This six day adventure combines the complete northern Tanzania safari circuit with a guided day hike on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak. Four iconic parks and reserves plus a walk through Kilimanjaro's montane forest and moorland zone make this one of the most diverse Tanzania itineraries available at this price point.
Your guide collects the group from your Arusha accommodation in the morning and drives south to Tarangire National Park. The journey through the Maasai steppe provides early game viewing opportunities with giraffe and zebra often visible from the road. Inside the park you enter a world dominated by enormous elephant herds, the Tarangire River and the skeletal silhouettes of ancient baobab trees. Lions are resident and frequently seen resting near waterholes, while the park's birdlife is exceptional with over five hundred recorded species. You camp or lodge near the park for dinner and overnight.
After an early breakfast you head northwest towards the Serengeti, climbing through the Ngorongoro highlands before the road descends onto the boundless short-grass plains. You enter the Serengeti in the early afternoon and head for the Seronera River valley, one of the most productive wildlife corridors in the park. Afternoon drives here regularly produce encounters with lion, cheetah, elephant and giraffe. The river itself supports crocodile, hippo and large flocks of waterbirds. You settle into your bush camp on the Serengeti for dinner.
A complete day dedicated to exploring the Serengeti begins before sunrise. The early morning drives are the most rewarding, with predators often finishing overnight hunts and returning to rest. You cover significant ground during the morning session, visiting different microhabitats within the central Serengeti to maximise the variety of species encountered. A bush picnic lunch is taken in the shade before the afternoon session continues until the light begins to fade. The sounds of the Serengeti at dusk, with hyenas calling across the plains and lions beginning to roar in the distance, are unforgettable.
The morning begins with the drive to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the descent into the crater. The steep switchback road drops through cloud forest before opening onto the flat crater floor, enclosed on all sides by walls rising six hundred metres above. The crater supports one of Africa's densest populations of predators alongside enormous herbivore herds. A full morning game drive covers the different zones of the crater floor, from the acacia woodlands favoured by elephants and lions to the open plains where spotted hyena dens are easily found and the shores of Lake Magadi where flamingos and wading birds gather in thousands. After a picnic lunch you ascend to the rim and proceed to your campsite for the night.
The fifth day takes you to Lake Manyara National Park, a narrow strip of diverse habitat squeezed between the Rift Valley escarpment and the shores of the alkaline lake. The entrance section of the park passes through a lush groundwater forest alive with troops of baboon and vervet monkey. Beyond the forest the terrain opens to grassy floodplains that attract large herds of buffalo and elephant. The park's celebrated tree-climbing lions are found resting in fig and acacia trees, a behaviour unique to Manyara. After the game drive you drive back to Arusha and check into a hotel for your overnight rest before the Kilimanjaro hike.
You rise early and drive to the Kilimanjaro National Park gate, where you register and begin your guided day hike on the mountain's southern slopes. The trail passes through dense montane rain forest where black and white Colobus monkeys are commonly spotted in the canopy and the air is cool and moist. Above the forest the vegetation shifts to giant heather and moorland, with spectacular views back over the Chagga farmlands and eastward to the Kenyan savannah. The guide explains the mountain's geology, the different vegetation zones and the conservation challenges facing the ice cap. After descending you are driven back to Arusha for your onward journey.
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Rates are subject to availability and lodge tariffs at time of booking.
| Group Size | Price (USD) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1Person | $1,440 | |
| 2People | $1,110 | |
| 3People | $1,040 | |
| 4People | $980 | |
| 5People | $940 | |
| 6People | $910 | |
| 7People | $880 |
Rates per person based on shared group. Minimum of seven people required to operate.
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