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Private Tailor Made Tour
Machame Summit Expedition is a premium 6-day mountain trekking expedition crafted for travellers who want East Africa to feel beautifully paced, personal and deeply connected to the landscape.
The journey moves through Tanzania with a route shaped around Machame Route, Arusha, Moshi, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. It balances signature wildlife areas, scenic transitions, carefully selected stays and enough breathing room for the experience to feel refined rather than rushed.
Accommodation is an important part of the journey, with stays such as Manjaro Tented Camp used as route anchors where available and suitable for the traveller's dates, budget and preferred style.
Rift & Tide Africa can tailor the final routing, pace, rooming, guiding style and optional experiences before a confirmed proposal is prepared.
Travel and accommodation
8 Days / 7 Nights, 1 country, Moshi Arrive at Ameg Lodge Kilimanjaro. Briefing to Breakfast in Hotel
7 nights accommodation
Meals
Meals as per day-by-day itinerary
Safari style
Mountain Trekking Expedition
Private Tailor Made
Itinerary
6 stops across the route
Trip code: RTT-SUM003
Starting from
Price on request
Public retail pricing. Final quote confirms availability and inclusions.
Request quoteWhy this trip
Route notes
Machame Route, Arusha, Moshi, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
FAQs
Answers are general public guidance. Your final itinerary, inclusions, pricing, and supplier conditions are confirmed during quotation.
It is best suited to active travellers who are comfortable with multi-day trekking, changing weather and high-altitude conditions. The final suitability depends on fitness, route choice and acclimatisation planning.
Yes. Many travellers pair Kilimanjaro with a Northern Tanzania safari or a Zanzibar beach extension, depending on available time and recovery needs.
Route length, guide arrangements, mountain crew support, equipment needs, park fees, accommodation before and after the climb, and travel insurance requirements should be confirmed before booking.
Yes, private arrangements can be planned subject to route, dates, group size and operational availability.
Yes. Rift & Tide Africa can adjust the number of nights, accommodation level, private guiding, flight sectors, beach extensions and pacing before the final quote is prepared.
Named accommodations may be used as the preferred style or route reference, but final confirmation depends on availability, budget, dates and supplier conditions at the time of quotation.
FAQs
Answers are general public guidance. Your final itinerary, inclusions, pricing, and supplier conditions are confirmed during quotation.
Public prices are indicative retail guidance. Availability, seasonal adjustments, rooming, and final inclusions are confirmed when the team prepares your quote.
Many scheduled routes can be adapted with lodge, timing, or extension changes depending on availability and supplier rules.
Share travel dates, traveller count, rooming preferences, gateway city, and any must-see destinations or experiences so the team can respond efficiently.
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Price on request
Plan this journey
Ask Rift & Tide Africa to tailor Machame Summit Expedition around your travel dates, preferred pace, accommodation style and safari goals.
Trip route
Follow the day-by-day flow of this itinerary across East Africa.
Mount Kilimanjaro
Moshi Arrive at Ameg Lodge Kilimanjaro. Briefing &
Machame
Shira
Barranco Turn Eastwards & Ascent the Barren Mountain
Mount Kilimanjaro
Barafu the Path Climbs Steeply Out of Barranco
Mweka Midnight Ascent to Stella Point in Time
Mount Kilimanjaro
Moshi Descend to the Park Gate in 3-4Hrs.
Breakfast in Hotel
Itinerary
He climb in the afternoon. Dinner and overnight. D
Amboseli is defined by open plains, marshes, elephant herds and the possibility of clear Mount Kilimanjaro views, creating some of Kenya's most recognisable photographic scenes.
The day is paced to balance experience, comfort and practical timing, with room for the guide to adjust around conditions on the ground.
After breakfast transfer to Machame for registration. Trek 5-7hours to Machame hut through lush tropical forest (3000m). Dinner and overnight at the hut.
Kilimanjaro days are shaped by altitude, acclimatisation, weather and steady walking rhythm rather than speed; the aim is to conserve energy and move safely through each ecological zone.
