KILIMANJARO - MACHAME ROUTE - MAP

6 Day Machame Route, ascent via Stella Point

Figure 1: Kilimanjaro Route Map - Machame 6 days

Kilimanjaro Machame 6 Day Route in a nutshell

Route / Safari / Trip Name	Machame Route 6 days via Stella Point
Overview	Ascent from the south western side of Kilimanjaro. This is a 6 day hike rather than a 7 day. This is the shortest climb Summits Africa runs.
Pros	See all the main parts of the mountain in one itinerary. Great scenery, flora, geology and glaciology. Ascent is via Stella Point and so when you reach Stella Point there is only around 1 hour to Uhuru Peak, compared to 2 hours on the Marangu / Rongai routes.
Cons	Night time ascent to the summit. Over 6 days this route is hard work as there is a long day before the night time ascent. That said the success rates are fairly similar to the 7 day - probably because fitter, more determined people tend to select this route. It is quite crowded as well but to be fair to other routes, most of Kilimanjaro is actually quite busy these days and so this factor can normally be discounted.

Machame Route Camps & Altitudes

Day	Camp	Camp Altitude (meters)	Max Altitude (meters)	Hike Time (hours)	Hike Distance (km)
1	Machame	3000	3000	7	10
2	Shira	3850	3900	7	8
3	Barranco	3950	4600	10	12
4	Barafu	4600	4600	8	4
5	Mweka	3100	5895	8 + 4+ 4	14
6	End		1500	4	9
			Totals Approx	36	65

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