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Arrival
Day 1
Arusha to Marangu gate
Arusha to Marangu gate
Marangu Gate (1,800m / 5,905ft) to Mandara Hut (2,743m / 9,000ft) Elevation Gain: 915 meters, 3,000 feet Leave Arusha around 8am for Marangu Gate. After completing gate registration, begin your Kilimanjaro trek. Walk along a narrow trail through the rainforest of Kilimanjaro for most of the hike which will take about 3 hours, have lunch on the way at halfway point. After lunch continues walking through the rainforest until reaching Mandara Hut where you will have dinner and overnight.
Day 2
Marangu gate to Arusha
Marangu gate to Arusha
After breakfast you will take a short walk to visit Maundi Crater. The view to the east over Taveta town is stunning on a clear day, making the short hike well worth the effort. In the afternoon you will have your lunch at Mandara Hut before starts descend to the gate where you will be driven to your accommodation in Arusha.
- Main Destination:
- Arusha (City)
- Accommodation:
- Villa Poa!
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 3
Arusha to Tarangire
Arusha to Tarangire
Starting at your accommodation around 7:00 am, you will receive a short briefing about the safari and then depart to the National Park. The Tarangire National Park is located South of Lake Manyara. The river from which the park takes its name is the primary source of water for the local wildlife, making it the perfect place to spot large concentration of animals like elephants (largest concentration in the country), wildebeests and zebras. Big cats are also frequent in the dry season, and the abundance of baobab trees will surely make it possible for you to collect amazing African postcards. Lunch will take place at a picnic place overlooking the Tarangire River, after lunch you will continue with game viewing in the park until evening where you will be drive to your accommodation.
- Main Destination:
- Tarangire National Park
- Accommodation:
- Budget camping
Wildlife in Tarangire NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 4
Tarangire to Lake Manyara
Tarangire to Lake Manyara
Your full day game drive in Lake Manyara will start early in the morning. Located south west of Arusha, Lake Manyara, despite its relatively small area, is a real shrine to natural life. Possessing a diverse flora that includes over 670 species of flowering plants and ferns as well as dense forests of acacias and giant figs, the park is also home to a vibrant fauna, with large populations of wildebeests, zebras and gazelles, hippos, tree-climbing lions, cheetahs, and more than 350 species of birds, being the most famous the massive flocks of flamingoes that feed there during the wet season. The tour includes a stop for lunch, and will resume after this, before you are driven back to Arusha.
- Main Destination:
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Accommodation:
- Migombani Campsite
Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP
- Meals & Drinks:
Day 5
Ngorongoro crater to Arusha
Ngorongoro crater to Arusha
Start early in the day to visit the Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera, formed when a huge volcano exploded and collapsed on itself. In the present days, however, far from being a destructive source of hot lava, it’s actually a natural paradise considered one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Africa, home to nearly 25 000 large animals, including black rhinoceros, buffaloes, hippos and big cats. The Park is also classed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The tour will stop for lunch at a picnic place near a lake, after lunch you will resume your game drive until late afternoon where you will be transferred to your accommodation in Arusha.
- Main Destination:
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Accommodation:
- No accommodation (End of tour)
Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater
- Meals & Drinks:
