Overview
Kilimanjaro Machame Route
Embark on the iconic Kilimanjaro Machame Route, affectionately known as the 'Whisky' route, celebrated for its robust and adventurous character. This non-technical, camping-based journey begins in the lush rainforests of Kilimanjaro's southwest, offering a challenging yet deeply rewarding experience. As one of the most popular paths to Africa's highest peak, the Machame Route is distinguished by its well-designed southern circuit, expertly crafted to facilitate acclimatization. This route guides you through a series of highs and lows across diverse natural landscapes, each step an invitation to explore the mountain's rich tapestry.
As you ascend, you will encounter the exhilarating 'scrambling' section at the Barranco Wall, a highlight that delivers a true mountaineering sensation, achievable without specialized equipment or extensive climbing experience. This compelling blend of challenge and beauty makes the Kilimanjaro Machame Route a premier choice for trekkers seeking an authentic and memorable climb. Its popularity not only stems from the physical journey but also from the striking vistas and varied terrain that encapsulate the spirit of adventure on Kilimanjaro.
Detailed day to day itinerary
Arrival and climb breifing
Today has no planned activities and is only an arrival day for you to reach your base lodge in time for a pre-climb briefing with your mountain guide.
Approx. driving distance: Optional airport transfers available
Approx. trekking distance: None
Start altitude: Unknown
End altitude: Unknown
Highest Altitude reached: Unknown
Altitude +gain / -loss: Unknown
Meals included today: None
Machame gate to Machame camp
You will be transferred by road from Moshi (or Arusha) to Machame gate. After registration you begin your trek through the rain forest zone with your guide. The forest is thick and diverse with flora / fauna, and you may experience rain this afternoon which is common in this zone making the path slightly slippery. A steady but relatively steep hike takes you to the edge of the forest and heather zone.
Approx. driving distance: 1-1.5 hours
Approx. trekking distance: 9km or 5.5mi (5-7 hours)
Start altitude: 1790m or 5870ft
End altitude: 3010m or 9875ft
Highest Altitude reached: 3010m or 9875ft
Altitude +gain / -loss: +1220m or +4005ft
Meals included today: Picnic lunch, dinner
Machame camp to Shira Two camp
Today’s hike is a little shorter and begins with a trek through the heather & moorland zone up a steep ridge till the semi-circular cliff known as Picnic Rock. From here you have excellent views (on a clear day) of Kibo peak, the tallest cone on the mountain where your goal of Uhuru peak is. You should also see the jagged peaks of the Shira Plateau to the west. Shira is the third peak of Kilimanjaro which has been molded by lava flow, erosion, and volcanic activity. Tanzania’s second highest mountain (Mt Meru 4563m or 14970ft) may be seen in the distance. The remainder of your day is a much gentler / flat trail to your camp, where the views are equally as spectacular.
Approx. driving distance: None
Approx. trekking distance: 7km or 4.5mi (5-7 hours)
Start altitude: 3010m or 9875ft
End altitude: 3845m or 12615ft
Highest Altitude reached: 3845m or 12615ft
Altitude +gain / -loss: +835m or +2740ft
Meals included today: Breakfast, picnic lunch or lunch, dinner
Shira Two camp to Barranco Camp
Your hike today takes you towards to Kibo cone steadily climbing up and over the edges of the alpine desert to your first high altitude at the lava tower (4630m or 15190ft). Today helps you to acclimatize and also is a great indicator to see how your body can handle the higher altitude. From the Lava Tower you begin your steep descent anti clockwise around Kibo and into the Barranco Valley passing the large flowering mountain cacti (Kilimanjaro Senecios) unique to Kilimanjaro. The day ends around the same elevation as you started on the edge of the heather and moorland.
Approx. driving distance: None
Approx. trekking distance: 10km or 6mi (6-8 hours)
Start altitude: 3845 or 12615ft
End altitude: 3960m or 12990ft
Highest Altitude reached: 4630m or 15190ft
Altitude +gain / -loss: +785m or +2575ft / -670m or -2200ft
Meals included today: Breakfast, picnic lunch or lunch, dinner
Barranco camp to Barafu camp
This morning you will leave the camp and ascend the Barranco wall. This is an impressive non-technical scramble and gives a feeling of mountain climbing (without any previous experience or advanced equipment required) and is rewarded with a superb view from the top back into the camp and the Heim glacier on the peak. The remainder of the hike will be through the alpine desert winding around the mountain then through the Karanga valley. From the Karanga camp you continue on the path until Barafu camp where you will prepare for your summit attempt tonight.
