What our travellers are saying

flavian michael

qwerty

total Distance: Approximately 62 km (39 miles) from the trailhead to Uhuru Peak and down to the exit.Duration: Best completed in 7 to 8 days for optimal acclimatization, though 6-day itineraries are available.Starting Point: Machame Gate on the southern-southwestern base of the mountain.Descent Path: Mweka Route

Our guide read the plains like a map. We were parked at the river crossing twenty minutes before the herd arrived — everyone else turned up late.

Eight days on Machame and the crew never once let it feel like an endurance test. Summit morning was the hardest and best thing we have done.

The crater floor at first light, with mist still sitting in it, is the single most extraordinary place I have ever stood.