Itinerary
- Day 1
Arusha
You'll arrive in Arusha and connect with your driver for the transfer to your hotel. After getting a briefing about what's ahead, a guide takes you through the city to check out local markets, galleries, and shops. Grab lunch at a local restaurant before heading back to settle in at your hotel.
- Start point
- Arusha, Tanzania (Hotel, 08:00 - 08:30)
- Meals
- Lunch (Local lunch such as chips Mayai or Ugali)
Included Activities
- City tour of Arusha
- Visit to Local Food & Spices Markets
- Visit to African Galleries
- Visit to Tanzanite shops
- Visit to Curiosity & Craft Shops
- Visit to Local Museums
Optional Activities
- Canoeing at Lake Duluti (depends on your time)
Landmarks Lake Duluti - Day 2
Arusha to Marangu
Following breakfast, you'll drive 2 hours to Marangu Gate where your Kilimanjaro trek officially starts. The first day takes you through rainforest trails, hiking about 8km over 3-4 hours while keeping an eye out for Colobus monkeys in the canopy. You'll reach Marangu Hut at 2700m for your first night on the mountain.
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Hiking from Marangu Gate through rainforest trail
- Wildlife viewing - Colobus Monkey
Landmarks Marangu Gate Mount Kilimanjaro - Day 3
Moorland Zone
After breakfast you continue through the rainforest until the trees thin out and you enter the moorland zone. This is where you get your first real views of Kibo and Mawenzi, two of the mountain's three volcanic peaks. The trek covers 12km and takes 2-3 hours, bringing you to 3720m altitude for the evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Hiking through rainforest and moorland zones
- Viewing of Kibo and Mawenzi volcanic peaks
Landmarks Kibo Mawenzi - Day 4
Alpine Desert Zone
You'll pack up after breakfast and move through the Alpine desert zone for 9km, which takes 5-7 hours depending on your pace. This stretch matters because it's the last reliable water source before the final summit push. By day's end you're at Kibo Hut situated at 4700m.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Hiking through Alpine desert zone
Landmarks Mount Kilimanjaro - Day 5
Summit Push
Starting at 23:00, this is the toughest night of your trek. You'll hike toward Gilman's Point where snow becomes part of the landscape, then push on to Uhuru Peak at 5895m. After reaching the summit, you descend for 3 hours to Horombo Hut, making this a grueling 16-hour day covering 15km.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Summit hike to Gilman's Point
- Ascent to Uhuru Peak at 5895m
- Descent to Horombo Hut
Landmarks Uhuru Peak Gilman's Point - Day 6
Marangu Gate to Arusha
Your final day on the mountain starts with breakfast before the descent begins. From Horombo Hut you'll drop 1740m down to Marangu Gate, where Park Headquarters will present your summit certificates. Your driver picks you up for the drive back to Arusha and your safari preparations.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Final descent to Marangu Gate
- Receive summit certificates from Park Headquarters
Landmarks Marangu Gate - Day 7
Lake Manyara National Park
After breakfast you drive from Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park. This smaller park holds over 400 bird species including pink flamingos and yellow-billed storks, plus you'll see zebras, lions, baboons, elephants, and hippos. The evening finds you settled at Fig Tree Campsite.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Game drive at Lake Manyara National Park
- Wildlife viewing - birds and mammals
- Park exploration
Landmarks Lake Manyara National Park Lake Manyara - Day 8
Serengeti National Park
You'll finish breakfast and head out in an open roof 4WD toward the Serengeti's endless plains. This UNESCO World Heritage Site offers incredible wildlife diversity across its vast landscape. After driving through the park, you reach Seronera Campsite by afternoon for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Drive through Serengeti National Park
- Wildlife viewing in Serengeti
Landmarks Serengeti National Park Seronera River - Day 9
Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
Morning brings a game drive through Serengeti where you spot lions, cheetahs, leopards, buffalo, elephants, giraffes, and thousands of plains animals roaming the grasslands. After lunch, you start heading toward Ngorongoro Crater, reaching the edge by evening for those first views. You'll stay another night at Seronera Campsite.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Morning game drive at Serengeti National Park
- Wildlife viewing - big cats and herbivores
- Drive to Ngorongoro Crater rim
- Crater rim viewpoint
Landmarks Serengeti National Park Seronera River Ngorongoro Crater - Day 10
Serengeti to Ngorongoro
Another morning game drive yields more sightings of lions, cheetahs, leopards, and massive herds of buffalo, elephants, and gazelles. From there you continue toward Ngorongoro Crater, making your way to the crater rim by afternoon. The panoramic views from up here are something else. Overnight at Simba Campsite.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Morning game drive at Serengeti National Park
- Wildlife viewing - big cats and herbivores
- Drive to Ngorongoro Crater
- Crater rim viewpoint
Landmarks Serengeti National Park Seronera River Ngorongoro Crater - Day 11
Ngorongoro Crater Game Drive
An early morning game drive takes you into Ngorongoro Crater which holds over 25,000 resident wild animals. You'll spot roughly 7,000 wildebeest, 4,000 zebras, 3,000 eland, 3,000 gazelles, 600 hyenas, 200-300 elephants, over 60 lions, 30 rhinos, and 500 bird species. By afternoon you return to the campsite.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Morning game drive at Ngorongoro Crater
- Wildlife viewing - all crater resident species
- Bird watching
Landmarks Ngorongoro Crater - Day 12
Tarangire National Park to Arusha
Your early morning game drive takes you to Tarangire National Park during dry season when elephants gather in large numbers. You'll see families stripping bark from acacia trees, watch majestic Baobabs dot the landscape, and spot herds of zebras, buffalo, oryxes, and lions. This park hosts more breeding bird species than practically anywhere else. After that you drive back to Arusha with 8 days of memories.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Early morning game drive at Tarangire National Park
- Wildlife viewing - elephants, zebras, buffalo, oryxes, lions
- Bird watching - highest breeding bird species concentration
- Return drive to Arusha
Landmarks Tarangire National Park - Day 13
Arusha National Park
You'll take a half-day tour of Arusha National Park, departing from your hotel in a private vehicle with your driver and guide. The experience includes spotting giraffes, zebras, warthogs, and elephants while taking in Tanzania's natural landscape. By afternoon you return to Arusha to settle in for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Half-day tour of Arusha National Park
- Wildlife viewing - giraffes, zebras, warthogs, elephants
Landmarks Arusha National Park - Day 14
Materuni Coffee Farm & Falls
From Moshi you drive to Materuni village on Mount Kilimanjaro's slopes. A coffee farm visit shows you how coffee gets grown, harvested, and processed, plus you'll try roasting and preparing it the Chagga way. From there it's a 45-minute hike through banana and coffee plantations to Materuni Falls with its 200-foot cliffs. You'll swim in the pristine mountain-water pool, eat a local food buffet, and finish with a dip at Kikuletwa hot pool.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Local food buffet)
Included Activities
- Coffee farm visit and tour
- Coffee roasting and preparation experience - Chagga style
- 45-minute hike to Materuni Falls
- Swimming at Materuni Falls
- Visit to Kikuletwa hot pool
Landmarks Materuni Falls Kikuletwa Hot Pool Mount Kilimanjaro - Day 15
Departure
After 2 weeks of trekking, safari exploration, and adventure across Tanzania, your final day brings a transfer to Kilimanjaro or Arusha Airport for your departure.
- End point
- Kilimanjaro, Tanzania (Hotel, 04:00 - 05:00)
