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Machame Route - 7 DaysDay 1 :You are booked at a hotel for dinner and overnight stay.
Day 3 :Cross the little valley and continue along in steep ridge going onto rock ridges through heather until the end and the route turns west into a river gorge reaching Shira Hut at 12,500ft/3,800m. Stay overnight. Day 4 :You continue walking toward east up to the junction, turn south to the glacier streams where Entrance Hut is situated at 13,000ft/3,900m. Stay overnight. Day 5 :From here you walk down up to the junction where you again ascend unto the Uniport Hut - Barafu Hut at 15,500ft/4,600m. Stay overnight. Day 6 :Early start for the summit Uhuru Peak the highest point in Africa at 19,340ft/5,896m. From her you descend to Gilmans Point at 18,640ft/5,681m. which is on the greater rim. Passing through Kibo Hut at 15,000ft/4,700m. and walking down the saddle passing the "Last Water Point" to Horombo Hut at 12,000ft/3,700m. Stay overnight. Day 7 :The day spent descending through open moorlands and the glades of forest passing Mandara Hut at 9,000ft /2, 750m. and straight down through the rain forest up to the Park Gates at 5,900ft/l,500m. Overnight at Hotel. |