Mount Meru is second – highest mountain standing tall at 4,566 m. It is located in Arusha National Park and offers some of the most spectacular scenery and wildlife diversity of any mountain in Tanzania. Mt. Meru is a challenging trek due to its steepness, but is a great way to acclimatize before attempting Mt. Kilimanjaro. Climbers are accompanied by an armed ranger due to the abundance of wildlife on the lower slopes. Mt. Meru also has some historical significance to it whereby some have suggested that it was the resting place of Noah’s Ark when it came to rest after the biblical flood receded. Mt. Meru is a great trekking option for those who want to take on a climbing challenge and get the sense of being out in the wild, but are not quite ready to tackle Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Altitude gain: ( 3066m)
Distance covered: 6km/3.5mi
Approx. Time Taken: 4-5Hours
You will depart the hotel at 08:00a.m and head to the Momella gate which is the starting point of the trek. The drive to the gate is roughly an hour and a half. After the registration you will start your trek accompanied by an armed ranger. Along the route you will catch spectacular views of Mt. Kilimanjaro and the Momella lakes. You will encounter animals such as cape buffaloes, giraffes, warthogs and bushbucks, to name a few. Your trek will end up at Miriakamba Hut where you will be spending the night.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Distance covered: 6km/4mi
Approx. Time Taken: 3-4Hours
Today’s trek takes you through the steep path along the ridge of the saddle. Amazing views of the Meru crater, the ash cone and little Meru can be seen along the way. While trekking through the forest keep your eyes peeled for wildlife and the attractive wild flowers. Common animals include buffaloes and the black and white Colobus monkey. Your trek will end up at Saddle hut where you will be spending the night.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Distance covered: 19km/12mi
Approx. Time Taken: 10-12Hours
You will wake up just after midnight for a light meal then start your final ascent to Socialist Peak at the top of big Meru. The trail to the summit is steep, and you will be climbing through gravel and rocky ridges. While at the summit you will enjoy breathtaking views of the Meru crater and ash cone. Occasionally, animals such as Klipspringers and mountain reedbucks can be seen over the rocky terrain. After the summit, you will then descend to Miriakamba Hut where you will be spending the night.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Distance covered: 14km/8.5mi
Approx. Time Taken: 4-5Hours
After breakfast, you will begin your final descent to Momella gate. You will be using the southern route to descend. During your descent you will pass through the montane forest where you will pass the amazing Fig Tree Arch. Upon arrival at the Momella gate, you will be picked up and transferred to your hotel back in Arusha town.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Arusha town to Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO) is 52km
Approximately 48min
After breakfast, you shall prepare your bags to depart Arusha for Kilimanjaro International Airport. We know that saying goodbye to Tanzania is not easy after such a wonderful experience of climbing Mount Meru Trek 4 Days.
There are always opportunities to extend your trip to Tanzania to include other activities.
Meals: breakfast, Included
Includes:
2Night Accommodation in Arusha
Rescue fees
All park fees
Guides $ Porter
Arrival and Departure transfer
Hut fees
Ranger
Exclude:
Tips and any items of personal nature
Personal Expenses
Optional Tours (short safari after your climb)
Tanzania Visa
Climbing gear
Meals not listed above
There are six established routes to climb Mount Kilimanjaro – Marangu, Machame, Lemosho, Shira, Rongai and Umbwe. The Marangu, Machame, and Umbwe routes all approach from the south of the mountain. The Lemosho and Shira routes approach from the west. The Rongai route approaches from the north. All routes except Marangu and Rongai descend via Mwerka.
Rongai Route on Mount Kilimanjaro
Climbing Mount Kilimanjaro via The Rongai Route
Less crowded because of its remote location the route offers trekkers a unique wilderness experience where it is possible to see large wildlife like antelope, elephant and buffalo. As there is typically less moisture on this side of the mountain you are less likely to encounter rain and have more unclouded views of the peak. While it is flatter, it does not give the climb high sleep low option and therefore recommended to select more days for acclimatization.
The Rongai route is one of the easier routes up Kilimanjaro. Rongai is the only route to approach Kilimanjaro from the north and the descent is via the Marangu Route. Summit night from Kibo Hut is steep and follows the same path taken by the Marangu route which passes Gilman’s Point to Uhuru Peak.
Hiking time: 5hours
Distance: 8km
Habitat: Montane Forest
Elevation change:6552ft to 8645ft
You’ll be picked up from your Arusha hotel after breakfast and make your way to the Marangu gate for the formalities of climber registration.
You’ll then be transferred overland to the Rongai Gate, which is located roughly 2.5 hours drive away.
Your walk takes you through towering fields of corn and lush pine forest on a pleasantly gradual ascent towards 1st Caves Camp.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Hiking time: 7hours
Distance: 8km
Habitat: Moorland zone
Elevation change: 8,615ft to 12057ft
Starting your day with a delicious breakfast, you’ll begin the long ascent towards Kikelewa Cave.
Stopping along the way at 2nd Caves Camp for lunch, you’ll arrive at Kikelewa in time for a hot lunch and some fireside banter.
You’ll really start to appreciate just how high you are up here, as the stars unfold overhead and the Tanzanian landscape unfurls below.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Hiking time: 4hours
Distance: 8km
Habitat: Semi desert
Elevation change:12057ft to 14114ft
Today’s hike is short but steep, taking you from 3,600m at Kikelewa to 4,330m at Mawenzi Tarn Camp.
Your landscape today is one of scrubby alpine moorland dotted with plants you’ll have seen nowhere else in Tanzania.
Mawenzi Tarn boasts a spectacular view and ominous towers of stone, making for a unique camping experience.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Hiking time: 4-5hours
Distance: 8km
Habitat: Alphine desert
Elevation change: 14,114ft to 15,466ft
You’ll hike for 4-5 hours today towards Kibo Hut in the Kibo Saddle between the Mawenzi and Kibo peaks.
Today’s hiking takes you through true alpine desert – a place of stark beauty.
