D1Machame Camp3,010 m
Up through the rainforest from Machame Gate.
5,895 m · Machame route
Kilimanjaro, camp by camp
Nine days door to door, seven of them on the mountain. The Machame route climbs through five climate zones and uses a climb-high, sleep-low profile that gives you the best shot at the summit.
No. 01The route
Seven days on the mountain
Altitudes are the sleeping altitude at each camp. Day three deliberately climbs above camp and comes back down — that is what makes the profile work.
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$2,329
- D2Shira Camp3,845 m
Out of the trees and onto the Shira Plateau.
- D3Barranco Camp3,960 m
High to Lava Tower at 4,630 m, then back down to sleep low.
- D4Karanga Camp3,995 m
The Barranco Wall first thing, then a short acclimatisation day.
- D5Barafu Camp4,673 m
Across the alpine desert. Early dinner, early bed.
- D6Uhuru Peak5,895 m
Midnight start, summit at sunrise, then down to Millennium Camp.
- D7Mweka Gate1,640 m
The long descent out through the forest.
No. 02What is included
Everything from the gate upward
The price covers the mountain in full. Flights, visas, personal gear hire and crew tips sit outside it, and we tell you what to budget for each.
- Park and rescue fees
- Mountain guides, cooks and porters
- All camp equipment and meals
- Pulse oximeter checks twice daily
- Bottled oxygen carried with the group
- Airport transfers and Arusha nights
Free, and actually free
Tell us the trip. A guide writes the plan.
Two minutes of questions, a draft itinerary within 24 hours, and no payment until you like it. If we think your idea needs changing, we will say so.
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