Climbing -Safari and Zanzibar

14 Days Mt. Kilimanjaro Climbing Via Machame Route ,Wildlife Safari and Zanzibar

$3100-3200 USD

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Safari summary

After arrival at your hotel in Moshi, you will rest. And later there will be a meeting with your guide for briefing about your trek and Mt Kilimanjaro. After finish to the briefing he will check all your mountain gears to see if you have all equipment, and if you will miss some of them he will take you to rent the missing gears.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Strenuous activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Kilimanjaro Lake Manyara Ngorongoro Crater Serengeti Tarangire

Fine details

Safari highlights

Hiking | trekking
Wildlife sanctuaries
Self-drive safari

What’s included?

Accommodation
Airport transfers
Internal flights
Laundry
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
All drinks
Hot air balloons
International flights
Premium alcoholic beverages
Spa treatments
Tips and gratuities

Itinerary

ARRIVAL KILIMANJARO

Kilimanjaro

After landing at 12H55 meeting with the driver and overnight Park view Inn in mosh-Kilimanjaro.

PARK VIEW INN

MOSHI / MACHAME GATE

Kilimanjaro

Montane Forest your day starts early with briefing, thereafter drive from Arusha after breakfast Moshi to the Machame village (1,490m / 4,890 ft) where your guides and porters prepare and pack your equipment and supplies. You will receive a lunch pack, if the road is very muddy, it may be impossible to drive from the village to the Machame gate and in this case, it will take you an hour to complete the muddy 3 km walk to the gate.

CAMPSITE

SHIRA CAMP

Kilimanjaro

you rise early at Machame camp, and after breakfast, climb for an hour to the top of the forest, then for 2 hours through a gentle moorland. After a short lunch and rest, you continue up a rocky ridge onto the Shira Plateau where you will be able to see Kilimanjaro’s great Western Breach with its stunning glaciers, sometimes, the walls of the western breach are draped with extensive ice curtains. You are now west of Kibo on the opposite side of the mountain from the Marangu route.

CAMPSITE

SHIRA / BARRANCO CAMP

Kilimanjaro

After breakfast, you will hike east up steepening path above the highest vegetation towards Kilimanjaro’s looming mass. After several hours, you walk through a rocky landscape to reach the prominent landmark called Lava Tower at 4,630m / 15,190ft. this chunky remnant of Kilimanjaro’s earlier volcanic activity is several hundred feet high, and the trail passes right below it. For extra credit, the sure footed can scramble to the top of the tower.

CAMPSITE

BARRANCO / BARAFU CAMP

Kilimanjaro

Desert After spending a night under the imposing Great Barranco Wall, you climb this awesome obstacle, which turns out to be easier that it looks. Topping out just below the Heim Glacier, you can now appreciate just how beautiful Kilimanjaro really is. The route then heads down through Karanga Valley and goes over intervening ridges and valleys to join the Mweka Route, which will be your decent route.

CAMPSITE

BARAFU CAMP / MWIKA CAMP

Kilimanjaro

Your 6 hour climb northwest up through heavy scree between the Rebmann and Ratzel glaciers to Stella point on the crater rim is the most challenging part of the route for most climbers. At Stella point (5,685m / 18,650ft) you stop for a short rest and a chance to see a supremely sanguine sunrise. At Stella point you will join the top part of the Marangu Route, but do not to here too long, at it will be extremely difficult to start again due to cold and fatigue.

CAMPSITE

MWIKA GATE

Tarangire

3 hour hike back to the park gate. Don’t give your porters and tips until you and all your gear have reached the gate safely, but do remember to tip your crew at the gate. At Mweka gate you can sign your name and add details in a register

OUTPOST

Arusha – Tarangire

Tarangire

Depart to Tarangire National Park for afternoon game drive with picnic Lunch, later on drive to the campsite for evening at leisure and hot dinner

Tarangire Sopa Lodge

TARANGIRE-SERENGETI

Serengeti

Early breakfast then with your picnic lunch drive to famous Serengeti national Park via Ngorongoro Conservation area, game drive en route. Having a chance to see all big five. Seronera area its wild paradise you will be able to see thousands of wild animals and also Immigration of wild best depending on the season. Then Afternoon game drives there after dinner and overnight

Serengeti Sopa Lodge

SERENGETI- NGORONGORO CRATER

Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast with our Picnic Lunch make a game drive briefly in famous Serengeti then to Ngorongoro Conservation area then descend to the crater floor one of the wonders of the world. Game drive inside the crater till late in the evening having a chance to see all big five e.g. Lions, Elephants, Rhinos, Buffalos, Hippos and many other game animals. Then drive to your lodge Dinner and overnight

OCTAGON LODGE

LAKE MANYARA-ARUSHA-ZANZIBAR

After breakfast relax game drive in manyara for 4/5 hours then drive to Arusha Airport for your flight to Zanzibar at 1415Hours meet and greet in Zanzibar and transfer to beach hotel

AMAAN BEACH BUNGALOW