The machame whiskey route is the most popular camping route on kilimanjaro its a rugged combination of routes which begins through the rainforest at machame village on the southwest side of the mountain and over six days rises onto the edge of the shira plateau down into the beautiful great barranco valley then circumvents the kibo massif counter clockwise through alpine desert until reaching barafu camp from here the trek to the summit is done overnight to the crater rim on the steep