The overland movement is part of the travel story, with changing landscapes, local towns, escarpment views or border formalities handled as part of the day's rhythm.
Today the 5-7hour path follows a steep ridge passing through heather and open moorlands and across a large gorge towards Shira (3,800m). Dinner and overnight at the camp.
Stay details available on request.
Featured stays
Named stays are subject to availability or comparable alternatives.
Inclusions & Exclusions
Departures
Contact us for current departure dates and quotation-stage availability.
Planning notes
Kilimanjaro climbs are commonly planned during the drier windows from January to early March and from June to October, though mountain weather can change quickly at any time. Rift & Tide Africa confirms route conditions, guide arrangements and packing guidance before travel.
Good to know
Yes. The itinerary can be positioned for premium clients through upgraded lodges, private transfers, fly-in sectors, carefully chosen guides and a more unhurried route.
It should link to its country pages, destination pages, accommodation pages, relevant ways-to-go categories, travel guide articles and quote form.
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Price on request
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private tailor made
Rwenzori Foothills Trek is a 5-day Uganda journey designed around refined pacing, meaningful wildlife encounters and carefully selected lodges, with a route shaped around Entebbe, Rwenzori Mountains.
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Price on request
Mount Kilimanjaro
Moshi Arrive at Ameg Lodge Kilimanjaro. Briefing &
Machame
Shira
Barranco Turn Eastwards & Ascent the Barren Mountain
Mount Kilimanjaro
Barafu the Path Climbs Steeply Out of Barranco
Mweka Midnight Ascent to Stella Point in Time
Mount Kilimanjaro
Moshi Descend to the Park Gate in 3-4Hrs.
Kilimanjaro days are shaped by altitude, acclimatisation, weather and steady walking rhythm rather than speed; the aim is to conserve energy and move safely through each ecological zone.
The overland movement is part of the travel story, with changing landscapes, local towns, escarpment views or border formalities handled as part of the day's rhythm.
E dropping towards Barranca (3,900m 0.5-7 hours trek in cold conditions. Dinner and overnight.
Kilimanjaro days are shaped by altitude, acclimatisation, weather and steady walking rhythm rather than speed; the aim is to conserve energy and move safely through each ecological zone.
The day is paced around walking rhythm, hydration, steady ascent or descent and careful attention to how the body is responding to altitude.
Climb Tanzania Adventure Tours reach BARAFU HUT (4,600m)/8-9hrs trek in cold conditions. Dinner and overnight Barafu camp.
Amboseli is defined by open plains, marshes, elephant herds and the possibility of clear Mount Kilimanjaro views, creating some of Kenya's most recognisable photographic scenes.
The overland movement is part of the travel story, with changing landscapes, local towns, escarpment views or border formalities handled as part of the day's rhythm.
Ue to Uhuru Peak (5,895) taking 6-7hrs in total. Descend to barafu and down to mweka (3,000m) in 5-7hrs. Overnight Mweka camp.
Kilimanjaro days are shaped by altitude, acclimatisation, weather and steady walking rhythm rather than speed; the aim is to conserve energy and move safely through each ecological zone.
The day is paced around walking rhythm, hydration, steady ascent or descent and careful attention to how the body is responding to altitude.
You are transferred back to Ameg Lodge Kilimanjaro for your dinner and overnight stay. Overnight Ameg Lodge.
Amboseli is defined by open plains, marshes, elephant herds and the possibility of clear Mount Kilimanjaro views, creating some of Kenya's most recognisable photographic scenes.
The overland movement is part of the travel story, with changing landscapes, local towns, escarpment views or border formalities handled as part of the day's rhythm.
Breakfast in Hotel
This stage of the journey is designed to keep the route coherent, comfortable and experience-led, with the day shaped around the best practical flow for travellers rather than rushed movement.
The day is paced to balance experience, comfort and practical timing, with room for the guide to adjust around conditions on the ground.
Breakfast in Hotel
