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Machame Route is the most popular route on Kilimanjaro and draws the hikers for its scenic beauty. Due to the shorter itinerary, the trails are challenging. Famous as “Whiskey Route”, it is better suited for more exploratory hikers or those with some high altitude, hiking or backpacking experience. The route advances Mount Kilimanjaro from the south, beginning with a short drive from Moshi to Machame Gate. The path leads hikers through the rain forest to Shira Plateau. Here, many of Kilimanjaro routes converge. Then the route turns east and traverses underneath Kilimanjaro Southern Ice Field on a path known as the Southern Circuit before summiting from Barafu. The descent is made via the Mweka route.
Price (The Hut Trekking $1400 PP) USD
Welcome to Tanzania! Most visitors will arrive at the Kilimanjaro International Airport in Arusha, where a friendly representative from Chalema Tanzania Safaris will be waiting to meet you. After retrieving your luggage, we’ll strike out for the short trip to Moshi. This town lies right on the doorstep of Mount Kilimanjaro, and we’ll arrive after about two hours on the road. Your accommodations tonight will be at the Parkview Inn, tucked away amongst verdant greenery right in the heart of Moshi. You’ll enjoy your first taste of Tanzanian cuisine sourced from local ingredients at the hotel’s excellent restaurant before getting a good night’s rest. Our adventure begins tomorrow!
We’ll get an early start today to make the short drive to the Marangu Gate. (1 800 m) Our hike begins in the lush montane forests which blanket the lower slopes of Kilimanjaro. As we walk beneath tangled canopies of tall trees, keen-eyed trekkers may be lucky enough to spot the bright plumage of a colorful sunbird as swallowtail butterflies drift through the morning air. After about four or five hours on the trail, we’ll reach today’s destination: Mandara Huts. We’ll get our gear unloaded before enjoying a well-deserved meal or taking a short walk to the jaw-dropping lookout of Maundi Crater. On a clear day, we can see the very summit of Kilimanjaro from here—a summit we’ll soon reach on our own feet.
As dawn breaks to the gentle sound of birdsong in the forest, we’ll savor an early breakfast before shouldering our packs and hitting the trail. Our path leads up and out of the woodlands to enter a higher-altitude habitat of moor and heath. Today’s hike should take about six hours in total, and we’ll break up the day by stopping for lunch at a spot where we can see the still far-off peak of Mawenzi. When we reach the little lodges known as the Horombo Huts, we’ll get checked in before enjoying dinner and swapping stories of our adventures with other travelers. If you’ve got energy to spare, we can also make a short out-and-back hike to Zebra Rock. This formation of lava rock is named for the black-and-white striations running down its surface, which are the result of mineral-rich rainwater.
Today’s hike will take us away from the open moorlands and introduce us to an alien, rocky landscape known as the Saddle. Nowhere else is the volcanic nature of Kilimanjaro more apparent, and this wide-open terrain reveals fabulous views all the way to the mountain’s summit. But when we talk about the summit of Kilimanjaro, we’re actually talking about three distinct volcanic cones: Mawenzi, Shira, and Kibo. Kibo is the tallest of the three, and it represents the ultimate destination of our Five-Day Marangu Route. The pinnacle of our hike is known as Uhuru Peak, and it can be found directly on the rim of Kibo’s crater. After five or six hours on the trail, we’ll stop for the evening at the aptly named Kibo huts, enjoying excellent views of the snow-capped peak we’ll aim to tackle in the morning.
Today is the culmination of your grandest dreams and the ultimate reward for your rigorous preparation. We’ll break camp at the stroke of midnight to make the ascent to the summit of Kilimanjaro. We’ll navigate the darkness carefully, taking our time and monitoring ourselves for any symptoms of altitude sickness. The climb is a steep one, but it’s worth our perseverance. When you’re standing at the very roof of Africa, awash with elation at your accomplishments and enjoying the celebratory camaraderie of your fellow hikers, you’ll know that the prize was worth the struggle. After snapping dozens of photos and enjoying the morning panorama to its fullest, we’ll begin the long descent back to Horombo Huts. One thing’s for sure—you’ll sleep well tonight!
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There is no more iconic image of Tanzania than the snow-dusted freestanding
Machame Route is the most popular route on Kilimanjaro and draws the hikers for its scenic beauty.
Otherwise known as “Coca-cola” route, Marangu is the oldest and most-established route
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My visit to Tanzania as a solo traveller was unforgettable , my trip started in Zanzibar and went on safari to Arusha I visited Tarangire and Ngorongoro the trip was great I extend my gratitude to Mr.winfried who was there always and made my trip unforgettable.
We had an incredible experience with our trip on holiday to Zanzibar BBM tours are the best company they organized us some activities which we liked so much, we had snorkling, we went for safari blue it was incredible
The tour was interesting and fascinating. In order to experience the safari in the best way and to see the landscape and the animals, the name of the game is to be in the right place at the right time. .
