7-Day Machame Route Private Climb by Shira Ridge (Sample)

About this tour

Sample listing: this is an example profile showing how operators appear on KiliBookings. It is not a real company and cannot receive quote requests.

The Machame Route climbs from the lush southern rainforest across the Shira Plateau, then traverses beneath the southern glaciers via Lava Tower and the Barranco Wall before summiting from Barafu Camp. This sample listing shows how a 7-day climb by Shira Ridge Mountaineering would appear on KiliBookings.

Key facts

• Route: Machame
• Duration: 7 days on the mountain
• Group type: Private climb (your group only)
• Maximum group size: 12 climbers
• Price: from US$2,450 to US$3,000 per person (example prices for this sample listing)
• Starts from: Moshi

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1: Machame Gate (about 1,800 m) to Machame Camp (about 2,835 m) through montane rainforest.
2. Day 2: Machame Camp to Shira 2 Camp (about 3,850 m) as the forest gives way to heath and moorland.
3. Day 3: Climb high to Lava Tower (about 4,630 m) for acclimatisation, then descend to Barranco Camp (about 3,960 m).
4. Day 4: Scramble up the Barranco Wall and traverse to Karanga Camp (about 3,995 m).
5. Day 5: Short climb to Barafu Camp (about 4,673 m); early dinner and rest before summit night.
6. Day 6: Summit night to Stella Point and Uhuru Peak (5,895 m), then descend to Mweka Camp (about 3,100 m).
7. Day 7: Descend through the forest to Mweka Gate, collect summit certificates and transfer to your hotel.

What’s included

• All Kilimanjaro National Park fees, rescue fee and VAT
• Licensed lead guide, assistant guides, cook and porters
• Return transfers between your hotel and the trailhead
• All meals on the mountain and treated drinking water
• Sleeping tents, mattresses and mess tent with chairs (huts on Marangu)
• Pulse-oximeter health checks twice a day
• First-aid kit and summit certificate
• Airport transfers from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO)
• Emergency bottled oxygen
• Portable altitude chamber (PAC bag)

Not included

• International flights and Tanzanian visa
• Travel insurance (must cover trekking to 6,000 m and evacuation)
• Hotel nights before and after the climb
• Tips for guides, cook and porters
• Personal gear, sleeping bag and clothing (rental available)
• Drinks and snacks off the mountain, and personal expenses

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