Machame Gate Camp
Camping
Day 1
Kilimanjaro Machame Standard - 8 Days (Moshi, Machame Gate, Machame Camp, Shira Camp & Lava Tower)
Eight days to 5,895 m, the roof of Africa. The same route on a six-day mountain schedule, which drops the Karanga night and lowers the summit rate; larger groups and a shared guide.
Basecamp Nine
Runs this trip
Trekking
Eight days to 5,895 m, the roof of Africa
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers
Top Highlights
MoshiThe gear check is not a formality — the lead will send you to hire what you are missing and it happens on most departures. Machame GateRainforest the whole way, usually wet, with colobus monkeys in it. Shira PlateauThe forest ends abruptly and Kibo is in front of you for the first time.
Itinerary
The gear check is not a formality — the lead will send you to hire what you are missing and it happens on most departures.
MoshiHow the day runs
- 1 hrsAirport transfer, then the gear check
- MealsDinner
- AccommodationMachame Gate Camp
Included Activities
- Airport transfer
- Hotel night
- Full kit inspection
LANDMARKS Moshi Kilimanjaro from the town Start point Moshi, Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), Tanzania 00:00 - 23:59Rainforest the whole way, usually wet, with colobus monkeys in it.
Machame Gate, Machame CampHow the day runs
- 6 hrs9:00 AM — up through the rainforest
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationMachame Camp
Included Activities
- Park fees
- Tented camp
- All meals
LANDMARKS Machame Gate Montane forest The forest ends abruptly and Kibo is in front of you for the first time.
Machame Camp, Shira CampHow the day runs
- 5 hrs8:00 AM — onto the Shira plateau
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationShira Camp
Included Activities
- Tented camp
- All meals
LANDMARKS Shira Plateau Kibo The textbook acclimatisation day: 4,630 m at lunch, 3,960 m at night. It feels like wasted altitude and it is the reason people summit.
Shira Camp, Lava Tower, Barranco CampHow the day runs
- 4 hrs8:00 AM — up to 4,630 m for lunch
- 3 hrs1:30 PM — down 670 m to sleep
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationBarranco Camp
Included Activities
- Tented camp
- All meals
LANDMARKS Lava Tower Barranco Wall Giant groundsels The wall is the only place on the route where you use your hands. It is not technical and it is not for anyone badly afraid of exposure.
Barranco Camp, Karanga CampHow the day runs
- 5 hrs8:00 AM — up the wall, hands needed
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationKaranga Camp
Included Activities
- Tented camp
- All meals
LANDMARKS Barranco Wall Kissing Rock Karanga Valley Short on purpose. You are in bed by seven and up again at eleven.
Karanga Camp, Barafu CampHow the day runs
- 4 hrs8:00 AM — a short day, deliberately
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationBarafu Camp
Included Activities
- Tented camp
- All meals
- Early dinner and rest before midnight
LANDMARKS Barafu Camp Mawenzi Seven hours up in the dark at −15 °C, then eleven hours of descent. It is the longest day most people will ever walk.
Barafu Camp, Uhuru Peak, Mweka GateHow the day runs
- 7 hrs11:45 PM — head torches, scree, seven hours up
- 8 hrs8:00 AM — all the way down to 1,640 m
- MealsBreakfast, Lunch, Dinner
- AccommodationMweka Gate Camp
Included Activities
- Summit support and supplementary oxygen on hand
- Camp at Mweka
- All meals
LANDMARKS Stella Point Uhuru Peak Rebmann Glacier Do not fly the same day. The descent day before it is eleven hours long.
Mweka Gate, MoshiHow the day runs
- 1 hrs10:00 AM — down to town
- MealsBreakfast
- AccommodationNot included — onward travel
Included Activities
- Transfer to Moshi and the airport
- Summit certificate
- Day 1Airport transfer
- Day 1Hotel night
- Day 1Full kit inspection
- Day 2Park fees
- Day 2Tented camp
- Day 2All meals
- Day 6Early dinner and rest before midnight
- Day 7Summit support and supplementary oxygen on hand
- Day 7Camp at Mweka
- Day 8Transfer to Moshi and the airport
- Day 8Summit certificate
- Day 1 · 1 nightMachame Gate Camp
- Day 2 · 1 nightMachame Camp
- Day 3 · 1 nightShira Camp
- Day 4 · 1 nightBarranco Camp
- Day 5 · 1 nightKaranga Camp
- Day 6 · 1 nightBarafu Camp
- Day 7 · 1 nightMweka Gate Camp
- Day 1Moshi to MoshiAirport transfer, then the gear check
- Day 8Mweka Gate to Moshi10:00 AM — down to town
Where you'll stay
All accommodations are subject to change
Machame Camp
Camping
Day 2
Shira Camp
Camping
Day 3
Barranco Camp
Camping
Day 4
Karanga Camp
Camping
Day 5
Barafu Camp
Camping
Day 6
Mweka Gate Camp
Camping
Day 7
What you'll eat
7 breakfasts, 6 lunches and 7 dinners across 8 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 8.
- DinnerServed on days 1–7
- BreakfastServed on days 2–8
- LunchServed on days 2–7
20 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
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Customer reviews
Overall rating
4.4/5
Based on 14 reviews
Review summary
Food4.3/5
Guide4.1/5
Itinerary4.4/5
Transport4.1/5
Accommodation3.9/5
Tour operator3.9/5
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Ishita Ghosh – Lucknow2026-06-16 · Verified booking
Kilimanjaro in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Would book with them again.
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Nina Hoffmann – Singapore2026-06-16 · Verified booking
Kilimanjaro in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Would send friends their way.
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Marc Dubois – Dublin2026-06-16 · Verified booking
Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Sleeping under canvas at that height is cold work and the kit was up to it. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it. Good value for what's included.
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Tom Bergman – Singapore2026-06-16 · Verified booking
Pace was set for the fastest people in the group and it made the middle days hard. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.
Reply from Basecamp Nine
Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.
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Farah Qureshi – Nagpur2026-06-16 · Verified booking
Long transfer at both ends that isn't obvious from the listing. Budget a day either side. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones.
Reply from Basecamp Nine
Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
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Dev Chatterjee – Chandigarh2025-11-28 · Verified booking
Kilimanjaro in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Would book with them again.
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Daniel Okafor – Lisbon2025-11-28 · Verified booking
Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Good value for what's included.
Reply from Basecamp Nine
Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.
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Sneha Kulkarni – Bengaluru2025-11-28 · Verified booking
Kilimanjaro in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. No hesitation recommending them.
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