You’ll overnight at Kibo Hut ahead of your summit attempt.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Hiking time: 12-16hours
Distance: 22km
Habitat: Alphine desert
Elevation change:14,114ft to 19,341ft Decent to (3700m) 12,208ft
You’re starting your day early today – just after midnight, in fact! Your climbing team will wake you with a cup of hot tea and a light snack for energy as you get dressed and prepare your daypack for the adventure ahead.
You’ll be hiking in utter darkness for the next 5-7 hours, so take it slow, and you’ll arrive at Stella Point a few hours before dawn. From here, there’s another two hours of intense hiking before you reach your ultimate goal: Uhuru Peak.
Standing at 5,985m, you’ll be able to experience a spectacular sunrise and take in the panoramic view. You’ve done it! You’ll then descend back to Horombo Hut via Kibo Hut. At anywhere between 12 and 16 hours of hiking, this is sure to be one of the longest, most grueling days of your life!
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Hiking time: 5- 7hours
Distance: 20km
Habitat: Alphine desert
Elevation change: 12,208ft to 6250ft
It’s a day of celebration today, as you’ll enjoy one last breakfast on the mountain before descending to the Marangu Gate. It’s an almost 20 km walk today, but the steady downhill makes it a lot easier than the ascent.
Upon arrival at the gate, you’ll get to celebrate with your porters and guides, provide them with their tips for their hard work, and collect your certificate of completion. Your driver will then whisk you away to your Arusha hotel to get some well-earned rest.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Climbing Includes:
2 Nights’ accommodation
Private professional mountain guides
All Park fees
Rescue fees
All meals while on the Mountain
Arrival and Departure transfers
Climbing Excludes:
Visa
Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
Meals not listed above
Optional Tours (short safari after your climb)
Tips and any items of personal nature.
Lemosho route is considered one among the prettiest route on Kilimanjaro. We start trekking within the thick, fertile rainforest until we reach the wildflowers and shrubs of the heath ecosystem. Approaching from the west, we cross one among most beautiful areas on Kilimanjaro, the vast Shira Plateau, before traversing the mountain along the southern circuit. The Lemosho route is for those with previous backpacking experience.
Welcome to Tanzania – Today you will be meet at Kilimanjaro International Airport and then transferred to the hotel in Arusha. The drive from Kilimanjaro Airport to Arusha is approx one hour. Meals – Dinner at Mvuli hotel in Arusha. https://www.mvulihotels.co.tz bed and breakfast included.
After completing the necessary registration formalities at Londorossi park gate, we drive through varied farmland with open views over the plains to succeed in the Lemosho road head. The last section of the road is of poor quality and difficult to drive after rain, sometimes we start walking a kilometer or two below the road head. We frequently have our lunch at the roadhead before beginning to walk. it’s a simple day of walking up a little path through beautiful and plush forest. We camp at Lemosho Big Tree Camp.
We soon leave the forest behind and enter the moorland zone of giant heather. The trail climbs steadily with wide views to succeed in the rim of the Shira Plateau. There’s a tangible sense of wilderness, especially if afternoon mists come in! We camp within the center of the plateau at “Shira One.
A morning of gentle ascent and panoramic views, leaving the moorland plateau behind to steer on lava ridges beneath the glaciers of the Western Breach. After lunch near the Lava Tower junction (4,550 m) we descend to rock bottom of the good Barranco valley sheltered by towering cliffs and with extensive views of the plains far below near our campsite at Barranco valley.
A steep climb up the Barranco Wall leads us to an undulating trail on the south-eastern flank of Kibo, with superb vistas of the Southern Icefields. The terrain changes to scree, with pockets of vegetation in sheltered hollows, and there’s only a brief distance to our camp at Karanga (4,000 m), the last water point on the thanks to the summit.
We follow a simple path on compacted scree with wide views that gains altitude unrelentingly to succeed in the Barafu campsite (4,600 m) for lunch. There’s a brief acclimatization walk to the plateau at rock bottom of the South-East valley (4,800 m). The rest of the day is spent resting in preparation for the ultimate ascent before a really early night.
We will start our ascent by torchlight at about 1 a.m. in order that we will be abreast of the Crater rim by sunrise. The steep climb over loose volcanic scree has some well-graded zig-zags and a slow also steady pace will take us to Stella Point (5,735 m), in about five or six hours. we’ll rest there for a brief time to enjoy the sunrise over Mawenzi. those that are still feeling strong can make the 2-hour trip from here along the crater rim to Uhuru Peak (5,896 m), passing on the brink of the spectacular glaciers and ice cliffs that also occupy most of the summit area. The descent to Barafu is surprisingly fast, and after some refreshment, we still descend to succeed in our final Mweka forest camp.
The 7 Days Machame Route, also referred to as the Whiskey route, is one of the most popular routes on Kilimanjaro and a favorite for Active Dream Tours. Despite being a tough climb compared to the Marangu route, the Machame route has one of the highest summit success rates given the topography of the route which allows climbers to “trek high & sleep low” hence making it a more favorable route for acclimatization. Unlike the Marangu route which is a gradual ascent, the Machame route has steeper trails and climbers walk longer distances. This route offers some of the most spectacular scenery while on the mountain. The Machame route starts in the south-west side of the mountain and proceeds steeply north, traversing the Shira plateau and eventually joining the Shira and Lemosho routes at the Shira camp. The Machame route can be done in minimum 6 days, but a 7- day trek is recommended so climbers are well rested and acclimatized before making the final ascent to the summit.
You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to your hotel in Arusha you will meet your guide who will brief you on your upcoming trek and do an equipment check to make sure you have the entire necessary mountain gear. Gear which is missing can be rented on this day. Overnight at your hotel choose
Hiking time: 5-7hours Distance: 13km
Habitat: Montane Forest
Elevation change: 6000ft to 9950ft
After an early breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up from Arusha and driven to the Machame Village. In the village, you can buy mineral water and will receive a packed lunch. From the village, depending on the road conditions, you will either continue driving 3 kilometers or walk to the Machame Gate. At the gate, the porters will organize and pack the belongings for the hike while you and your guide register with the Tanzania National Park.
