Machame Route
6 days + 2 nights hotel

Get to the summit - climb with a seasoned guide + 7 support staff; health checks performed nightly.


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Kopa Tours has a 98% summit success rate

Included on all Kopa Tours Kilimanjaro Itineraries:

  • Two nights accommodation at the Springlands Hotel before and after your climb.
  • Dedicated, private mountain crew for you and your booking party.
  • All meals and boiled water on Mount Kilimanjaro - Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
  • National park fees, hut + camping fees, rescue fees (required by the National park).
  • Tents, foam sleeping pads, cooking equipment, table, and chairs.
  • 18% VAT

Not included on Kopa Tours Kilimanjaro Itineraries:

  • Tips for your climbing crew. (See our tipping guide)
  • Flights to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO).
  • Mountain Equipment   - 
    sleeping bags, backpack, hiking poles, gloves.
  • Tanzania Visa fees ($100 USD per person, paid at the airport).
  • Travel insurance.

Make it a combo:

  • Add a Safari!
  • Extra nights at the Springlands Hotel -  beyond the two nights included.
Kopa Tours has a 98% summit success rate

Leave No Trace

Always practice Leave No Trace ethics on your adventures. We all have a responsibility to protect nature & wildlife.

Join us for a week of fun-filled adventure - trekking across the tallest free standing mountain in the world - Mount Kilimanjaro!
Bring your camera, you’re not going to want to forget these sights.

Is Machame the route for you? Quick Facts:

Is Machame the route for you? Quick Facts:

  • 5 reasons to choose Machame Route

    • Beautiful, varied scenery - pass through 5 unique climate zones.
    • Shorter route itineraries (6 or 7 day routes available).
    • Route does not require any technical climbing skills.
    • 'Walk high, sleep low' - this route is designed to help you prevent altitude sickness.
    • Route has a high rate of success which makes it popular with hikers.
  • 2 reasons to choose a different route

    • With the Machame route having highest success rates; expect crowds.
    • Machame Route is more difficult than the other routes; good fitness is required.
  • Bottom line

    If you have previous hiking and backpacking experience or are willing to train prior to your Kilimanjaro attempt - then Machame Route is the choice for you! Unparalleled beauty, diverse scenery, and a brisk route to the summit make this "the Backpacker's Choice."

Itinerary

  • Machame Gate Machame Camp
  • Elevation:  5,380 ft to 9,350 ft / 1,500 m to 3,000 m
  • Distance:  7 miles / 11 kilometers
  • Hiking Time:  5 - 7 hours
  • Climbing Zone:  Rainforest
  • Day Pack Essentials:   Water, Bug Repellant, Rain Jacket, Snacks, Hiking Poles.
Mapping out the route to Kilimanjaro Summit

Wake up and eat a hearty breakfast - a breakfast buffet, omelette bar, coffee, and tea are all offered at Springlands hotel. Your head guide will meet you at the hotel this morning to double check you have all of the gear you need for your trip. If you are missing any gear (ski pants, hiking poles, gloves, sleeping bags) you may rent them from the rental shop at Springlands hotel: Check out the rental prices for more information.

Your large bag must weigh less than 30 lbs, this is a requirement that the Mount Kilimanjaro Porters Society has outlined to protect porters from carrying too heavy of loads up the mountain. You will carry a daypack which should contain: snacks, water, sunscreen, and any other daily needs. Once your bags are loaded, you will drive from Moshi to Machame Gate, which takes around 50 minutes. You will be provided with a sack lunch for this day - roasted chicken, sweet bread, tiny bananas, and cookies are a normal assortment. As your guides and porters prepare, be on the watch for wildlife! It is possible to see monkeys (both Blue monkeys and Colobus monkeys) in this area. As you depart the Machame gate, you traverse through the rainforest until you begin to notice a change in the plant life right before you reach Machame Camp. Throughout the rainforest, you will encounter level ground, gradual inclines, as well as makeshift stairs up to Machame camp.

