Machame Route

Albeit a bit steeper, the Machame route is often considered to the most beautiful route up Kilimanjaro. Accommodation on the route is in tents. The Machame route is also referred to as the "Whiskey route", and offers one views of incredible late afternoon sunsets at Shira Camp, to breathtaking views of Kibo as the later afternoon mists clear. The Machame route is normally completed in a minimum of 6 days and follows the acclimatization principle of “climb high and sleep low” For this reason, the Machame route takes you from 3200m at Shira Camp, high to Lava Tower (4630m) on the third day and back down again to 3950 for an overnight stay at Barranco camp (3950m.