You will then begin your ascent into the rainforest. During this section of the hike, you should expect rain, mud, and fog. Also, be on the lookout for wildlife, including Colobus monkeys! About halfway up the trail you will have a lunch break, and you will reach the Machame Camp in the late afternoon or early evening. The porters and chef, who move very fast up the mountain, will reach camp before you and set up your tents, boil drinking water, and prepare snacks for your arrival. After washing up, a hot dinner will be served. For overnight, mountain temperatures may drop to freezing, so be prepared.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner included
Hiking time: 6-7hours Distance: 9km Habitat: Moorland.
Elevation change: 9950ft to 12,600ft
After an early morning breakfast, you will start your ascent, leaving the rain forest and entering the heath land moorland vegetation. You will cross many streams and walk over a rocky ridge onto the Shira plateau that leads to Shira Camp (3840 m). At this campsite, you will be next to a stream and have a spectacular view of the Western Breach and its glaciers in the East. Similar to the first night, your tents will be set up prior to arriving at camp and the porters will prepare drinking and washing water for you. You will enjoy evening snacks then dinner prepared by our chef. Be prepare for a cold night, as temperatures drop below freezing at this exposed camp.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner included
Hiking time: 5-7hours Distance: 10km/6mi Habitat: Moorland
Elevation change: 12,600ft to 13,000ft
Early morning breakfast, you will leave the moorland environment and enter the semidesert and rocky landscape. After 5 hours of walking east, you will come face to face with the Lava Tower (4630 m). Packed lunches are served at the Tower and hikers have the option of climbing the massive Lava Tower, weather permitting. At this point of the hike, it is normal for hikers to start feeling the effects from the altitude, including headaches and shortness of breath. After lunch, you will descend from Lava Tower (4630 m) to the Barranco Campsite (3950 m). The 6800 m descent gives hikers a huge advantage to allow their bodies to adjust to the conditions of high altitude. The descent to camp takes around 2 hours to reach. It is located in a valley below the Breach and Great Barranco Wall Breakfast Wall. Drinking and washing water and dinner will be served as hikers view the sun setting.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner included
Hiking time: 4-5hours Distance: 6km Habitat: Moorland
Elevation change: 13,000ft to 13,250ft
Our day starts by descending into the start of the Great Barranco, a huge ravine. We then exit steeply, up the Great Barranco Wall, which divides us from the southeastern slopes of Kibo. It’s a climb over rock, not technical but long and tiring. Passing underneath the Heim and Kersten glaciers, we head towards the Karanga valley. From here we have a steep climb up from Karanga valley to our night’s camp at Karanga camp, set at 3963 m. For those feeling strong, we will go for a mid-afternoon acclimatization trek up to around 4200 m before descending back to camp for the night.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner included
Hiking time: 3-4hours Distance: 8km Habitat: Alpine Desert
Elevation change: 13,250ft to 15,350ft.
After a good night’s rest and breakfast, we set off on our walk to Barafu camp at 4640 m. The climb will take us across desolate scree slopes with no vegetation around us at all. It’s a tough, steep walk made more difficult by the altitude. On arriving at camp, we eat and spend the afternoon resting as we prepare for a long night and day ahead. It is important to keep hydrated and warm. We have an early dinner and then try to get some sleep, as we will be getting up at between 11pm and 12pm to start the climb to the summit.
Hiking time: 10-12hours Distance: 15km Habitat: Desert and ice
Elevation change: 15,350ft to 19,340ft
We start off at around midnight, and walk steeply upwards to the summit glaciers. We will be climbing scree for 4 to 5 hours, but gain incredible height over a short distance. The views are spectacular. We should be on the crater rim at Stella Point (5739 m) as the first rays of the sun hit us. Spectacular ice cliffs within the crater surround us, and the views to jagged Mawenzi peak and beyond are breathtaking. Another hour’s walking takes us to the summit, Uhuru Peak (5895 m). We begin our descent by returning to Stella Point and then descending on scree slope and track back to Barafu Camp for breakfast, before finally heading down to Millennium Camp for a long, well-earned rest.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner included
Hiking time: 3-4hours
Distance: 9km
Habitat: Montane forest
Elevation change: 10,150ft to 5500ft
Following a well-deserved breakfast, your staff will have a big celebration full of dancing and singing. It is here on the mountain that you will present your tips to the guide, assistant guides, chef(s), and porters. After celebrating, you will descend for three hours back to Mweka Gate. The National Park requires all hikers to sign their names to receive certificates of completion. Hikers who reached Stella Point (5685 m) receive green certificates and hikers who reached Uhuru Peak (5895 m) receive gold certificates. After receiving certificates, hikers will descend into the Mweka village for 1 hour (3 kilometers).
You will be served a hot lunch, then you will drive back to Arusha for long overdue showers and more celebrations.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner include
Climbing Includes:
2 Nights’ accommodation
Private professional mountain guides All Park fees
Rescue fees
All meals while on the Mountain Arrival and Departure transfers
Climbing Excludes:
Visa
Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
Meals not listed above
Optional Tours (short safari after your climb)
Tips and any items of personal nature.
Approaching from the south, the Umbwe route is a short, steep and direct climb. After reaching Barranco Camp, the trail follows the southern circuit to the summit. The descent is done via the Mweka route.
Major reason that Umbwe route considered to be very difficult is its steepness in the first two days and its short time of acclimatization. This route is attempted by strong hikers who are also confident of their ability to acclimatize to altitude.Though, hikers must be pre- acclimatized prior to trying this route, particularly if one opts to summit via Western Breach as you gain altitude very rapidly over rapidy over a smaller distance. The reward this route offers is not only the physical challenge, but you also get the luxury of trekking in privacy at slightest till you meet up with the other explorers at Barranco camp.
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You will be picked up by the driver, at Kilimanjaro International Airport and driven to your accommodation in Arusha. The guide will be given a short briefing for the climb the next day and the necessary equipment will be checked as well.