Approx. driving distance: None
Approx. trekking distance: 10km or 6.5mi (7-8 hours)
Start altitude: 3960m or 12990ft
End altitude: 4640m or 15225ft
Highest Altitude reached: 4640m or 15225ft
Altitude +gain / -loss: +680m or +2235ft
Meals included today: Breakfast, picnic lunch or lunch, dinner
Barafu Camp to Stella point to Uhuru peak to Mweka camp
In the early morning (around 00:00am) you begin your final ascent to the summit of Uhuru peak through the arctic zone. The trek is a steep hike over loose volcanic scree through the dark and cold night and takes a slow pace in a zig-zag pattern towards Stella point (5685m or 18650ft) which is your first stop on the Kibo crater rim. From here a short (but difficult) hike remains to take you to Uhuru Peak (5895m or 19341ft), the highest point in Africa. You usually don’t spend that long at the peak due to the extreme altitude and will descend back down to the base camp for your breakfast / brunch. After your gear is packed up you continue the descent through the alpine desert, heather and moorland and eventually stopping at Mweka camp in the rain forest zone for a well-deserved rest.
Approx. driving distance: None
Approx. trekking distance: 19km or 12mi (14-18 hours)
Start altitude: 4640m or 15225ft
End altitude: 3700m or 12220ft
Highest Altitude reached: 5895m or 19431ft (Peak!)
Altitude +gain / -loss: +1255m or +4206ft / -2195m or -7211ft
Meals included today: Midnight snack, brunch, picnic lunch or lunch, dinner
Mweka camp to Mweka gate
Your final day on Kilimanjaro is a descent through the southern rain forest until Mweka gate where our vehicle will be waiting to take you back to Moshi town. Usually, the crew will leave you at Mweka gate and it’s a perfect opportunity to say goodbye to your crew who all generally head directly home from the end gate.
Approx. driving distance: 1 hour (to Moshi) / 2 hours (to Arusha)
Approx. trekking distance: 10km or 6mi (3-4 hours)
Start altitude: 3700m or 12220ft
End altitude: 1630m or 5350ft
Highest Altitude reached: 3080m or 10105ft
Altitude +gain / -loss: -1450 or -4755ft
Meals included today: Breakfast*
* We do not include lunch on the last day when descending via Mweka as we expect most to descend before lunch time. It is common for many to celebrate with their guides for this lunch just outside of the park or you can have your lunch at your post climb lodge instead.
Detailed day to day itinerary
Arrival and climb breifing
Today has no planned activities and is only an arrival day for you to reach your base lodge in time for a pre-climb briefing with your mountain guide.
Approx. driving distance: Optional airport transfers available
Approx. trekking distance: None
Start altitude: Unknown
End altitude: Unknown
Highest Altitude reached: Unknown
Altitude +gain / -loss: Unknown
Meals included today: None
Machame gate to Machame camp
You will be transferred by road from Moshi (or Arusha) to Machame gate. After registration you begin your trek through the rain forest zone with your guide. The forest is thick and diverse with flora / fauna, and you may experience rain this afternoon which is common in this zone making the path slightly slippery. A steady but relatively steep hike takes you to the edge of the forest and heather zone.
Approx. driving distance: 1-1.5 hours
Approx. trekking distance: 9km or 5.5mi (5-7 hours)
Start altitude: 1790m or 5870ft
End altitude: 3010m or 9875ft
Highest Altitude reached: 3010m or 9875ft
Altitude +gain / -loss: +1220m or +4005ft
Meals included today: Picnic lunch, dinner
Machame camp to Shira Two camp
Today’s hike is a little shorter and begins with a trek through the heather & moorland zone up a steep ridge till the semi-circular cliff known as Picnic Rock. From here you have excellent views (on a clear day) of Kibo peak, the tallest cone on the mountain where your goal of Uhuru peak is. You should also see the jagged peaks of the Shira Plateau to the west. Shira is the third peak of Kilimanjaro which has been molded by lava flow, erosion, and volcanic activity. Tanzania’s second highest mountain (Mt Meru 4563m or 14970ft) may be seen in the distance. The remainder of your day is a much gentler / flat trail to your camp, where the views are equally as spectacular.
