$3,634 to $4,275 pp (USD)
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Arrival
Day 1
Arrival - Arusha
Arrival - Arusha
Meet your Gosheni representative outside the arrivals area at Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to Arusha Planet Lodge. Rest after your flight and meet your mountain guide for a route briefing and equipment check. Discuss the daily walking plan and practical arrangements before dinner and overnight. There are no wildlife activities scheduled today. Please arrive with enough time for the briefing and share your flight details in advance so that your collection can be coordinated.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
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Arusha Planet Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 2
Machame Gate - Machame Camp
Machame Gate - Machame Camp
After breakfast, transfer from Arusha to Machame Gate, allowing time for the drive and park registration. Meet the mountain crew and begin the ascent through rainforest towards Machame Camp. Walk steadily with your guide, taking breaks for food, water and changes in the weather. The first day establishes a manageable pace for the week ahead. Your crew prepares the tents and dinner at camp, where you settle in for your first mountain night. Walking time varies with trail conditions and the group’s progress.
- Main Destination:
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Machame Camp - Shira Camp
Machame Camp - Shira Camp
Leave Machame Camp after breakfast and climb out of the forest into more open moorland. Follow the trail towards the Shira area, taking breaks on the steeper sections and keeping to the pace set by your guide. Views depend on the weather, and there is less shelter from sun and wind than on the forest stage. On arrival at camp, rest, eat and prepare for the next day. Your guide will check the group’s progress and explain any short acclimatisation walk included in the afternoon’s plan.
- Main Destination:
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
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Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Shira Camp - Barranco Camp
Shira Camp - Barranco Camp
Continue from the Shira area towards Lava Tower before descending into the Barranco Valley. This stage takes you through a higher landscape before returning to a lower sleeping altitude, an important part of the route’s acclimatisation profile. Your guide sets the pace and monitors how everyone is coping. Report any symptoms promptly and follow the team’s instructions. Stop for lunch along the route, then continue to Barranco Camp for dinner and overnight. Weather and the group’s condition determine the day’s timing.
- Main Destination:
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Barranco Camp - Karanga Camp
Barranco Camp - Karanga Camp
After breakfast at Barranco Camp, climb the Barranco Wall with your mountain guide, taking time on the steeper sections. Continue across the ridges and valleys towards Karanga Camp. This stage ends at Karanga, allowing another mountain night before the approach to Barafu tomorrow. On arrival, rest, eat and prepare for the next day. Your guide will explain the onward route and check how the group is coping. Weather and the group’s pace determine the timing. Dinner and overnight are at Karanga Camp.
- Main Destination:
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 6
Karanga Camp - Barafu Camp
Karanga Camp - Barafu Camp
After breakfast at Karanga Camp, continue up the ridge towards Barafu Camp. The terrain is exposed and the air thinner, so keep a slow, steady pace and follow your guide’s instructions. On arrival, eat, rest and organise the layers, headlamp and equipment needed for the summit attempt. Your guide will explain the planned night departure and assess the group before setting out. Your crew prepares an early dinner. Rest in your tent as much as possible; the next stage is the most demanding of the climb.
Day 7
Summit Attempt - Mweka Camp
Summit Attempt - Mweka Camp
Leave Barafu during the night with your mountain guide and climb slowly towards Stella Point on the crater rim. If your condition and the weather allow, continue towards Uhuru Peak. A summit is never guaranteed; the guide may turn back an individual or the group when necessary. After a short stop at your highest point, descend to Barafu for food and a rest, then continue down to Mweka Camp. This is a long and demanding day, ending with dinner and overnight at camp.
- Main Destination:
- Mount Kilimanjaro
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 8
Mweka Camp - Arusha
Mweka Camp - Arusha
After breakfast, descend from Mweka Camp through the forest to Mweka Gate. Walk carefully, especially if the trail is wet, and allow time for the park’s exit formalities. Meet your transfer vehicle and return to Arusha Planet Lodge. The afternoon is for a shower, rest and recovery before the safari begins tomorrow. Dinner and overnight are at the lodge. There are no scheduled wildlife activities today, and transfer timings depend on the pace of the descent.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Arusha Planet Lodge
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 9
Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park
After breakfast, you drive to Tarangire National Park for a full-day game drive in the park. Your driver will set and prepare a table for a full, hot lunch (soup, bread rolls, main dish, and fruit salad) followed by a glass of wine, tea, or coffee. In the evening, check in at the lodge or camp for dinner and overnight.
Tarangire National Park is located slightly off the main safari route. It is a lovely, quiet park in Northern Tanzania that is most famous for its elephant migration, birding, and quiet authentic safari atmosphere. The majority of travelers to the region either miss out on Tarangire altogether or venture into the park for only a matter of hours, leaving parts of Tarangire virtually untouched.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Serian Tarangire Camp
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
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Day 10
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast at the lodge, go on a game drive in the Ngorongoro Crater for a full-day crater tour. Your driver will set and prepare a table under the car's shade for a full, hot lunch (soup, bread rolls, main dish, and fruit salad) followed by a glass of wine, tea, or coffee. After lunch, proceed with a game drive until the evening when you drive to the lodge for dinner and overnight.
The jewel in Ngorongoro's crown is a deep, volcanic crater, the largest unflooded and unbroken caldera in the world. About 20km across, 600m deep, and 300 sq. km in area, the Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtaking natural wonder. We will visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner which is one of the main features of the crater. A large number of hippos, flamingos, and other waterbirds can usually be seen here.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- Naserian Safari Camp
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
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Day 11
Lake Manyara National Park - Arusha
Lake Manyara National Park - Arusha
After breakfast at the lodge, go on a morning walking safari escorted by an armed ranger in Lake Manyara National Park with a game drive afterward. In the afternoon, your driver will set and prepare a table for a full, hot lunch (soup, bread rolls, main dish, and fruit salad) followed by a glass of wine, tea, or coffee. After lunch, continue with the game drive until the evening when you drive back to Arusha for drop-off at the airport.
Manyara provides the perfect introduction to Tanzania’s birdlife. More than 400 species have been recorded, and even a first-time visitor to Africa might reasonably expect to observe 100 of these in one day. Inland of the floodplain, a narrow belt of acacia woodland is the favored haunt of Manyara’s legendary tree-climbing lions and impressively-tusked elephants.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Activities:
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
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