Name: 3 DAYS TOUR MACHAME ROUTE-UP TO SHIRA CAMP
Brand: Kitano tours and safaris
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ABOUT 3 DAY/2NIGHT SHORT TRIP TOUR MACHAME ROUTE-UP TO SHIRA CAMP

These 3 days machame route short trip tour is the best trip for the traveler to hike this machame route is one of the most scenic and recommended routes on Kilimanjaro, is the most popular route it passes though magnificent forest. This itinerary includes escent from machame gate to shira camp or gillmans point, This 3 day machame route hiking is the perfect tour to hike most of guest select one day trip because they have limited time and who are not interested in reaching the summit at the highest mount Kilimanjaro, This day trip it involving going up to the first camp and ascent toward to machame forest it take almost 3000m to reach at the camp via the same route on the same day. The climbing start at machame gate at 1800distance to machame forest camp 11km (22m around trip) it takes almost 4-5 hour for each direction.

DAY O - Arrival - Kilimanjaro

After arrival in Tanzanian from Arusha/Kilimanjaro airport, where you will meet a KITANO TOURS AND SAFARIS guide representative who will pick you up and transfer you to your hotel at Moshi. (For budget hotels at KILIMANJARO WHITE HOUSE HOTEL) The hotel will provide all the essentials service for a comfortable stay, Settle into your accommodation, relax and get used to the African atmosphere. Ready to start your 3 DAY/2NIGHT SHORT TRIP TOUR MACHAME ROUTE-UP TO SHIRA CAMP the next day.

Hotel: Bed & Breakfast

DAY 1: MACHAME GАТЕ -МАСНАМЕ САМР

Early in the morning you after having a braekfast you will be pick up by Kitano tours and safari driver who will transfer you to Machame gate, after reach Machame gate a guide will do necessary paperwork at a park gate, after complect the registration at the park you will start climb through the rainforest for estimate 4 -5 hours, you might also see Blue Monkeys and black and white Colubus Monkeys. After reach to machame forest camp you will have a picnic lunch and dinner at the forest camp,

Elevation(ft):5400 to 9400ft

Distance 11km

Hiking time 5-7 hrs

DAY 2: MACHAME CAMP – SHIRA CAMP

Early in the morning after breakfast at machame camp you will continues hike to the top of the forest in 2 hors on gentle slope through the moorland. After a long walk you will rest and have a lunch, will continue up a rocky ridge to the shira plateau you are now west of kibo and after a short walk you reach shira camp at 3840m. you will have a lunch and dinner at shira camp

Elevation ft 9400ft to 12500ft

Distance 5km Hiking time 4-6hour

SHIRA CAMP

DAY 3: SHIRA CAMP- MACHAME GATE-BACK TO MOSHI

Thе dеsсеnt to the Масhаmе gаtе begins immediately аftеr brеаkfаst. It will be а long trek as we will have to соvеr аррrохimаtеly 27 km аnd skiр Масhаmе саmр, so it is rесоmmеndеd to рrераrе beforehand with the nесеssаry equipment. Тhе vеhiсlе will bе wаiting fоr yоu аt Масhаmе Gаtе аnd tаkе yоu tо yоur hоtеl in Моshi/Аrushа.

Elevation ft 12500 to 5,400ft

Distance 27 km

Hking time 7hours

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