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Ultimate Africa Travel Services is an East Africa leading inbound premier Tour Operator dedicated to provide comprehensive Kenya and Tanzania adventure travel information tailored to the specific needs of luxury and budget clients together with structured daily kenya and tanzania group safari departures. The company has a proven record of outstanding services, both at point-of-sale and in “after sales” care.

Ultimate Africa Travel Services welcomes you to Authentic Kenya Holiday safaris and Tanzania adventure travel experience from the Africa’s Highest mountain trekking mount Kilimanjaro, Mount Kenya, Mount Meru Trekking tours, to wildebeest Migration in Serengeti in Tanzania and Masai Mara in Kenya. Whether it is kenya safari holidays, tanzania safari holidays or relaxation you are interested in, we can design an East Africa Safari with full access for you. Mombasa in Kenya, Zanzibar’s and the coast dazzling beach safari holidays, archaeological sites, Kenya Cultural Safaris, Bird Watching, hot air ballooning safaris and Historical sites.

Mount Kilimanjaro Climbing in Tanzania as Africa’s highest Mountain at an attitude of 5896 m no kilimanjaro climbing experience is required but you should be in good physical condition and consider equipping yourself with the necessary climbing gears, we recommend that climbers be “open minded” and a well-developed sense of humor for us to maintain our high standards of operation. We limit our climb to 10 people per group.

7 Days Kilimanjaro Climbing Machame Route Down Mweka From Nairobi.

Day 1: Nairobi-Arusha

Pick up from your Nairobi hotel at 7.30 am and thereafter depart for Arusha via Namanga border town for immigration formalities. Rest of the afternoon at leisure arranging your climbing gears with safari briefing from one of our staff in Arusha overnight at Arusha tourist hotel.

Day 2 : Arusha-Machame Gate to Machame Hut (9,300’) Hike time: 7-5 hrs

Pick up from your Hotel in Arusha at 8.00 am for an early start to Kilimanjaro National Park, once we reach the Machame park gate we will proceed directly to Machame hut campsite Elevation change: +1200 M Estimated distance: 10km, Final elevation: 3100 M, From the gate, we begin our trek following an easy track for the first hour through the dense forest. The path continues to follow the ridge, rising steadily with several steep sections. The gradient eases slightly as the forest merges into heather covered ground we will reach Machame Hut in 10 km (6.2 miles) after a 1,200-meter (3,936’) ascent and 5-7 hours of walking.

Day 3: Machame Hut to Shira Hut (12,300’), Hike time: 7 hrs
Elevation change: +800 M, estimated distance: 6km, Final elevation: 3800 M, From the Machame Hut we cross the stream onto its west bank and follow the path up the steep rocky ridge crises-crossing a few times before reaching Shira Hut at the base of a semi-circular wall of rocks. We will have ascended 900 meters (3,000’) in 5-7 hours and about 6 km (3.72 miles) of walking.

Day 4: Shira Hut to Barranco Hut (12,800’), Hike time: 5 hrs
Elevation change: +100 M Estimated distance: Final elevation: 3900 M, From Shira Hut hike to Lava Tower (15,000’) and then proceed to Barranco via the Great Barranco Wall. This route offers panoramic views of Kibo through Karanga Valley as we hike high and sleep low, dropping back down to Barranco after lunch. Today’s hike will take most of the day Barranco campsite located on elevation of 3950m.


Day 5: Barranco Hut to Karanga Valley (14,800’), Hike time: 3.5 hrs
Elevation change: +100 M, Estimated distance: 4km, Maximum elevation: 4590 M, Final elevation: 4000 M From Barranco Hut we climb up through the edge of great Barranco 95percentage of that day walking will be on elevation of 4250m. We will break our day at Karanga valley campsite at elevation of 4,000m walking time is 4 to 5 hrs on this day.

Day 6: Karanga Valley to Barafu Hut (4,600m), Hike time: 3.5 hrs

Elevation change: +600 M, Estimated distance: 4km, Final elevation: 4600 M, Today involves gaining a little more elevation, acclimatizing and resting for the summit attempt the next morning. This day will take us 4 to 6 hrs of walking. SUMMIT DAY! Summit time: 7 hrs, Elevation change: +1300 M, Estimated distance: 5km, Final elevation: 5895 M. Descent time: 5 hrs, Elevation change: -2800M, Estimated distance: 12km, Final elevation: 3100 M, We will start trekking early before sunrise (1-2 am) as the walk today will take 10-14 + hours. We will avoid the mist that sets in later in the day; the scree and snow will still be safely frozen. The 1,100-meter (3,600’) ascent in just over 3 km (1.86 miles) will take us about 6-8 hours. After a brief stay at the summit of the highest point in Africa, Uhuru Peak, at over 5,898 meters (19,340'), we descend via the Barafu Route roughly 2,500 meters (8,200’) in 12 km (7.44 miles) in about 4-7 hours to Mweka Camp.

Day 7: Mweka Hut to Mweka Gate (6,000’)
Descent time: 4 hrs, Elevation change: -1250M, Estimated distance: 10km, Final elevation: 1828 M, Today we descend about 1400 meters (4,592’) through the forest on a jungle path for about 10 km (6.2 miles) in 3-4 hours to reach Mweka Gate for transfer to Arusha.