Kilimanjaro Trek: Scenic West Ascent via Barranco Camp

Embark on a 7-day private Kilimanjaro hiking tour via Machame from Arusha. Enjoy varied scenery, superior service, and high-end equipment for a hassle-free and successful summit.

Duration: 7 days
Cancellation: 72 hours
Highlights

Machame Gate to Machame Camp

Machame - At 9am, leave Arusha for Machame Gate, where you will meet our porters, guides and cooks that will spend the next six days trekking with you to Uhuru Peak, the roof of Africa. The drive through coffee farms and villages to Machame Gate takes about 1.5 hours. After arriving, wait at the gate while we register…

What's Included
  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Dinner
Additional Information

Our second most popular route, this route offers easy access to the trailhead, varied scenery along the route, and ascends on the west. Barranco Camp, the third campsite on this route, is a favorite amongst our mountain staff. This is also the most popular camping route overall, so you will be joined by a lot of fellow climbers.
We offer superior…

Cancellation Policy

If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.

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Kev_lam_
Oct 6, 2024
An achievement I’ll remember! - We did the 8 day Lemosho route with Colman and Earnest. Thanks to them we made it to the summit by guiding us and maintaining good spirits. It’s an awesome experience!
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Alessandroas5709ux
Sep 11, 2024
Kili...a dream! - It was a dream to reach the summit of Kilimanjaro. Duma Explorer/Alika Africa made this dream come true. All the organisation was great: as soon as we landed we were welcomed and taken to the hotel where we had the briefing with the guide to check the gears and we spent the night. The following day we started for the 7 days trekking along the Machame Route. Our crew was amazing : really kind and I can say they did a fantastic job to provide us the best support to reach the summit. Good quality 4 seasons tent, a careful nutrition to have energy for each day, a check of the physical condition every evening...these are just some examples of what is offered. Really really satisfied of this adventure!
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Lara7_natta
Sep 11, 2024
The best choice!! - The travel of our life!!! We chose Duma Explorer/Alika Africa thanks to our friend that went here last years. And we did the best choice!! The Kilimanjaro ascending was amazing... our guides Ema and Shaban and all the crew, all of them... made our dreams come true... with the Kilimanjiaro philosophy of PolePole we really reach the summit. During all the path they take care of us in the most amazing way... they cuddle us with their attention, their simpaty, but even readiness and strenght!! Porters are my new heroes!!! I have not enough word to thanks them!! At every camp you have your own tent a private toilette hot water and great food (Jamal you are great!) All brought by these amazing guys. THANKS THANKS AND THANKS AGAIN ALIKA AFRICA!! ASANTE SANA!!!
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X3641zasimonk
Aug 27, 2024
Kilimanjaro - Simply amazing experience…..what made it extra special were the wonderful people who guided us on this amazing mountain. A credit to the business, Tanzania and Africa.
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790fridaf
Apr 22, 2021
An incredible adventure - The whole trip, the small details, the people. It was fantastic and I I would not want to change anything.
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Richard
Apr 13, 2021
Absolutely amazing! - Having experienced the impeccable organiazation by Duma on a Tanzania family trip 2014 (one week safari and one week on Zanzibar for me, my wife and our five kids) it was a no-brainer to choose Duma when I, my wife and one of our youngest cubs (now 17 years) decided to hike/climb Kilimanjaro. In spite of our previous excellent experience Duma managed to exceed our expectations! Our head guide (Emmanuel), assistant guide (Colman) and waiter (Dickson) proved to be an absolute dream-team together with Jamal (cook) and the remaining 12 persons in our support crew. Emmanuel, Colman and Dickson were very professional with a high level of security as well as supportive, encouraging - and not least fun and easy to be around. The tent-crew kept our tents (a small 3-person sleeping tent and a larger mess-tent for meals and storage of equipment) in excellent condition and the toilet-tent was always nice and clean (very important!). Jamal prepared very nice rich meals that we ate with good apetite during the entire trip (nope, no AMS). We were actually talking about how we probably were putting on weight climbing Kibo... :-) The hike was challanging, no doubt about that, but with the excellent support by primarily Emmanuel, Colman and Dickson (called the Goon Squad by our son) there was never any question whether we'd all make it. Summit night was the most challanging day starting at midnight under a crispy starry clear sky. Reaching the crater rim at dawn and finally standing at Uhuru point just before nine am under a sunny clear sky was absolutely fantastic! If you have any thoughts what so ever of climbing Kilimanjaro - go for it! You will not regret it! And if you decide to do it, I couldn't recommend Duma stronger. This company is amazing - and when hearing from the employers during the hike that this is the company basically everybody in the business want to work for, well, choosing Duma is an absolute no-brainer. /Richard Birgander
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Christianbarker7
Jan 1, 2021
TRIP OF A LIFETIME - Our trek with Duma was absolutely incredible!!! It's crazy how much thought, effort, and supplies goes into a Kilimanjaro trek (especially for a family of 8), but Duma takes care of it all. Our mountain guides were incredible - friendly, encouraging, patient, experienced, and safe. The porters were cheerful, hardworking, and really fun to talk with. Duma is a founding member of the Kilimanjaro Porter Assistance Project, meaning all of their porters are paid fairly, have a manageable load and good sleeping conditions, and eat three meals a day. This is NOT the case with other companies. Every effort was taken to make sure our trek was as comfortable and successful as possible. Absolutely loved it! Book with Duma!
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Kalebb2021
Jan 1, 2021
I would give more stars if I could! GO WITH DUMA!!! - GUYS....you gotta listen to me. Duma Explorer is the best. We did a 7 day trek up Kilimanjaro and a two-day safari with a family of teenagers and a 10 year-old. We have never done anything like this before, so we weren't sure how it was going to go. All of the guides were AMAZING!!! Genuinely honest and good people. Their English is great, and they even helped us learn a little Swahili while we were there! They were so so so helpful and we all made it to the top!!! They even helped us organize and pick up our COVID tests before our return flight. The camping gear they provided was top-notch as well. We felt so spoiled while we were on the mountain haha. I cannot stress enough how much I would recommend this company for your adventures in Tanzania.
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Josa14
Nov 9, 2020
BOOK WITH DUMA EXPLORER! THEY ARE AMAZING! - In October our family was hesitant about traveling to Tanzania during the pandemic. However, we decided to go and we are so glad we did! Our climb up Kili with Duma Explorer was a memory that will last a lifetime. It was a beautiful and amazing accomplishment. Duma Explorer made the trip smooth and so easy! The staff and guides at Duma are incredible and we left feeling like they are part of our family! If you are remotely thinking of going to Tanzania and climbing Kili, don't hesitate, book with Duma, and they will take care of everything! They are definitely the BEST tour company in Tanzania!
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