13 days, 12 nights (climb + safari)

 

Arriving to Kilimanjaro airport you will be picked and transfer to the hotel in Arusha.

 

Rest day so you can recover from jetlag. We can visit the Masai Interpretation Center and the Reptile Conservation Center, half an hour away from Arusha and a good half a day activity.  Afternoon strolling around Arusha and its cafes and restaurants will do the rest of the day.

Dinner in the hotel.

 

We take our private transport to the Rongai Gate where we will meet our porters and we begin our walk.  Pleasant trek through forest and a bit more grass land before we hit camp in Simba Camp (8,530 ft.). 4-5 hours approx.

 

Again a pleasant walk traversing the northeastern slopes of Kili enjoying vast views of Kenya and Tanzania plains to camp at Kikelewa Caves (10,990 ft.).  6-8 hours approx.

 

We head up to the base of the impressive Mawenzi crater where we camp in Mawenzi Tarn. We went up the barrier of 4000m so we could feel the hit of altitude.  (14,170 ft.). 4-5 hours approx.

 

We use this day to adapt to altitude so we do an acclimatization slow and easy walk towards Mawenzi. Afternoon dedicated to rest and enjoy the camp life.

 

Today a beautiful trek across the Saddle to Kibo Hut 'base camp' at 4700m with the impressive sight of Kili in front of you all the time. We will have early dinner so we are ready for an early start. (15,583 ft.). 4-5 hours approx.

 

The big day, up around 12 and leaving camp around 1am.  Expecting to reach Uhuru Peak (19,337 ft.) around 8-9 am, back to Kibo Hut to get rid of extra gear and get some well deserve hot soup and then keep down through Marangu Route to Horombo Huts where we will camp. (12,204 ft.). 12-16 hours approx.

 

We keep heading down through impressive wet humid forest till Marangu park gate, where we will tip the crew and celebrate with them the end of the trip. Then we drive back to Arusha for our own celebration dinner.

 

Drive from Arusha to our Safari Lodge in Tarangire NP. Arrival for lunch, after that we have our first game drive during the whole afternoon. This national park is less crowded and has some of the highest population density of elephants anywhere in Tanzania, and its sparse vegetation, strewn with baobab and acacia trees, makes it a beautiful and special location. Overnight at the Safari Lodge.

 

We leave the Safari Lodge after breakfast and we do another game drive on route. After that we leave for Manyara NP and we arrive at our lodge for lunch. Nestling at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment, the Park is recognized for its incredible beauty. Lake Manyara National Park offers varied ecosystems, incredible birdlife and breathtaking views. Some of the more common and visible large mammal species are the elephant, buffalo, wildebeest, giraffe and lion. After lunch we leave the lodge and we get in the park for a game drive. In the evening drive back to our Lodge for dinner and overnight

 

We weak up early in the morning, around 6am, after breakfast we leave the lodge with our lunch-box for the Ngorongoro NP where we will arrive to the gate around 7am approx. We will have lunch in the crater, then game drive again on route coming out of the crater and we finish going straight back to Arusha.
The jewel in Ngorongoro’s crown is a deep volcanic crater – the largest unflooded and unbroken caldera in the world!  Ngorongoro Crater is one of the world’s greatest natural spectacles, its magical setting and abundant wildlife never failing to enthrall visitors. The rich pasture and permanent water of the crater floor supports a large resident population of wildlife of up to 25,000-predominantly grazing animals, wildebeest, zebra, gazelle, buffalo, eland, kongoni and warthog, but also predator, like cheetahs, lions, and the hard to spot leopard, plus eland, elephant, vervet monkeys, bushbuck, tree hyrax, francoline, saddle-billed stork, vulture, eagle and many more.

 

After breakfast transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport and departure.