Hiking time: 3-4hours Distance: 7km/4.3mi Habitat: Montane Forest
Elevation change: 5,905ft to 9,190ft
After breakfast, you will be driven to the Machame gate where registration formalities will be completed. From there, we proceed to the Umbwe Gate (1641 m), passing through villages with coffee and banana plantations. The air is thick with moisture and the path is usually muddy. The route initially follows a forestry track winding up through the natural rain forest. It then narrows and steepens to climb the ridge between the Lonzo and Umbwe rivers, with huge trees surrounding you. The path offers some spectacular views of deep gorges and, if you are lucky, a glimpse of Kilimanjaro towering above you in the distance. The camp is perched between huge trees and thick undergrowth.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Hiking time: 4-5hours Distance: 8km
Habitat: Montane Forest/ Moorland Zone Elevation change:9,190ft to 12,800ft
Shortly after leaving the camp, the forest starts thinning and is replaced by rockier terrain, sparser undergrowth and straggly, moss-covered trees. The path continues along a narrow, but spectacular ridge. As you gain higher altitude, you will have sightings of Kilimanjaro rising majestically ahead of you – etched against the blue sky. The path flattens as you approach Barranco Valley. From Umbwe ridge, the route descends slightly to the Barranco camp. The camp is situated in the valley below the Breach and Great Barranco Wall, which should provide you with a memorable sunset while your dinner is being prepared.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Hiking time: 4-6hours Distance: 6km/3.5mi
Habitat: Montane Low alpine/ High alpine zone Elevation change:12,800ft to 13,780ft
After spending a night at the great Barranco Wall, we make our way up this awesome looking obstacle, which in the end normally turns out to be easier than anticipated. Topping out just below the Heim Glacier, you will now appreciate just how beautiful Kilimanjaro really is. The route then heads down through the Karanga Valley over intervening ridges and valleys, and then joins up with the Mweka route. The last water stop on the route is the Karanga Valley, as there is no water available at Barafu camp.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Hiking time: 4-5hours Distance: 3.5km/2mi Habitat: High alpine zone
Elevation change:13,780ft to 14,930ft
After breakfast, we turn left up the ridge and the route ascends 640 m towards Barafu Camp. Barafu is the Swahili word for “ice” and it is a bleak and inhospitable camping area to spend the night. Totally exposed to the ever-present gales, the tents are pitched on a narrow, stony, and dangerous ridge. Make sure that you familiarize yourself with the terrain before dark to avoid any accidents.
The summit is now a further 1214 m higher, and you will commence with your final ascent attempt, the same night. Prepare your equipment, hiking poles and thermal clothing for your summit attempt. This should include the replacement of your headlamp and camera batteries, and make sure you have a spare set available as well.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Hiking time: 7-8hours
Distance:4.5km/3mi ascent and then 11km/7mi Habitat:Alpine zone
Elevation change:14,930ft to uhuru peak(19,340ft)- to mweka 10,170ft
After breakfast, we leave Karanga and hit the junction which connects with the Mweka Trail. We continue up to the Barafu Hut. At this point, you have completed the South Circuit, which offers views of the summit from many different angles.
Here we make camp, rest, enjoy dinner, and prepare for the summit day. The two peaks of Mawenzi and Kibo are to be seen from this position.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Hiking time: 3-5hours Distance:9km/6mi Habitat:Rain Forest
Elevation change:10,170ft to 6,500ft
It will be a short 4 to 6-hour scenic hike back to the Park gate. Some hikers do experience knee problems, which could make the descent longer than planned. At Mweka gate, successful climbers receive their summit certificates. Those climbers who reached Stella Point (5739 m) are issued with green certificates and those who reached Uhuru Peak (5895 m) receive gold certificates.
From the Mweka Gate you will continue down into the Mweka village, normally a muddy 3 km. He will take you back to the Hotel in Arusha and after a warm shower, the rest of the day is free to rest, relax at the pool or celebrate your achievement.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Climbing Includes:
2 Nights’ accommodation
Private professional mountain guides All Park fees
Rescue fees
All meals while on the Mountain Arrival and Departure transfers
Climbing Excludes.
Visa
Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages)
Meals not listed above
Optional Tours (short safari after your climb )
Tips and any items of personal nature.
Shira Route starts from western side of the mountain and can be accessible from Moshi to Shira ridge. It can be covered within 6 to 7 days, for better Acclimatization profile, you can extend it to complete within 8 days.
The identical route Shira is practically similar to the Lemosho route. Because Shira Route was the original trail before Lemosho was created. It starts at 3,600 meters, which is not ideal for many travelers. Altitude sickness is very common over there. The route approaches the mountain from the west & considered as the oldest.
You must enjoy the sunrise over Mawenzi before pushing to the summit of Uhuru Peak. And trek to the summit of Shira Cathedral, Plateau, & caves. If you’re an accomplished hiker, then this route offers you a chance to make your year remember. And hike to Kilimanjaro along the Shira route would fulfil your bucket list.
The Journey must not stop here because Shira contains many spectacular destinations for the visitors. You must visit the Lava Tower, Karanga, Barafu, and Mweka Gate. In the region of beautiful forest & land, while watching the sunrise & sunset, you can have your meal with your favorite person or friends. Before the summit, you can take rest and spent some time at Lent Hills, while enjoying the morning view.
Hiking time: 3-4hours Distance: 11km Habitat: Rain forest
Elevation change: 6,000ft to 12,600ft
After breakfast, you will be collected from your and transferred to Londorosi gate which takes about 3 hours, where you will complete Kilimanjaro National park entry formalities. Afterwards continue drive for 1 hour to Morum Barrier Gate. Where you will have your lunch. Thereafter, you begin your 1 to 2 hours trekking through heather and moorland to the first camp. You will find that the views over to Kibo across the Plateau are breathtaking. Dinner and Overnight at Shira 1 camp. .
