- Moshi - The Machame Route has recently become more popular than the Marangu Route, which it now rivals. Many guides consider Machame to be the most enjoyable route, although it is longer and generally more challenging. Despite this, the success rate on the Machame Route is higher than on the Marangu Route.
DAY 1:
- Machame Gate to Machame Camp
- Elevation (ft): 5,400ft to 9,400ft
- Distance: 11 km
- Hiking Time: 5-7 hours
DAY 2:
- Machame Camp to Shira Camp
- Elevation (ft): 9,400ft to 12,500ft
- Distance: 5 km
- Hiking Time: 4-6 hours
DAY 3:
- Shira Camp to Lava Tower to Barranco Camp
- Elevation (ft): 12,500ft to 13,000ft
- Distance: 10 km
- Hiking Time: 6-8 hours
DAY 4:
- Baranco Camp to Karanga Camp
- Elevation: 13,000ft to 13,100ft
- Hiking time: 4-5 hours
- Distance: 3 miles
- Habitat: Alpine Desert
DAY 5:
- Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp
- Elevation: 13,000ft to 15,300ft
- Hiking time: 4-5 hours
- Distance: 2.5 miles
- Habitat: Alpine Desert
DAY 6:
- Elevation: 15,300ft to 19,340ft to 10,000ft
- Hiking time: 12 – 15 hours
- Distance: 3 miles to Summit; 7 miles descent
DAY 7:
- Mweka Camp to Mweka Gate
- Elevation: 10,000ft to 5400ft
- Hiking time: 3-4 hours
- Distance: 6 miles
- Private transportation
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Breakfast
- All fees and/or taxes
- Tips to the crew
- Personal mountain equipment
- Travel insurance
- Visa
Machame Route now vies with
– and indeed over the last few years has overtaken
– the Marangu Route as the most popular trail.
Machame is also the regarded by many guides as the most enjoyable, though it is longer and, according to most, more arduous. Despite this, the success rate on the Machame Route is higher than on the Marangu Route,
possibly because the Machame is a day longer at six days and five nights (assuming you take the Barafu Route to the summit) which gives trekkers more time to acclimatize.
An extra acclimatization day can
– and usually is -
taken in the Karanga Valley.
The Machame Route also gives you the option of taking the Western Breach / Arrow Glacier Route to the summit.
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