| Safari tours in kenya and East Africa, | | | | Day 2. Machame Hut |
| Day 1: On arrival at Kilimanjaro airport or | | | | Drive to Machame Village. The climb begins at the |
| Namanga/ Taveta, you will be met and | | | | end of the tarmac road, walking for about 6 hrs |
| transferred to Marangu or Kibo Hut. You will meet | | | | gradually ascending through the forested hills |
| local guides and make arrangements ready for | | | | onwards to Machame Hut (3000m). Dinner and |
| the following day's trekking. | | | | overnight. |
| Day 2: Begin climb. You will climb up to Mandara | | | | Day 3. Shira HutEarly in the morning, you will |
| Hut (2,742m) near a volcanic fossil. You will arrive | | | | cross a valley and stream before ascending a |
| at the hut in time for lunch and rest the whole | | | | steep ridge. The path then drops into a river |
| afternoon at Mandara hut. | | | | gorge before you climb more gently onto the |
| Day 3: Today's goal is Horombo Hut (3,700m) the | | | | moorland of the Shira plateau - 3,800m. Total |
| route takes you through heavy forests and then | | | | climbing time is about 6hrs. Dinner and overnight. |
| across open Savanna terrain. the giant lobelias | | | | Day 4. Barranco Hut |
| begin to appear at 3,350m. Overnight at Horombo | | | | The path continues directly up the ridge towards |
| Hut. | | | | Kibo, then turns right and descends into Barranco |
| Day 5: Rise early and by about 0200 hrs start the | | | | gorge. Climb to Barranco hut at 3940m shortly |
| final ascent to Gilman 5,685m at the rim of the | | | | after. Total climbing time is about 6 hrs. Dinner |
| crater. You reach Gilman to witness the | | | | and overnight. |
| spectacular and unforgettable rise of the sun over | | | | Day 5. Barafu Hut |
| mawenzi. After signing the book you can proceed | | | | Crossing the Barranco Valley, climb the Barranco |
| to Uhuru peak (5,895m). If your stamina survives, | | | | wall (not technical climbing), then follow the Kibo |
| return to Horombo for the night. | | | | South Circuit. You will then turn left and climb up a |
| Day 6: This is the last day of the climb and you | | | | ridge for about 2 hrs to Barafu hut at 4,600m . |
| will return to Marangu or Kibo Hotel for a | | | | Dinner and overnight. |
| deserved comfortable night rest after your | | | | Day 6. Mweka Hut |
| memorable achievement. | | | | Very early start for the summit first to Stella |
| BY James Muraguri Gichohi | | | | Point and then Uhuru Peak at 5895m. After |
| Day 7: After beakfast drive to Taveta, | | | | sunrise, descend down to Mweka hut, which takes |
| Kilimanjaro Airport or Namanga or to national | | | | about 6 hrs. Dinner and overnight. |
| parks after lunch at Arusha. | | | | Day 7. Mweka Gate |
| AHACL 40: 8 DAYS KILIMANJARO CLIMB - | | | | This is the last day of your climb. You will descend |
| MACHAME ROUTE | | | | to Mweka Gate where you will be met and |
| Day 1. Nairobi/Arusha/Moshi | | | | transferred to your hotel for dinner and overnight. |
| Depart Nairobi by morning shuttle to Moshi arriving | | | | Day 8. |
| late afternoon. Dinner and overnight. | | | | |