Approx. driving distance: None
Approx. trekking distance: 7km or 4.5mi (5-7 hours)
Start altitude: 3010m or 9875ft
End altitude: 3845m or 12615ft
Highest Altitude reached: 3845m or 12615ft
Altitude +gain / -loss: +835m or +2740ft
Meals included today: Breakfast, picnic lunch or lunch, dinner
Shira Two camp to Barranco Camp
Your hike today takes you towards to Kibo cone steadily climbing up and over the edges of the alpine desert to your first high altitude at the lava tower (4630m or 15190ft). Today helps you to acclimatize and also is a great indicator to see how your body can handle the higher altitude. From the Lava Tower you begin your steep descent anti clockwise around Kibo and into the Barranco Valley passing the large flowering mountain cacti (Kilimanjaro Senecios) unique to Kilimanjaro. The day ends around the same elevation as you started on the edge of the heather and moorland.
Approx. driving distance: None
Approx. trekking distance: 10km or 6mi (6-8 hours)
Start altitude: 3845 or 12615ft
End altitude: 3960m or 12990ft
Highest Altitude reached: 4630m or 15190ft
Altitude +gain / -loss: +785m or +2575ft / -670m or -2200ft
Meals included today: Breakfast, picnic lunch or lunch, dinner
Barranco camp to Karanga camp
This morning you will leave the camp and ascend the Barranco wall. This is an impressive non-technical scramble and gives a feeling of mountain climbing (without any previous experience or advanced equipment required) and is rewarded with a superb view from the top back into the camp and the Heim glacier on the peak. The remainder of the hike will be through the alpine desert slowly winding around the mountain till the Karanga valley which you descend into and again up till your camp. Karanga valley is the last water point.
Approx. driving distance: None
Approx. trekking distance: 6km or 4mi (3-5 hours)
Start altitude: 3960m or 12990ft
End altitude: 4040m or 13255ft
Highest Altitude reached: 4250m or 13945ft
Altitude +gain / -loss: +290m or +955ft /-210m or -690ft
Meals included today: Breakfast, picnic lunch or lunch, dinner
Karanga camp to Barafu camp
Today you climb almost casually through the empty landscape of the alpine desert where you keep a slow pace even though the path is not extremely steep. Kibo cone starts to near and you may finally glimpse the Mawenzi peak (Kilimanjaro’s second peak) in the east. The short distance means you have plenty of time at your summit camp to rest and prepare for the summit attempt tonight.
Approx. driving distance: None
Approx. trekking distance: 4km or 2.5mi (3-4 hours)
Start altitude: 4040m or 13255ft
End altitude: 4640m or 15225ft
Highest Altitude reached: 4640m or 15225ft
Altitude +gain / -loss: +600m or +1970ft
Meals included today: Breakfast, picnic lunch or lunch, dinner
Barafu Camp to Stella point to Uhuru peak to Mweka camp
In the early morning (around 00:00am) you begin your final ascent to the summit of Uhuru peak through the arctic zone. The trek is a steep hike over loose volcanic scree through the dark and cold night and takes a slow pace in a zig-zag pattern towards Stella point (5685m or 18650ft) which is your first stop on the Kibo crater rim. From here a short (but difficult) hike remains to take you to Uhuru Peak (5895m or 19341ft), the highest point in Africa. You usually don’t spend that long at the peak due to the extreme altitude and will descend back down to the base camp for your breakfast / brunch. After your gear is packed up you continue the descent through the alpine desert, heather and moorland and eventually stopping at Mweka camp in the rain forest zone for a well-deserved rest.
Approx. driving distance: None
Approx. trekking distance: 19km or 12mi (14-18 hours)
Start altitude: 4640m or 15225ft
End altitude: 3700m or 12220ft
Highest Altitude reached: 5895m or 19431ft (Peak!)