Once you reach Machame Camp, you will follow your guide to the registration office. Here you will sign in and register that you made it to Machame Camp. Your campsite will have been prepared for you by your porters - a tent for your party and a mess tent for eating and socializing will be ready for use. Your guides will let you know what time to expect dinner. After dinner, your guides will go through the health and safety protocol of checking your heart rate and oxygen level to record on their wellness chart - at Kopa, we care immensely about your safety and wellbeing while on the mountain. After checking your health and determining that you are well, your guides will discuss the next day’s plans and explain what adventures are in store for you. As the beginning of your journey settles in, you will retire for the day in your tent on your comfortable foam mats.

* Note that long-drop toilets are available at each camp, and often throughout the daily hiking portion as well.

Elevation Graph

This booking is for the 6 Day or 7 Day Machame Route (choose your desired length in online check-out). The Machame Route begins on the southern side of Mount Kilimanjaro before continuing east where you will pass Mount Kilimanjaro’s southern ice field. The Machame Route is great for anyone with previous hiking experience. The 7 Day option allows for more acclimatization and rest - raising the success rate of climbers for reaching the summit. Bring your gear, your enthusiasm, and your smile - we’ve got the rest!

Browse the interactive map below, for the Machame Route.
Any questions? Call us now at 866-816-KOPA.

Google Maps Route

**  Alternating colors signify different days on the trail.

Kopa Tours Reviews


1 - 5 of 34 Reviews

Ismail N.
1 year ago
8 day Lemosho Route hike
Thank you Godlisten & Kopa Tours for the journey to the summit
Cathedral Point
Mt. Kili Summit
Barafu Campsite

Mireya W.
1 year ago
Highly Recommended
I want to provide a more than 5 start review for Kopa Tours in our exceptionally and fabulous trip to Kilimanjaro and 4-d safari. We were all the time supported, care, and extremely professional during all this adventure.

From the first contact with Kellie, tru the entire trip, we had the constant guide and counseling about the trip. Her immediate responses to our questions were on point.

John (main guide) and all the team of porters were instrumental to say the least. We choose a challenge 6-d trip to Kili, and we made it thanks for the constant support of John. I would not believe we could have done it up and down without his support. Meals were nutritious, abundant, tent were cleaned and ready at all time. Our duffybags were treated well. The trip was just spectacular.

Thanks Kopa for this amazing adventure. No doubts in using Kopa for your trip to Tanzania. Next time, as I am getting older, I will use a longer route, 7 days or more. Cheers.
Sunny skies every day in Tanzania
Me, my husband, and the Kopa Tours Crew

Chris P.
1 year ago
Machame (6 Day) + Safari (2 Day)
Thank you Kopa Tours!
I am glad to have made it to the summit.
I made it!

Douglas S.
1 year ago
Great Adventure Climbing Mt Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Kopa Tours, Kellie and My Incredible Guide, John K, Made It Happen
I booked this trip of a Lifetime with Kopa Tours and was never even slightly disappointed. Their attention to detail and personal attention made my adventure care free and I will walk with absolute pride in knowing I summited Mt Kilimanjaro and I could not have done it without Kopa Tours, Kellie and my friend and incredible guide John K.
Not far from the Main Summit
Me & my friend and incredible guide John K.

Shawn J.
1 year ago
Amazing experience
It was great working wit hthe entire Kopa team from beginning to end! Kellie is very responsive and helpful and would answer any question I had - made me feel a lot more comfortable with the whole process. John and Monday are great guides and were able to get us up the mountain safely and we learned a ton about Tanzania! Although circumstances were such that we didn't summit, it was a life-changing experience. The airport transfers were super easy and Springlands Hotel is beautiful! We will use Kopa Tours again!
Springlands hotel was beautiful.
Cathedral Point - near the summit of Kilimanjaro.
Cathedral Point - near the summit of Kilimanjaro.

1 - 5 of 34 Reviews
Kopa Tours has a 98% summit success rate

Leave No Trace

Always practice Leave No Trace ethics on your adventures. We all have a responsibility to protect nature & wildlife.