Machame, nicknamed the “Whiskey Route”, is steeper and longer than the Marangu trail, and you sleep in tents rather than huts. The trail starts at Machame Gate in the rainforest and climbs to the Shira Plateau.
It then circles the southern side with wide views, rises from the east and comes down by the Mweka trail. Six days is possible for fit hikers, though a seventh day gives your body more time to acclimatise.
Private 4x4 with pop-up roof and your own guide
All meals on safari
Drive from Moshi to Machame Gate and climb steadily through dense rainforest to your first camp at the edge of the trees.
Leave the forest behind and climb through heather and moorland to the Shira Plateau, with wide views back over the plains.
Climb high to Lava Tower to help acclimatisation, then descend into the Barranco Valley for the night.
Tackle the Barranco Wall, then traverse the southern circuit to Barafu high camp, resting early before the summit push.
Start before midnight for the climb to Stella Point and Uhuru Peak, reaching the roof of Africa around sunrise, before descending to Mweka Camp.
Descend through the rainforest on the Mweka trail to the gate, collect your certificate and return to Moshi.
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