Altitude +gain / -loss: +1255m or +4206ft / -2195m or -7211ft
Meals included today: Midnight snack, brunch, picnic lunch or lunch, dinner
Mweka camp to Mweka gate
Your final day on Kilimanjaro is a descent through the southern rain forest until Mweka gate where our vehicle will be waiting to take you back to Moshi town. Usually, the crew will leave you at Mweka gate and it’s a perfect opportunity to say goodbye to your crew who all generally head directly home from the end gate.
Approx. driving distance: 1 hour (to Moshi) / 2 hours (to Arusha)
Approx. trekking distance: 10km or 6mi (3-4 hours)
Start altitude: 3700m or 12220ft
End altitude: 1630m or 5350ft
Highest Altitude reached: 3080m or 10105ft
Altitude +gain / -loss: -1450 or -4755ft
Meals included today: Breakfast*
* We do not include lunch on the last day when descending via Mweka as we expect most to descend before lunch time. It is common for many to celebrate with their guides for this lunch just outside of the park or you can have your lunch at your post climb lodge instead.
Detailed day to day itinerary
Arrival and climb breifing
Today has no planned activities and is only an arrival day for you to reach your base lodge in time for a pre-climb briefing with your mountain guide.
Approx. driving distance: Optional airport transfers available
Approx. trekking distance: None
Start altitude: Unknown
End altitude: Unknown
Highest Altitude reached: Unknown
Altitude +gain / -loss: Unknown
Meals included today: None
Machame gate to Machame camp
You will be transferred by road from Moshi (or Arusha) to Machame gate. After registration you begin your trek through the rain forest zone with your guide. The forest is thick and diverse with flora / fauna, and you may experience rain this afternoon which is common in this zone making the path slightly slippery. A steady but relatively steep hike takes you to the edge of the forest and heather zone.
Approx. driving distance: 1-1.5 hours
Approx. trekking distance: 9km or 5.5mi (5-7 hours)
Start altitude: 1790m or 5870ft
End altitude: 3010m or 9875ft
Highest Altitude reached: 3010m or 9875ft
Altitude +gain / -loss: +1220m or +4005ft
Meals included today: Picnic lunch, dinner
Machame camp to Shira Two camp
Today’s hike is a little shorter and begins with a trek through the heather & moorland zone up a steep ridge till the semi-circular cliff known as Picnic Rock. From here you have excellent views (on a clear day) of Kibo peak, the tallest cone on the mountain where your goal of Uhuru peak is. You should also see the jagged peaks of the Shira Plateau to the west. Shira is the third peak of Kilimanjaro which has been molded by lava flow, erosion, and volcanic activity. Tanzania’s second highest mountain (Mt Meru 4563m or 14970ft) may be seen in the distance. The remainder of your day is a much gentler / flat trail to your camp, where the views are equally as spectacular.
Approx. driving distance: None
Approx. trekking distance: 7km or 4.5mi (5-7 hours)
Start altitude: 3010m or 9875ft
End altitude: 3845m or 12615ft
Highest Altitude reached: 3845m or 12615ft
Altitude +gain / -loss: +835m or +2740ft
Meals included today: Breakfast, picnic lunch or lunch, dinner
Shira Two camp to Moir Hut Camp
Today you take a steady pace across the alpine desert towards the northern Kilimanjaro area. If your fitness is high enough you can take an optional detour via the Lava Tower camp which is great for acclimatization. Moir hut is quite an isolated camp mostly used by those on the Kilimanjaro Northern Circuit but provides a unique northern view of the Kibo cone. You can also optionally hike to the nearby Lent group from Moir hut for vies of these eroded cones and ridges from where you may be able to gaze down into the wilderness plains of Kenya to the north.
