Mount Kilimanjaro Climbing

MACHAME/MWEKA ROUTE: 06 DAYS/05 NIGHTS ON THE MOUNTAIN

(Whisky route); this is one of the most beautiful and less-utilized routes up the mountain. For this trip you will sleep in tents. All your supplies and camping equipment are pottered and your meals are prepared. Your baggage limit is 20 kg for the climb. The guides are excellent and the food plain and wholesome, including plenty of carbohydrates and fresh vegetables.

Day 1:

Arrival

• Arrive in Moshi town. Met and taken to the pre-booked hotel for an introductory Kilimanjaro climb briefing.
• Dinner and Overnight in Moshi.  

Day 2:

Moshi to Machame, onto Machame hut

• Depart Moshi at 09.30am to Machame park gate. The drive by private vehicle to the Mount Kilimanjaro National Park Gates takes about 50 minutes. The drive passes through the village of Machame, which is located on the lower slopes of the mountain. Once you reach the park gates you will make your final preparations for the walk.
  
  The porters at this time will be busy arranging their packs containing, food, and camping together with kitchen equipment. Make sure that you have all your day pack items with you as the porters travel very quickly so you may not be able to retrieve any items that you have given to them to carry until the evening camp.
  
  You now leave the park gates (at around 2,000m) and walk through the rain forest on a winding trail to the first hut, which is located at an altitude of 3048m. From here you continue for a short distance and reach the Machame Hut at 3,100m (10,000ft). Here you make your first camp.
• Rest and enjoy our evening dinner and overnight.
• Total walking time around 5 hours.

Day 3:

Machame hut to Shira Hut

• After breakfast, you leave the glades of the rain forest and continue on an ascending path, crossing a small valley to gain a steep heather covered rocky ridge. You follow this ascending ridge until the spur opens out and the route turns west into a river gorge at 3,658m (12,598ft). Time for rest,
• Dinner and overnight at the Shira Hut camp.
• Total walking about 4 hours.

Day 4:

Shira to Barranco Hut

• From the Shira Plateau you continue to the East passing the junction of the route up to the peak of Kibo. You continue on until your direction turns to the South East and you head towards the Lava Tower, called the 'Shark's Tooth'. Shortly after the tower you come to a second junction, which leads you up to the Arrow Glacier at an altitude of 4,876m. You then continue on and down to the Barranco Hut at 3,860m (12,795ft) to enjoy a well-deserved rest,
• Evening meal and overnight camp.
• Total walking time around 6 hours.

Day 5:

Barranco to Barafu Hut

• After breakfast you leave the Barranco Hut to ascend a steep ridge, which passes the Barranco Wall in the Karanga Valley. Here you meet up with the top part of the Mweka trail and continue up to the Barafu Hut at 4,600m (15,500ft). This is your high camp from where the peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo can be seen. The rest and evening meal will be very welcome after a walking day of around 8 hours.
• Dinner and overnight at Barafu Hut
• Total walking time 8 hours

Day 6:

Barafu to Summit, and descend to Mweka Hut

• SUMMIT DAY: Very early in the morning you make your way slowly up to Stella Point at 5,745m before making the final traverse to the Uhuru Peak, highest point in the continent of Africa, at 5,985m (19,340ft). This ascent will take around 6 hours. Views of the plains and Mount Meru in the early morning sunlight are possible before any cloud drifts up from the steamy jungle below. From the summit you now make your descent continuing straight down to the Mweka Hut at 3,100m. This descent should take around 5 hours and you can take pleasure in a well-deserved rest and final evening meal on the mountain.
• Dinner and overnight at Mweka Hut
• Total walking time 5 hours

Day 7:

Mweka to Mweka Gate

• After a comparatively late breakfast you continue the descent down through the rain forest to the Mweka Park Gate. This takes around 4 hours. At the Park Gates you will be met by the guides’ vehicle to travel back to Moshi for overnight.
• Overnight Moshi or Arusha

Day 8:

Departure

• After breakfast, departure back home or next destination.
• End of our services:
• Enjoy your holiday with us!

Services Included Are:

• Base Hotel Accommodation in Moshi for 2 nights on BB (night before and after)
• Park entrance fees
• Camping fees
• Hut fees
• Rescue fees
• Park commission
• Food for climbers (3 meals a day)
• Salaries to the climbing crew (guides, porters and cooks)
• Transport from Keys Annex Hotel to the Park Gate and back after the climb

Services not included

• Tips
• Climbing gears and equipment of personal nature
• Sleeping bags

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Terms and conditions:

• Children: 2-12 years if sharing with adults are charged 75% of the adult rates, if on own room full amount as adults. 
• Ketas Safaris requires a 25% non-refundable deposit of the total tour cost upon confirmation of the safari and the balance 60 days prior to the arrival for clients to safeguard the reservation.
• Reservations will be cancelled if the final payment is not received by the due date with full loss of deposit.

Cancellations:

• All cancellation must made in writing to Ketas Safaris and all cancellation will be charged a cancellation penalty depending on the number of days before tour departure:
• Between 45 days and 30 days      No refund of the deposit
• Less than 30 days                        No refund of the land cost
• There is no refund of any unused portion of your safari once commenced. Cancellation penalties on Airfare are additional and are not included in the above cancellation charges.

  
Important Information:

• Tour cost are based on all known costs and rates of exchange as at the 01st March 2011, any significant changes beyond the control of Ketas Safaris will be passed on to passengers.
• Ketas Safaris also retain the right to alter any arrangements due to local conditions. Ketas Safaris also retains the right to refuse any person from participating or continuing any tour for any reason or if that person causes or is deemed to cause hazard and/or inconvenience other passengers.