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Kilimanjaro Climbing 7 Days Machame Route Price & Itinerary in 2024 - 2025.
The 7 Days Machame Route small group typically involves number of few people who are willing to climb the highest Mountain found in Tanzania - Africa.
The Kilimanjaro 7 Days Machame Route is one of the most popular seven official trekking routes used to summit Mount Kilimanjaro, and also known for its scenic beauty and high success rate.
On average, The best price for Kilimanjaro 7 days Machame Route shared group is $1,750 to $4,000 USD per person. This price usually includes services such as transportation to and from the airport, park fees, camping equipment, food, and the services of experienced guides and porters.
The Kilimanjaro 7 days Machame Route is a hiking and climbing itinerary that takes seven days to complete, starting and ending at the Kilimanjaro National Park Gate.
The route is known for its steep and challenging sections, including the Barranco Wall, but also for its stunning views of the surrounding landscape and diverse ecosystems, such as rainforest, alpine meadows, and arctic desert.
The 7 Days Machame Route itinerary typically involves hiking for several hours per day, camping overnight at designated campsites, and acclimatizing to the altitude. It is a popular choice for hikers who want to take their time and increase their chances of reaching the summit, also known as Uhuru Peak, which stands at an elevation of 5,895 meters (19,341 feet).
On average, The price or cost of the Kilimanjaro 7 days Machame Route can range from $1,550 to $4,000 USD per person. This price usually includes services such as transportation to and from the airport, park fees, camping equipment, food, and the services of experienced guides and porters.
One hour’s drive from Moshi lies the gate to the Machame route, where we complete park formalities, meet our crew of porters and start to climb! The first section of the route climbs steadily and passes through magnificent, dense rainforest. This path is less well-trodden so it can get somewhat overgrown in places and it is often wet and muddy underfoot.
Our route continues on up through the forest until we reach the steep ascent onto the Shira Plateau, where there are rewarding views of the mountain. Looking back, you will be able to see Mt Meru rising high above Arusha town in the distance.
Walking now on high moorland, the landscape changes the entire character of the trek. We traverse the southwest side of Kilimanjaro, passing underneath the Lava Tower and the final section of the Western Breach and finally reach camp The day has been spent at altitude (up to 4600m), but we have followed the mountaineering code of ‘walk high, sleep low’ to aid your body’s acclimatization to altitude..
Our day starts by descending into the start of the Great Barranco, a huge ravine. We then exit steeply, up the Great Barranco Wall, which divides us from the southeastern slopes of Kibo. It’s a climb over rock, not technical but long and tiring. Passing underneath the Heim and Kersten glaciers, we head towards the Karanga valley. From here we have a steep climb up from Karanga valley to our night’s camp at Karanga camp, set at 3963m. For those feeling strong we will go for a mid-afternoon acclimatization trek up to around 4200m before descending back to camp for the night.
After a good night’s rest and breakfast, we set off on our walk to Barafu camp at 4640m. The climb will take us across desolate scree slopes with no vegetation around us at all. It’s a tough steep walk made more difficult by the altitude. On arriving at camp we eat and spend the afternoon resting as we prepare for a long night and day ahead. It is important to keep hydrated and warm. We have an early dinner and then try to get some sleep as we will be getting up at between 11pm and 12 pm to start the climb to the summit.
You will be awoken around 23:30 with hot tea and biscuits. Hopefully you have managed to get a few hours’ sleep; don’t worry if you haven’t as most people struggle to sleep before summit night. Do however make sure that all your kit, including warm clothes, headlamp, insulated water reserves and snacks are ready for a sharp departure at 24:00. The trek up Kibo is steep and slow. The trick is to keep your momentum moving forward, one step at a time.
In this 7 Days Machame Route it takes about 6-8 hours to reach the top of the crater rim where you will see the sign for Stella Point (5,739 meters). You still have another 156 meters of altitude to walk around the crater rim to Uhuru Peak (5,895 meters). After reaching the summit of Kilimanjaro, a 4.5km / 3 mile ascent, you still have an 11km / 7 mile descent to Mweka Camp (3,100 meters)! Mweka is situated in the upper part of the rainforest zone. The richness of oxygen and moisture in the air will be a very welcome surprise....
In the morning after breakfast you will be trekking down to Mweka gate. The trek is a pleasant one through the lower rain-forested slopes and down to Mweka Gate (1,640 meters). Although you cover 9km / 5.5 miles, the trek only takes 3-4 hours. Assuming you successfully reach Stella Point or Uhuru Peak you will be presented with official certificates – a green certificate for the former and a gold certificate for the latter. It is customary to tip your trekking crew before being transported back to your hotel in Moshi.
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