Kilimanjaro, Safari, Zanzibar

Kilimanjaro

In the morning you are picked up at 8am from your hotel and drive to Machame gate to collect your permits. There is then an hour drive to the Umbwe gate where after checking in you set off up through the forest zone. The first day hiking is not overly difficult but certainly steepens towards the latter end of the day. In the late afternoon you arrive in the first camp for dinner and overnight (full board).

Machame Camp

Kilimanjaro

After breakfast climbing 12km/ 6/7 hours through Lava Tower 4600m for acclimatize and descending down to Barranco camp which is 3940m above the sea level. Overnight will be here.

Barranco Camp

Kilimanjaro

The ascent today is towards Barafu camp at 4640m. It's a tough steep walk made more difficult by the altitude. On arriving at camp we will have lunch then resting. Today we have an early dinner as will be getting up early in the morning the next day to start the climb to the summit.

Barafu Camp

Wake up having breakfast then descending 9.5km through the rain forest to exit Mweka gate 1670m sign out, also pick your certificate. We are then met by our vehicles and return to the hotel in Arusha, where you can treat yourself to a welcome shower (and a cold beer or two!)

Tulia Botique Hotel and Spa

Ngorongoro Crater

Head to Ngorongoro Crater for a day of game viewing inside the world’s largest unflooded caldera. Ngorongoro Crater is is home to approximately 30,000 animals at any time. The crater floor offers the best chance of seeing all of the big five in Tanzania. Within a few hours of entering the crater floor, you will see the big five, waterbucks, elands, bushbucks, Grant’s gazelles, Thompson gazelles, hyenas, cheetahs, and a variety of bird species.

Ngorongoro Oldeani Mountain Lodge

Serengeti

You will go out for a morning game drive, You will see the great herds as they move across the plains following ancient paths. Where the herds go, the predators also go, so you will see Africa’s top predators following closely in hope of a quick and easy meal. You will see leopards, lions, hyenas, giraffes, cheetahs, elephants, hippos, and of course the great herds of wildebeests and zebras. Today lunch will be served in the wild on a plated service.

Serengeti Tortilis Camp

Enjoy the morning drive to Seronera Airstrip which is found inside the park; from here you will board a flight to the tropical islands of Zanzibar. On arrival in Zanzibar, our representative will drive you to your hotel in Stone Town. After lunch and some relaxation, you will head out for Prison Island where you will visit a slave museum and also get a chance to see giant turtles. Late in the evening, you will head out to Forodhani Gardens where you will sample local Zanzibari cuisine.

Tembo Palace Hotel

Ease at the beach relaxing after many days of travelling and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. If you are feeling energetic, you can engage in water sports like diving, snorkelling, paragliding, jet skiing, and beach volleyball, or you can just decide to lazy around and enjoy life. The day will end with beautiful sunsets across the turquoise Indian ocean waters.

Tembo Palace Hotel

This day will be spent on a spice farm sampling the spices that made Zanzibar a trading hub centuries ago. Our guide will drive you to a locally owned spice farm where you will meet the locals and learn from them how spices are grown and used in their daily lives as food and medicine. Your hosts will and serve you lunch made using spices grown on their farm. In the afternoon, our guide will drive you back to your beach in Nungwi where you will spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Tembo Palace Hotel