5-Day Tanzania Serengeti Safari & Kilimanjaro Hike

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Tarangire National Park - Elephants Paradise

You will depart from Arusha in the morning and head to Tarangire National Park, arriving before midday. Once in the park, you will enjoy both a morning and afternoon game drive with a delicious lunch in the afternoon. In the early evening, after your game drive, you will exit the park and make your way to your campsite for dinner and an overnight stay.

Tarangire National Park's main attractions:
- Herds of giant elephants and massive baobab trees (land of giants).
- Over 550 different bird species (migratory & permanent).
- Abundant biodiversity.
- The Tarangire River.

Main Destination:

Tarangire National Park

Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)

High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

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LionCommon

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HippoCommon

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Karatu Safari Camp Lodge

• Budget lodge located 2-3hr drive from Tarangire NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Serengeti National Park

You'll depart from Tarangire in the morning after a hearty breakfast, and make your way to the famous Serengeti National Park. En route to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you will see some views of the Ngorongoro Crater before reaching the Serengeti gate. After lunch, you will head out on an afternoon game drive to look for some of the wildlife before sunset and dinner at the campsite.

Serengeti National Park - main attractions:
- Voted the best national park in Africa (2020) by the World Travelers' Award.
- Home to the great wildebeest migration.
- Home to the famous grassland plains.
- The high number of predators (leopards, cheetahs & lions).

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

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GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Serengeti National Park - Wildlife Game Viewing

Today, you will head out early for your morning game drive for a chance to witness a magnificent African sunrise in the bush. You'll head out after a cup of coffee and experience the wilderness and its magnificent creatures as they wake up among the dew-covered grasses. Later, you will head back to camp for breakfast and some relaxation. In the afternoon, you will head out once more for another chance to explore the plains in search of the African wildlife you have come to see as you exit the park. You'll make your way to your accommodation in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Main attractions of an early morning game drive:
- The best time to spot the animals and birds.
- Animals are more active than in the afternoon.
- The best chance of experiencing predators on a hunt.
- The best time to capture pictures in beautiful light.

Main Destination:

Western Serengeti National Park

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• On the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ngorongoro Crater - Home of Big Five

After breakfast, you will depart the campsite with a picnic lunch and descend into the amazing Ngorongoro Crater. You will explore the magnificent world of diversity that lies within, surrounded by the imposing walls that encircle the reserve. It is possible to see all of Africa's Big Five within the crater, among a vast array of other wildlife, including hundreds of bird species. You'll enjoy a day in the crater before departing for Arusha in the late afternoon for dinner and an overnight stay.

Ngorongoro Crater - main attractions:
- Visit the largest unbroken volcanic caldera on earth.
- Home to Africa's Big Five.
- Witness Maasai people living among wild animals.
- Exceptional natural landscapes.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Karibu Heritage House

• Budget hotel located in Arusha (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Arusha-Mount Kilimanjaro Hike

Today, you will wake up early in the morning for a 7.00 am breakfast in the hotel. At 7.30 am, you’ll be picked up by our guide and driver from your hotel and start heading to Kilimanjaro National Park Gate (a drive of between 2.30 to 3 hours). On arrival, you will spend about 10 minutes for registration, then you’ll start the climb. You will hike through the rainforest to the Mandara encampment.

A side trip to Maundi Crater is a good way to see the surroundings, including Northern Tanzania and Kenya. In the rainforest, look for towering eucalyptus trees, birdlife, and colobus monkeys. Later in the afternoon, you will be driven back to your hotel or dropped off at Kilimanjaro Airport.

• Elevation: 1,860m/6,100ft to 2,702m/8,875ft.
• Distance: 8km/5 mi.
• Hiking time: 3-4 hours.
• Habitat: Montane forest.

Main Destination:

Mount Kilimanjaro

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.