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Hiking time: 5-6hours Distance: 7km
Habitat: Moorland and rock
Elevation change: 12,600ft to 12,960ft
On this day, you’ll get to cross the Shira Ridge by traversing its rocky ground, low grasses, and shrubs. You’ll find that the walking is much more easy and leisurely as the terrain is comparatively flatter. You’ll enjoy the views of the Great Rift Valley and nearby Mount Meru. The giant Lobelias which are distinctive in this area dot the moor landscape. Walking for a few more hours will get you to Shira 2 Camp where evening meal will be served, and you’ll have your overnight stay.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Hiking time: 7-8hours Distance: 13km Habitat: Moorland Elevation change:
From Shira 2, we continue to the east up a ridge, passing the junction towards the peak of Kibo. As we ascend further, our direction will change to the south-east and we’ll head towards the Lava Tower, which is also known as “Shark’s tooth.” After making it to the tower, we’ll come across a second junction which will lead us further to the Arrow Glacier at an altitude of 16,000 ft. From here we’ll descend to 13,000 ft. and reach the stunning Barranco camp. Dinner and overnight at this camp. Although you end the day at the same elevation as when you started, this day is very important for acclimatization and will help your body prepare for summit day.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Today, the Barranco Wall stands before you to conquer. Some stages will require you to use your hands for a better grip, but no actual climbing is necessary, and your guide will be with you every step of the way to provide a helping hand. The route with its numerous ascents and descents allow you a chance for further acclimatization, before reaching the mountain ridge. Walking along the ridge, you can take in the beautiful landscape with its stunning contrasts of desert and vegetation, before finally reaching the cloudy Karanga Camp. Your trek will take between 4 and 5 hours, leaving more than enough time to rest and play a game of rummy.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
You’ll be awakened with the sunlight dancing off the summit of Kibo. After having your morning breakfast, you’ll set off to today’s destination, Barafu Camp. Much of the time today will involve walking through the dry, deserted terrain of the mountain with Kibo present on your left side. After trekking continuously for 3 to 4 hours, you’ll reach Barafu Camp and have an early dinner and overnight. The main highlight of your trip is just a few miles away.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
After sipping some hot tea with some snacks, you’ll start trekking at around midnight. With aid from torchlight, you’ll climb the heavy screed surface of Kibo. Ascending for 5 to 7 hours in the dark will lead you to Stella Point. Trekking for another 1 or 2 hours along the crater ride will take you to Uhuru Peak which is the summit at 5,895 meters. This point is known as the roof of Africa and from here, you’ll get to experience Kilimanjaro and all its glory and enjoy a 360° view over the landscape. After taking pictures and celebrations, you’ll descend the same route. Shortly before midday, you’ll arrive at Barafu Camp for your lunch. After having a warm meal and a break of few hours, you’ll head towards Mweka Camp at 3,100 meters where you’ll have your dinner and well-earned rest.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
The final ascend of your amazing Kilimanjaro trekking adventure begins after breakfast with a traditional farewell ceremony from the mountain crew. Then a gentle 3 to 4 hours’ descent through the rainforest continues to Mweka Gate, where your transferring driver will be waiting for you. He will take you back to the Hotel in Arusha and after a warm shower, the rest of the day is free to rest, relax at the pool or celebrate your achievement.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Climbing Includes:
2 Nights’ accommodation
Private professional mountain guides All Park fees
Rescue fees
All meals while on the Mountain Arrival and Departure transfers
Climbing Excludes.
Visa
Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages)
Meals not listed above
Optional Tours (short safari after your climb )
Tips and any items of personal nature.
Also known as the “Coca-Cola” route, the Marangu route is a classic trek on Mount Kilimanjaro. It is the oldest, most well established route.
Many people favor to climb Kilimanjaro on the Marangu route because it is considered to be the easiest path on the mountain, given its gradual slope.
It is also the only route which offers sleeping huts in dormitory style accommodations. The 6 Days Marangu Route is one of the easiest and most popular trail in Kilimanjaro. Marangu is used for both ascend and descend.
Hiking time: 4- 5 hours.
Distance: About 8km/5mi
Habitat: Rain forest
Elevation change: +3117ft/+950m
After an early breakfast at your hotel, you will be picked up from Arusha and driven to the Marangu Gate. At the gate, the porters will organize and pack the belongings for the hike while you and your guide register with the Tanzania National Park (TANAPA). You will then begin your ascent into the rainforest. During this section of the hike, you should expect rain, mud, and fog. Also, be on the lookout for wildlife, including Colobus monkeys! After 3-4 hours of ascending, you will reach the Mandara Hut (2700 m). Each hut has 6-8 sleeping bunks (sleeps 60 hikers total) with solar generated lighting. Next to the central hut, there are flush toilets. The porters, who arrive at the campsite before the clients, will boil water for drinking and washing. The chef will prepare a snack then dinner for the clients. At nighttime, mountain temperatures may drop to freezing, so be prepared!
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner included.
Hiking time: 6-8hours
Distance About: 12km/7mi
Habitat: Hearth and Moorland
Elevation change: 8,858ft to 12,205ft
After light breakfast, your second hiking day on Kilimanjaro Mt. Marangu route starts, this day you will hike along the last patches of the mountane forest past the other side of Maundi crater, and soon you will reach the moorland vegetation zone.
The area is more dominated by heather, Lobelia Deckenii and lovely Dendrosenecio kilimanjari. With a good weather condition, you can have a stunning view of both Kibo and Mawenzi peaks. Later you will arrive at Horombo huts and if you wish you can bath with hot water before dinner followed by sleeping in a luxurious bed.
Horombo huts can accommodate 120 people all sleeping in beds and it is like a small village and the only huts on Kilimanjaro with beds. You have one day here for relaxing and acclimatization be prepared as nights here tends to be crazy cold.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner included.
Hiking time: 4-5hours
Distance About: 5km/3mi
Habitat: Moorland
Elevation change: +2395ft/+730m
After breakfast, Horombo Hut, spend a day here allowing your body to adjust to high altitude. If you wish, you can have a day hike to Mawenzi Hut (46 00 m) for further acclimatization with your guide. Your preference for this day will decide on where to have lunch if you will hike to Mawezi then you will take packed lunch. Ove rnight at Horombo Hut.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner included.