Approx. driving distance: None
Approx. trekking distance: 4km or 2.5mi (4 hours)
Start altitude: 3845m or 12615ft
End altitude: 4140m or 13585ft
Highest Altitude reached: 4140m or 13585ft
Altitude +gain / -loss: +295m or 970ft
Meals included today: Breakfast, picnic lunch or lunch, dinner
Moir Hut camp to Barranco Camp
Your hike today takes you back south towards the Kibo cone steadily climbing up and over the edges of the alpine desert to your first high altitude at the lava tower (4630m or 15190ft, if you didn’t already reach here the day before). Today helps you to acclimatize and is a great indicator to see how your body can handle the higher altitude. From the Lava Tower you begin your steep descent anti clockwise around Kibo and into the Barranco Valley passing the large flowering mountain cacti (Kilimanjaro Senecios) unique to Kilimanjaro. The day ends around the same elevation as you started on the edge of the heather and moorland.
Approx. driving distance: None
Approx. trekking distance: 10km or 6mi (6-8 hours)
Start altitude: 4140m or 13585ft
End altitude: 3960m or 12990ft
Highest Altitude reached: 4630m or 15190ft
Altitude +gain / -loss: +490m or 1605ft / -670m or 2200ft
Meals included today: Breakfast, picnic lunch or lunch, dinner
Barranco camp to Karanga camp
This morning you will leave the camp and ascend the Barranco wall. This is an impressive non-technical scramble and gives a feeling of mountain climbing (without any previous experience or advanced equipment required) and is rewarded with a superb view from the top back into the camp and the Heim glacier on the peak. The remainder of the hike will be through the alpine desert slowly winding around the mountain till the Karanga valley which you descend into and again up till your camp. Karanga valley is the last water point.
Approx. driving distance: None
Approx. trekking distance: 6km or 4mi (3-5 hours)
Start altitude: 3960m or 12990ft
End altitude: 4040m or 13255ft
Highest Altitude reached: 4250m or 13945ft
Altitude +gain / -loss: +290m or +955ft /-210m or -690ft
Meals included today: Breakfast, picnic lunch or lunch, dinner
Karanga camp to Barafu camp
Today you climb almost casually through the empty landscape of the alpine desert where you keep a slow pace even though the path is not extremely steep. Kibo cone starts to near and you may finally glimpse the Mawenzi peak (Kilimanjaro’s second peak) in the east. The short distance means you have plenty of time at your summit camp to rest and prepare for the summit attempt tonight.
Approx. driving distance: None
Approx. trekking distance: 4km or 2.5mi (3-4 hours)
Start altitude: 4040m or 13255ft
End altitude: 4640m or 15225ft
Highest Altitude reached: 4640m or 15225ft
Altitude +gain / -loss: +600m or +1970ft
Meals included today: Breakfast, picnic lunch or lunch, dinner
Barafu Camp to Stella point to Uhuru peak to Mweka camp
In the early morning (around 00:00am) you begin your final ascent to the summit of Uhuru peak through the arctic zone. The trek is a steep hike over loose volcanic scree through the dark and cold night and takes a slow pace in a zig-zag pattern towards Stella point (5685m or 18650ft) which is your first stop on the Kibo crater rim. From here a short (but difficult) hike remains to take you to Uhuru Peak (5895m or 19341ft), the highest point in Africa. You usually don’t spend that long at the peak due to the extreme altitude and will descend back down to the base camp for your breakfast / brunch. After your gear is packed up you continue the descent through the alpine desert, heather and moorland and eventually stopping at Mweka camp in the rain forest zone for a well-deserved rest.
Approx. driving distance: None
Approx. trekking distance: 19km or 12mi (14-18 hours)
Start altitude: 4640m or 15225ft
End altitude: 3700m or 12220ft
Highest Altitude reached: 5895m or 19431ft (Peak!)
Altitude +gain / -loss: +1255m or +4206ft / -2195m or -7211ft
Meals included today: Midnight snack, brunch, picnic lunch or lunch, dinner
Mweka camp to Mweka gate
Your final day on Kilimanjaro is a descent through the southern rain forest until Mweka gate where our vehicle will be waiting to take you back to Moshi town. Usually, the crew will leave you at Mweka gate and it’s a perfect opportunity to say goodbye to your crew who all generally head directly home from the end gate.
