Our program : Kilimandjaro Machame Route in 7 days (1rst post with iPhone)

Day 1 (monday 03/10)
After breakfast, embark on a short drive from Arusha to Machame Gate.
Meet our porters and guides. First step in the mountain's surrounding rainforest. Upon arrival at the Machame Hut (3000m).
5 hours 30 of hiking, 1800m to 3000m.

Day 2 (tuesday 04/10, iPhone 5 day ? ! ;) )
Reach Shira Plateau (3850 m), crossing varied landscapes: senecio plants, volcanic rocks and waterfall.
5 hours 30 of hiking, 3000m to 3850m.

Day 3 (wednesday 05/10)
Acclimatization day, continue to the east, passing the junction towards the peak of Kibo and reach the Barranco Hut (3950m).
7 hours of hiking, 3850m to 3950m with a peak at 4600m.

Day 4 (thursday 06/10)
Bordering the glacier, we follow the base of the cone in the east direction in a desert area.
3 hours of hiking, 3950m to 3963m.

Day 5 (friday 07/10)
We continue East, near the glacier and reach Barafu Hut (4600m).
6 hours of hiking and 650 metres of gradient.

Day 6 (saturday 08/10)
Uhuru Peak (5895m). Departure very early in the morning in order to see the sunrise on the crater. After the last 1300m of the ascension, reach the highest point on Mount Kilimanjaro and the continent of Africa. Make the descent continuing straight down to Barafu Hut and then to Mweka Hut (3100m).
14 hours of hiking, 4600m to 5895m, then to 3100m.

Day 7 (sunday 09/10)
Continue the descent down to Mweka, have lunch and receive our summit certificates.
4 hours 30 of hiking, transfer to Arusha.