Machame Camp is the first night's campsite on the Machame Route, at the upper edge of the rainforest where the trees give way to giant heather.

The camp can be damp and cool, with the sounds of the forest all around. Your crew arrives ahead of you to pitch the tents and prepare a hot dinner in the mess tent.

• Type: Mountain camp
• Altitude: 2,835 m
• Vegetation zone: Montane rainforest / heath
• Facilities: Tent pitches with private mountain tents and a mess tent set up by your crew, toilets and a ranger post

Licaon treks that stay here

• 6 Days Kilimanjaro Trek – Machame Route (night 1)
• 7 Days Kilimanjaro Trek – Machame Route (night 1)