The itinerary below describes the six nightseven day kilimanjaro climb on the machame route to shorten it to six days you skip the night in the karanga valley and instead walk straight from the barranco huts to the barafu huts in one day theoretically you could also extend the trek to increase your summit chances but if you can afford a longer trek then the shira or lemosho route are better options they share the same scenic path for the last four days to the summit but offer real wilderne