Hiking time: 6-8Hours
Distance About: 10km
Habitat: Alpine desert
Elevation change: +12,205ft to 15,430ft
Saddle the area in-between Mawenzi and Kibo can be reached in two different routes, through the upper route which is eroded and stormy or by taking the lower route which is easier and most recommended where you can pass near the water point at (4200 m) which is the last in this route.
We will fill your bottles with enough drinking water as this will be the last water point before reaching Horombo huts again, otherwise you can buy mineral water or soft drinks at Kibo huts. If you wish, you can take a short break at this last water point and perhaps sit at the picnic site for lunch.
You will reach Kibo huts at (4700 m) after 2 walking hours. Kibo hut is at the barren Alpine desert with only grasses and everlasting flowers. Kibo huts are built with stone blocks and have 60 bunk beds and platform toilets. Reaching the camp, same procedures will follow as per previous days. Overnight at Kibo Hut.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner included.
Hiking time: 6-8Hours
Distance About: 6km up 15km down/9km to Horombo
Habitat: Stone scree and ice-capped summit
Elevation change: 15,430ft to 19,341ft
Your guide will wake you around 23:30 for tea and biscuits. You will then begin your summit attempt. The trail is rocky up to Hans Meyer Cave (5150 m). You continue your ascent to Gillman’s point (5681m). Reaching this section is an impressive achievement as the trail is steep, rocky, and at high altitude. Gillman’s is located on the crater rim. From this point, you will usually experience a snow covered trail until you reach the summit, Uhuru Peak (5895 m). Reaching the summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro is a lifetime accomplishment! You will be able to spend a short time on the summit taking photographs and drinking tea before the descent to Barafu begins. The hike down to Kibo Hut takes about 3 hours.
At Kibo Hut, you will rest and enjoy a hot lunch in the sun. After eating, you will continue descending to Horombo Hut (3,700 m). You will have dinner, wash, and rest soundly at the hut after a strenuous day.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner included
Hiking time: 5-8Hours
Distance About: 19km
Habitat: Moorland to montane forest
Elevation change: -6161.42ft/-1878m
You have breakfast; your staff will have a big celebration full of dancing and singing. It is here on the mountain that you will present your tips to the guide, assistant guides, chef(s), and porters. After celebrating, you will descend for 6 hours back to Marangu Gate. The National Park requires all hikers to sign their names to receive certificates of completion receive green certificates and hikers who reached Uhuru Peak (5895 m) receive gold certificates. His will be the time for celebration singing & dancing followed by tips´ session, you may start with potters, cook & lastly the guides. Afterward meet your driver at the gate who have already be there drive back to Arusha or drop off at the airport.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner included
Climbing Includes:
2 Nights’ accommodation
Private professional mountain guides
All Park fees
Rescue fees
All meals while on the Mountain
Arrival and Departure transfers
Climbing Excludes:
Visa
Personal Expenses (e.g. laundry, telephone, beverages, etc.)
Meals not listed above
Optional Tours (short safari after your climb)
Tips and any items of personal nature.
7 Day Camping Safari specifically to Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania. This specific Africa safari and travel itinerary has been designed for visitors with more time on hand for a longer safari or tours. It specifically designed to offer you a total Tanzanian northern circuit safari experience, while attempting to keep your non game-viewing travel time to a minimum.
You will be picked up from Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred by private vehicle to Arusha for your dinner and overnight stay. If time allows, you will have time to do walking tour in coffee plantation or option to visit Arusha National park before your 7- Day Camping Safari big adventure starts. Dinner and overnight at Joy land Hotel or similar HB included.
After breakfast the tour departs. First stop is Arusha Town for any last minute purchases before we head off on safari. Afterwards we head towards the Tarangire National Park for a game drive with picnic lunch at the park. Tarangire is well known for its huge elephant population and baobab trees. It forms the center of an annual migratory cycle that includes up to 3000 elephants, 25,000 wildebeest and 30,000 zebras. Dinner and overnight at Fanaaka Campsite.
MEALS: lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast
ACCOMMODATION: Fanaka Campsite
After breakfast the tour departs. First stop is Arusha Town for any last minute purchases before we head off on safari. Afterwards we head to Lake Manyara. Lake Manyara National Park offers breathtaking views and a large variety of habitats. Acacia woodlands, water forests, baobab strewn cliffs, algae-streaked hot springs, swamps and the lake itself. And thanks to this the small Park is able to support a large number of animal species and incredible bird life. Manyara has the largest concentration of baboons anywhere in the world and the lions here are also renowned for their tree climbing. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Kudu Campsite.
MEALS: lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast
ACCOMMODATION: Ngorongoro Kudu Campsite
After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park, via the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa – the Serengeti National Park – with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. Then heard to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park, featuring the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. Arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti national park.Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Seronera Campsite.
MEALS: lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast
ACCOMMODATION: Serengeti Seronera Campsite
Full day Serengeti National Park game drive including following the wildebeest migration. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Campsite.
MEALS: lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast
ACCOMMODATION: Serengeti Seronera Campsite
Day 5: Serengeti National Park
Full day Serengeti National Park game drive including following the wildebeest migration. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Campsite.
MEALS: lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast
ACCOMMODATION: Serengeti Seronera Campsite
Early morning game drives and after depart to Ngorongoro Conservation area. We will have stopover at Olduvai Gorge, boasting with a history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here, that the anthropologists Drs. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of ‘Nutcracker Man’ and ‘Handy Man’, both very significant links in the chain of human evolution Late afternoon transfer to Ngorongoro Simba campsite where you will have dinner and overnight.
MEALS: lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast
ACCOMMODATION: Ngorongoro Simba Campsite
Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha – Airport
After an early breakfast, you will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife. Supported by a year round water supply and fodder, the Ngorongoro conservation Area supports avast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo and giant African elephants. Another big draw card to this picturesque national park, is its dense population of predators, which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot.
We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of flamingos, hippos and other water birds can usually been seen here. Late afternoon transfer to Arusha For dinner and Overnight or airport drop off and this will mark the end of 7 Day Camping Safari.( Accommodation can be included upon request at extra cost ).
