5-Days Tanzania Safari & Kilimanjaro Trekking

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 overnight.

Tarangire National Park - main attractions:

- Herds of giant elephants & massive baobab trees (land of giants)

- Over 550 different bird species (migratory & permanent)

- Abundant biodiversity

- The Tarangire River.

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).

Today, you will head out early for your morning game drive for a chance to witness a magnificent African sunrise in the bush. 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. 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 & 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.

After breakfast, you will depart the campsite with a picnic lunch and descend into the amazing Ngorongoro Crater. 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. Enjoy a full day in the crater before departing for Arusha in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight.

Ngorongoro Crater - main attractions:

- Visit the largest unbroken volcanic caldera on earth

- Home to Africa's Big Five

- Witness Maasai tribesmen living among wild animals

- Exceptional natural landscapes.

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 spent about 10 minutes for registration, then you’ll start tthe 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 for overnight.

• Elevation: 1,860m/6,100ft to 2,702m/8,875ft

• Distance: 8km/5mi

• Hiking Time: 3-4 hours

• Habitat: Montane forest.