Approx. driving distance: 1 hour (to Moshi) / 2 hours (to Arusha)
Approx. trekking distance: 10km or 6mi (3-4 hours)
Start altitude: 3700m or 12220ft
End altitude: 1630m or 5350ft
Highest Altitude reached: 3080m or 10105ft
Altitude +gain / -loss: -1450 or -4755ft
Meals included today: Breakfast*
* We do not include lunch on the last day when descending via Mweka as we expect most to descend before lunch time. It is common for many to celebrate with their guides for this lunch just outside of the park or you can have your lunch at your post climb lodge instead.
1 passenger (private trek)
from $2160 per person*2 passengers (private trek)
from $1945 per person*3 passengers (private trek)
from $1810 per person*4 passengers (private trek)
from $1715 per person*5 passengers (private trek)
from $1710 per person*6-10 passengers (private trek)
from $1640 per person*11-15 passengers (private trek)
from $1620 per person*16+ passengers (private trek)
from $1555 per person*Scheduled group (shared departure)
Not available* All prices are in USD ($) and serve as indications only for a standard package excluding pre/post accommodation, add-ons and comfort upgrades.
Private treks are with their own dedicated crew, equipment and transfers not shared with other hikers.
1 passenger (private trek)
from $2475 per person*2 passengers (private trek)
from $2245 per person*3 passengers (private trek)
from $2090 per person*4 passengers (private trek)
from $1985 per person*5 passengers (private trek)
from $1970 per person*6-10 passengers (private trek)
from $1895 per person*11-15 passengers (private trek)
from $2180 per person*16+ passengers (private trek)
from $1795 per person*Scheduled group (shared departure)
From $2080 per person** All prices are in USD ($) and serve as indications only for a standard package excluding pre/post accommodation, add-ons and comfort upgrades.
Private treks are with their own dedicated crew, equipment and transfers not shared with other hikers.
1 passenger (private trek)
from $2790 per person*2 passengers (private trek)
from $2540 per person*3 passengers (private trek)
from $2365 per person*4 passengers (private trek)
from $2235 per person*5 passengers (private trek)
from $2230 per person*6-10 passengers (private trek)
from $2140 per person*11-15 passengers (private trek)
from $2125 per person*16+ passengers (private trek)
from $2040 per person*Scheduled group (shared departure)
Not available* All prices are in USD ($) and serve as indications only for a standard package excluding pre/post accommodation, add-ons and comfort upgrades.
Private treks are with their own dedicated crew, equipment and transfers not shared with other hikers.
+ Chanya Lodge, Moshi
A comfortable mid-range pre and post climb lodge just outside of Moshi town, especially convenient for the Rongai and Marangu routes.
+ Bristol Cottages, Moshi
A comfortable and budget friendly mid-range lodge in Moshi town center, convenient for all ascent and descent routes.
+ Kaliwa Lodge, Machame
A convenient and comfortable mid range pre-climb option for the Machame route set in the lower forest in Machame village.
+ Machare Coffee Lodge, Mweka
A beautiful mid to high range post climb coffee lodge when descending via Mweka (Machame, Lemosho, Shira, Umbwe).
+ Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel, Moshi
A western style high range lodge just outside of Moshi town centre and convenient for all ascent and descent hiking routes.
+ Gran Melia, Arusha
A superbly comfortable high range lodge near Arusha city center, for a luxury pre and post climb experience with a view of Mount Meru.
+ Private camping toilet
A recommended private portable camping toilet which will be setup near your sleeping tents and provide a much more comfortable option compared to public facilities.
+ Insulated folding bed
A recommended insulated super warm folding bed rated R5 (for extreme cold) for the most comfortable sleeping experience on Kilimanjaro.
Airport transfers
You can easily include your arrival and departure airport transfers from Kilimanjaro International Airport, Arusha Airport or Moshi Airport with our reliable fleet.
+ Single tents
We usually expect groups of 2 or more to share sleeping tents however if you prefer not to share your sleeping tent you can book your own single tent.
+ Celebration items
If you are celebrating a birthday, anniversary, honeymoon or other special occasion you can let us know in advance to prepare something special for your day.
+ Premium Menu
A more premium hiking menu to include more fruit, meat, vegetables and complex dishes. A customized premium menu can be included for your hike.