Joppytour offers the best of 9 Day Camping Safari Tanzania to lake Natron, Lake Manyara, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater and Tarangire National Park. Your accommodation will be in budget camping sites during your safari (most of the campsites are inside the National Parks except Lake Manyara and Tarangire). 9 Day Camping Safari Tanzania Serengeti Ngorongoro Crater Lake Manyara Tarangire this tour can be arranged for different days like two days / 4 days /3days /5 days all these can be offered to clients who don’t have enough time to spend in bush and explore our destination.
Arrive anytime at Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). We will arrange a private transfer from Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). To Arusha at Arusha Mvuli hotel where the rest of the day is at leisure. We stay at Arusha mvuli hotel which is beautifully located on the coffee farms and is a perfect place to prepare for your adventure. We will gather in the hotel for a pre-safari briefing and an equipment check.
Pick up from your hotel at 0800 hrs a safari briefing session with our tour officer then drive to Tarangire National Park, for afternoon gamed rives. Tarangire is a small park which offers some excellent sights. Generally in the dry seasons Tarangire comes alive as wildlife and birdlife congregate on the Tarangire River, which is a permanent source of water. Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Wild Parm Campsite.
Drive to Lake Manyara National Park soon after breakfast for a full day game drives for a full day of game drives. This is one of Tanzania’s smaller parks but still offers a rewarding and diverse safari experience. The lake shore at Manyara teems with birdlife, and while you are looking for the birds, you might spot one of the elusive tree-climbing lions. There are a surprising number of other large mammals and the striking cliffs on the Rift escarpment form a dramatic backdrop. In the late afternoon we make a short journey from the park to our Camp. Dinner and overnight at Kudu Campsite.
Lake Eyasi is just about an hour drive south-west of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Lake Eyasi is a mildly alkaline lake about 55km long; to the north-east you can see the Ngorongoro Highlands and to the north are the plains of the Serengeti; around 150 years ago when the warlike Masai tribes invaded Ngorongoro and Serengeti, the Datoga and other indigenous Bushmen lived there were driven south. Many of these groups founded the Lake Eyasi area their home.
There is several good qualities, private campsites are located in the forest clearings by the lake. Each provides a grassy pitch, shower and toilet facilities constructed mainly from local materials.
Lake Eyasi’s principal source of water is the Sibiti River, which enters the southwestern end. The river may continue to flow all year round in wetter years and all the other inflows disappear in the dry season.
Seasonal variations in the lake are large even though the northwestern shore is constrained by the Serengeti Plateau. During the dry season the lake can almost entirely disappear. The lake is also a seasonal stop for migrating flamingos. Over 100 years ago when the stronger Masai tribes moved into the Ngorongoro and Serengeti, the Datoga and other indigenous bushmen lived there were pushed south. Many made Lake Eyasi and its surrounding bush and forests their home. Dinner and overnight at Lake Eyasi Campsite.
Lake Eyasi is just about an hour drive south-west of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Lake Eyasi is a mildly alkaline lake about 55km long; to the north-east you can see the Ngorongoro Highlands and to the north are the plains of the Serengeti; around 150 years ago when the warlike Masai tribes invaded Ngorongoro and Serengeti, the Datoga and other indigenous Bushmen lived there were driven south. Many of these groups founded the Lake Eyasi area their home.
There is several good quality, private campsites are located in the forest clearings by the lake. Each provides a grassy pitch, shower and toilet facilities constructed mainly from local materials.
Lake Eyasi’s principal source of water is the Sibiti River, which enters the southwestern end. The river may continue to flow all year round in wetter years and all the other inflows disappear in the dry season.
Seasonal variations in the lake are large even though the northwestern shore is constrained by the Serengeti Plateau. During the dry season the lake can almost entirely disappear. The lake is also a seasonal stop for migrating flamingos. Over 100 years ago when the stronger Masai tribes moved into the Ngorongoro and Serengeti, the Datoga and other indigenous bushmen lived there were pushed south. Many made Lake Eyasi and its surrounding bush and forests their home. Dinner and overnight at Lake Eyasi Campsite.
Full day spent exploring the park in search of the big 5. Morning and afternoon game drives are offered. Dinner and overnight stay at Serengeti campsite.
Serengeti is Africa’s most famous and Tanzania’s largest park covering 14,736 sq km and is adjoining with the Masai Mara National reserve in Kenya. With a wildebeest population of about 2 million and several other hoofed species (which include zebra, Thomson’s gazelle, impala, topi, Grants gazelle, Kongoni, Eland, Kirk’s dik dik, klipspringer, roan, Oryx, oribi, waterbuck, buffalo, giraffe and warthog), the Serengeti is sure to attract a string of prey such as lion, leopard, cheetah, hyena, golden jackals and bat eared foxes. Elephants are relatively scarce and the few remaining black rhinoceros are restricts to the Moru Koppies area. Serengeti also offers rewarding bird viewing with ostrich and kori bustard being common, a variety of larks, finches, and raptors can be seen but the most distinctive small bird is the lilac breasted roller. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Soronera Campsite.
We start the day with an early morning game drive before heading to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. We visit Olduvai Gorge en route . It is within this steep sided ravine that Louis and Mary Leakey made some of the world’s most important archaeological discoveries in the 1950s. Here in a small museum we are able to see evidence of our ancestors that have been dated back 2.5 million years. Dinner and overnight stay at Ngorongoro Simba Campsite.
After breakfast a 4wheel drive vehicle will take you 2000ft down to the crater. The Ngorongoro Crater is often called ‘Africa’s Eden’ and the ‘8th Natural Wonder of the World,’ a visit to the crater is a main draw card for tourists coming to Tanzania and a definite world- class attraction. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is home of Ngorongoro Crater. It forms some 2.5 million years ago from a volcanic mountain sinking due to inactivity. The crater has evolved into a unique and integral part of Tanzania’s eco-system. S0, the crater is actually a caldera, measures 22.5 km across and the rim walls stand 600m high. Views from within and from the rim are breathtaking (as can be seen from the picture). The crater houses 30,000 animals and a large variety of birds.
