Key Information: Tour Duration: 6
- 7
day(s) Group Size: 2
- 20
people Destination(s):Tanzania Specialty Categories:Hiking & Trekking Season: January - December Airfare Included: No Tour Customizable: No Minimum Per Person Price: 1050 US Dollar (USD) Maximum Per Person Price: 1250 US Dollar (USD)
All your equipment and supplies are porter and a cook prepares all your meals. Where accommodation on the Marangu route is in huts, the Machame route offers strictly tents only.
This makes Machame (also referred to as the "Whiskey route") better suited to the slightly more adventurous hiker, however rewarding him with a scenic splendor such as not seen on the Marangu route, from late afternoon sunsets at Shira, to the misty revelations of Kibo at the great Barranco wall, the Machame route is normally completed in a minimum of 6 days.
There is an added benefit to this, as you are afforded the most valuable commodity on the mountain – acclimatization. The Machame route takes you high to Lava Tower (4630m)on the day 3 and brings you down by nearly 700m for an overnight at barranco Camp (3950m). This is the secret to successful acclimatization.
