava Tower before sleeping lower at Barranco. From there the route joins the southern circuit over the Barranco Wall, with a night at Karanga before the summit push from Barafu. The pace is steady, the scenery changes every day, and the “climb high, sleep low” day is built in.

Day by day

Day 1
Machame Gate (1,800 m) – Machame Camp (2,835 m)
After an early breakfast and the drive from Arusha or Moshi, you register at Machame Gate and start through dense montane rainforest. The trail is often muddy and can be steep in places, with colobus monkeys sometimes visible in the canopy. Walking time is about 5–7 hours. You overnight at Machame Camp on the edge of the forest. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 2
Machame Camp (2,835 m) – Shira Camp (3,750 m)
You leave the forest behind and climb onto the moorland of the Shira Plateau. Giant heather and lobelia take over as the views open toward Kibo if the weather is clear. The day is shorter than the first, about 4–6 hours, and ends at Shira Camp. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 3
Shira Camp (3,750 m) – Lava Tower (4,630 m) – Barranco Camp (3,960 m)
This is the main acclimatisation day. You cross the plateau and climb to Lava Tower for lunch, gaining a good deal of altitude, then descend into the Barranco Valley. Giant groundsels and lobelias line the valley floor. The long day, about 6–8 hours, lets you test how you feel higher up while sleeping lower than the high point. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 4
Barranco Camp (3,960 m) – Karanga Camp (4,035 m)
The morning begins with the Barranco Wall, the steepest section of the route. It is a scramble in places and you may use your hands for balance, but there is no technical climbing. From the top you follow the ridge toward Kibo, with views of the southern glaciers when the sky is clear, then drop into the Karanga Valley. Walking time is about 4–5 hours. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 5
Karanga Camp (4,035 m) – Barafu Camp (4,640 m)
A shorter day, about 3–5 hours, crosses alpine desert to Barafu Camp on the southeast ridge. You arrive in the afternoon, eat an early dinner, and rest before the midnight summit start. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 6
Barafu Camp (4,640 m) – Uhuru Peak (5,895 m) – Mweka Camp (3,080 m)
You wake around midnight for tea and biscuits, then climb slowly in the dark toward Stella Point on the crater rim, about 5–7 hours. After a short rest, another 1–2 hours brings you to Uhuru Peak, the highest point in Africa, usually around sunrise. You descend to Barafu for a rest and a meal, then continue down to Mweka Camp in the upper forest, about 3–4 hours further. It is a very long day. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Day 7
Mweka Camp (3,080 m) – Mweka Gate (1,640 m)
After a short farewell from the guides, a 3–4 hour walk through the rainforest brings you to Mweka Gate. You sign out, collect your summit certificate, and meet your driver for the transfer back to your hotel in Arusha or Moshi. Breakfast, Lunch

Along the route

Shira Camp at dusk on the Machame route, Mount Meru in the distance — Shira Camp, Machame route

Summit glaciers of Kilimanjaro at sunrise near Stella Point — Kilimanjaro glaciers

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Accommodation
Bottled Mineral Water
Full board
Park Entrance Fees
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Travel and Medical insurance
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Trip: 7 Days Machame Route
Country: Tanzania
Length: 7 days · 6 nights
Travel time: Travel time: flexible or not decided
Travelers: 2 travelers
Nights: Mountain climb: huts or camps on the mountain

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