After breakfast, you will be taken you to the Kilimanjaro airport or Arusha airport for your international flight back home.
This amazing safari will take you to Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Eyasi and Tarangire national parks. This safari take you not only to the prime wildlife game parks and reserves but also offers you the rare chance to experience the cultural part of Africa.
This tour gives you the chance to get closer to the only remaining hunter gatherer tribes of the Hadzabe and Datoga people who still make a living from hunting small wild animals and gathering of wild fruits. These people are also referred as the Bush men. The best place to visit in Tanzania.
You will be picked up from Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred by private vehicle to Arusha for your dinner and overnight stay. If time allows, you will have time to do walking tour in coffee plantation or option to visit Arusha National park before your big adventure starts. Dinner and overnight at Joy land Hotel or similar HB included.
After breakfast, you are met by our professional tour guide/driver, who will deliver a short safari info briefing, after which we travel east to the Arusha National Park. This small but beautiful Tanzanian National Park is the closest national park to both the famous Arusha “safari town” (30 km) as well as the Kilimanjaro International Airport, thus making it ideal for 1-day safaris or tours. Not only is the animal life in the park abundant, but it is also one of the most beautiful and topographically varied parks in Tanzania. The park’s three most significant features include the rugged Mount Meru (Tanzania’s second highest peak at 4566m), the notably different colored Momela Lakes, and the 3km wide Ngurdoto Crater, which was formed about fifteen million years ago!
You will enjoy lunch at the Momela view picnic site and do an exciting morning game drive and afternoon game drive, visiting both the Momela Lakes and the Ngurdoto Crater. Wildlife which could be seen includes African buffaloes, elephants, hippos, giraffe, warthogs, antelopes, zebras, blue monkeys and sometimes a rare leopard or hyena. Late afternoon we depart back to Arusha at Joy land Hotel or similar FB included.
Our Tanzanian safari starts at 8:30 as we drive from Arusha to Lake Manyara with a picnic lunch en route. We enter the majestic Lake Manyara Game Park and embark on the first of the six Tanzanian safaris. This small park is sandwiched between the Rift Valley escarpment and the large sodiforous Lake Manyara. It is a pretty location, with a good range of game, including giraffe, elephant, baboon and the rarely seen tree-climbing lion. Overnight: Twiga Campsite.
After your breakfast at the Lodge you will be on your way to Lake Natron which is apparently the breeding site for the lesser and greater flamingos who migrate here every year from as far as Lake Nakuru, and Baringo in Kenya. There after you will be on your way again to Lake Natron, with views of more Maasai villages and wildlife; arriving in time for lunch at your lodge. After lunch at the lodge and a short rest you will go for a walk at the Lake and depending on water levels you can take a dip or go for a boat ride. You will have the chance also to walk upstream of the Ngaresero River up to the water falls. . In the afternoon you can go for a sun downer at the Lake Natron. Overnight at Ngaresero Campsite.
After your breakfast you will take a walk at the Lake again if you wish and thereafter leave for the Serengeti National Park. You will cross the Loliondo Game Controlled area where apparently the wildebeests herds cross on and around November and December when they are coming from Masai Mara in Kenya. After the registration formalities at the Klein’s Gate you will go for game drive in the vast plains of the Serengeti National Park (on your way to the lodge) where you will get the chance to see lots of animals and birdlife alike. Among animals that can be seen here includes the zebras, buffaloes, baboons, topis, impalas, cheetahs, leopards and the recently introduced Rhinos, which were the only member of the big Five that was missing in this park. Overnight at. Meals and overnight at Lobo Campsite.
Safari in Tanzania is not complete without a visit to Serengeti National park. At day break you are out to the Serengeti plains for a sunrise game drive that normally offers the only chance of sighting the nocturnal species retiring and also the diurnal species waking up to a new day before you go back for breakfast. After breakfast, you will leave for a full day of game drives exploring the Serengeti. Depending on the season and time of the year, this is where you will witness the magnificent natural phenomenon of the ‘Great migration’ where more than one and a half million wildebeests accompanied by hundreds of thousands of gazelles and zebras brave the crocodile infested rivers and cross the border into the Masai Mara in Kenya in search of green pastures and water.
Later in the afternoon you will drive back to the campsite for dinner and overnight at Seronera Campsite for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast with your packed lunch drive and game on route to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. It is your option whether you pass by Oldupai Gorge a historical site whereby the early man lived and can also pass by the Maasai boma if you are interested in the real African life tradition and culture, after your lunch on route adds to the crater rim for your dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Simba Campsite.
This day we will start early morning at 07:00 for the game drive (with a picnic lunch) inside the Ngorongoro Crater. As very few animals migrate in and out of the crater with its 2000 ft. high walls, you can expect to see lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, many birds and other species. Your Driver/Guide will be in contact with other safari drivers and will amaze you with his skill at locating the hidden animals. After great all exploration in crater the drive will drive back to your lodge. For overnight and dinner at your lodge, Twiga Campsite.
Day 9: Ngorongoro Crater – Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, you will check out of the lodge then start a safari to Tarangire National Park which is the third largest national park in Tanzania. After registration formalities you will go for a full day of game drives in this fabulous national park highlighted with the gigantic baobab trees and abnormally large herds of elephants.
At Tarangire you will have the chance to sight the rare Oryx, and other animals’ likes of zebras, giraffes, warthogs, leopards, cheetahs etc. The Tarangire River which is the life blood of this national park ensures a year round supply of water and the river beds takes center stage when animals gather to get this rare commodity resulting into magnificent wildlife actions when the predators try to grab a meal taking advantage of the moment. Later in the evening you will drive to Tarangire Campsite for dinner and overnight.
After breakfast at the base camp you will start game drive, and you may be able to see these enormous creatures travel in families, and you surely will not miss the extraordinary care they take of their young. The elephants tend to travel in packs and in the same paths as they have taken year after year. When they see your trucks coming closer they will gather around their young to protect them and lead them on their way. After all good game view in Tarangire National park you will be transferred to Arusha or Kilimanjaro airport.