+ Extra mountain guides
We appreciate those without expereince may need a personal mountain guide or a ratio of 1 guide to 1 client and you can hire additional guides for your trek as required.
+ Extra luggage porter
Those with more luggage can increase your allowed allowance on the trek by 15kgs for each additional luggage porter you hire for your expedition.
+ Personal porter
A personal assistance porter can help you carry your personal day pack (max 10kg) from the gate to the summit and back down to let you focus on your trek.
Anorak / Jackets
USD $20 per tripMixed brandsBalaclava
USD $5 per tripMixed brandsBoots - walking / trekking
USD $20 per tripMixed brandsDuffel bag
USD $20 per tripMixed brandsHat
USD $5 per tripMixed brandsHead Torch
USD $10 per tripMixed brands, excluding batteriesGaiters
USD $10 per tripMixed brandsGloves / warm mits
USD $8 per tripMixed brandsGlove liners
USD $5 per tripMixed brandsMattres (self-inflatable)
USD $50 per tripMixed brandsNeck warmer
USD $7 per tripMixed brandsRaincoat / poncho
USD $10 per tripMixed brandsRain / wind / waterproof trousers
USD $20 per tripMixed brandsRuck sack / day pack
USD $20 per tripMixed brandsScarf
USD $5 per tripMixed brands4 season sleeping bag (Synthetic filled)
USD $30 per tripSnugpak Softie 15 Discovery (-12.5oC comfort rating)4 season sleeping bag (Down filled)
USD $50 per tripMarmot Never Summer (-12.5oC comfort rating)Socks
USD $5 per tripMixed brandsSunglasses
USD $10 per tripMixed brandsSweater / fleece / jumper
USD $10 per tripMixed brandsTravel pillow
USD $10 per tripMixed brandsWalking poles (pair)
USD $10 per tripMixed brandsWater bladder / Water hydration system
USD $15 per tripMixed brands
Superior & Experienced guides
We are proud to operate hikes on Mount Kilimanjaro for 40+ years and with this comes a highly skilled and experienced team of mountain guides who have led 100's of expeditions and are some of the most experienced on Kilimanjaro.
Safety is our No.1 priority
Our expert guides use a preventive health management system to monitor your health twice a day using medical grade finger oximiters. Each expedition is always equipped with 1 emergency oxygen and a first aid kit.
High quality equipment
We provide superior equipment for a comfortable hiking experience. Each trek will come with a spacious and roomy all season 4 person tent (for a maximum of 2 or 3 people) made by Hilleberg or The North Face.
justinecharTrip advisor
My husband and I booked our Kilimanjaro climb through Shah Tours, and could not have been more pleased with our experience. To start, I think we had the best guides on the entire mountain. Baraka and Vincent were extremely knowledgeable, not only about mountain safety, but also about the history of Kilimanjaro, the flora, the fauna, the tribes in Tanzania, languages, and everything else we had questions about. We learned so much on our hike up to the summit, which made the whole experience even better than anticipated.
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Socially responsible operator
We are proudly monitored by KPAP and KRTO on each and every trek since 2017 for the highest fair treatment, salary and crew standards on Mount Kilimanjaro. We also support multiple local social and environmental organizations.
Guaranteed Medal & Certificate
All participants on our Kilimanjaro treks will receive a participation certificate and unique achievement medal. You will also get a climb certificate from the National Park if you reach Stella point, Gilman's point or Uhuru peak.
Since 1984!
We have been a licensed operator of Kilimanjaro climbs since 1984 and have guided tens of thousands to Africa's highest peak. Booking with us means you are booking directly with the operator without any middle man.
Ahmed BazaraTrip advisor
Myself, and kids (three adults) enjoyed this lifetime experience. It was exciting, somehow tiring, but rewarding. The lovely two guides and many porters made our trip as easy as possible. The cook and assistant prepared just the right meal at the right time. Although we did not complete the hike to Uhuru peak (just 6 km away) due to high altitude sickness two of my children suffered, and we were advised to descend accordingly, we will never forget these days. I am planning to return in the near future. To conclude, I want to say thank you Shah Tours, thank Kalvin, Umari, Emanuel and entire crew for your passion, care and support extended to us throughout this wonderful hike.
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