14 Days Tanzania Mainland Safari Experience
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14 Days
Daily Tour
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Overview
This 14 Days Tanzania safaris package is the best tour that will let you discover the most of Tanzania. The landscapes that you will visit in this trip are breathtaking and the variety and volume of wildlife you will see are unforgettable. Starting in Moshi city camp, you will continue your tour to visit the best famous Northern Safari National Parks: Tarangire National Park, Kilimanjaro National Park, Serengeti National Park, Lake Natron and Ngorongoro Crater.
You will enjoy seeing large flocks of birds and a beautiful endless variety of wild animals, lions, 60000, buffaloes, reptiles, kopjes. You will also enjoy doing a lot of activities like trekking towards Shira Cathedra and spot the black and white colobus monkeys watching you curiously as you walk past.
Highlights
- Game viewing in the Serengeti National Park, which is known for its large populations of big cats, elephants, and other wildlife, as well as the annual wildebeest migration. This park will give you an opportunity to see the big five: lion, leopard, elephant, rhinoceros, and cape buffalo.
- Visiting the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, which includes the Ngorongoro Crater, a collapsed volcano that is home to a large variety of wildlife, including the big five.
- Exploring the Tarangire National Park, known for its large elephant herds and baobab trees. The park is also home to a wide variety of other wildlife, including lions, leopards, and giraffes.
- Visiting the Mikumi National Park, which offers an opportunity to see a wide variety of wildlife, including elephants, lions, zebras, and buffaloes. The park also offers great views of the Uluguru Mountains and the Udzungwa Mountains.
Itinerary
Day 1: Arrival Arusha airport
Adventure is about to begin on this day, our company representative will be waiting you at arrival gate, carrying a sign board with your group name on it, we after greetings, will drive to Arusha/Moshi town for relaxation after awful flight.
Day 2: Brief information about your upcoming trek
You may spend your day at the Hotel or hang around Arusha/Moshi town.
Day 3: Machame Gate (1,790 m) – Machame Camp (3,010 m)
In the morning you will be taken to the entrance gate of Kilimanjaro National Park (about 2hour drives away). You will begin your trek towards Shira Cathedral. During the journey you might spot the black and white colobus monkeys watching you curiously as you walk past. In about 5 to 6 hours, you will reach the Machame Camp, situated 3,010 m above the tree line, where you will enjoy your evening meal and overnight stay.
Day 4: Machame Camp (3,010 m) – Shira hut Campsite (3,845 m)
After breakfast, leave the glades of the rain forest and continue on an ascending path, crossing a little valley and walking along a steep rocky ridge covered with heather until the end of the ridge. The route now turns west onto a river gorge at 3658m (5-7 hours). You will spend the overnight at the Shira hut campsite (3845m).
Day 5: Shira hut campsite (3,845 m) – Lava Tower (4,640 m) – Barranco Camp (3,960 m)
In this new day your trek begins with an ascent above the Shira Plateau in the direction of the Lava Tower (4,640 m). The surrounding vegetation becomes more sporadic as the landscape changes to an alpine desert. The route stretches through the sweeping Barranco Valley, with its lobelia and giant senecio plants, and in approximately 6 to 7 hours, you will arrive at the Barranco Camp, the most beautiful camp on the mountain.
Day 6: Barranco Camp (3,960 m) – Barafu Camp (4,640 m)
Today you will climb the “Barranco Wall”, where a steady hold will be needed. Luckily a helping hand is never far behind and your guides will assist you wherever necessary. Leaving Barranco and ascend the Barranco Wall with some wonderful views for the top. Then descend through the Karanga Valley where you will stop for a lunch, before embarking on another 2 to 3 hours climb to Barafu Camp (4,640 m). At the camp you will enjoy a well-deserved break, evening meal and an early night.
Day 7: Barafu Camp (4,640 m) – Uhuru Peak (5,895 m) – Mweka Camp (3,080 m)
Around mid-night after getting hot tea with light snacks, you will start your climb to Uhuru Peak. Ascending in the dark, with only a headlight to shine the way, you will climb the screes of Kibo, reaching Stella Point in about 5 to 7 hours. Walking along the crater ridge you will finally reach Uhuru Peak (5,895 m). On the “Roof of Africa” you will enjoy a 360° view over the surrounding landscape before starting your descent alongsame route. From the summit back t/o 'Barafu, where you will have a warm meal and rela campsite (3080m). (The journey will take 5 hours). 6?0? with the sights of Mount Kilimanjaro still fresh in your mind.
Day 8: Mweka Camp (3,080 m) – Mweka Gate (1,630 m) – Moshi
This will be the last day for the journey which will be accompanied by the by a traditional farewell ceremony, you will gently descend through the rainforest to Mweka Gate, where you will be met and transferred to Arusha, at Charity hotel where you will celebrate your achievement.
Day 9: Arusha – to Serengeti national Park.
After breakfast you on this day will depart in the Morning to Serengeti NP through Ngorongoro conservation area, Serengeti is the home of the Great Migration and to 2million wildebeests, thousands of zebras and all kinds of antelopes. As for Big Cats and large predators, it's the place of choice to look out for lions, cheetahs,leopards,hyenas. On arrival will check the lodge and proceed will full day game drive. Lunch & Dinner at the safari lodge.
Day 10: Serengeti national Park full day game drive
Discover wildlife morning to evening, dinner at the hotel, lunch at any pick site during the game drive.
Safari lodge: Mawe Tented Lodge
Camping: Nyani campsite
Day 11: Serengeti to Lake natron full day experience.
You will-have breakfast at your lodge then proceed to Lake Natron Where You will enjoy seeing Many flamingos at the lake shore. You will also engages in walk to the waterfalls in the company of a Maasai guide. The hike to the waterfalls takes about 2 to 3 hours and takes up along the river bed with beautiful views of the valley. After your experience around Lake Natron, your guide will drive you to your lodge for dinner and overnight at Maasai giraffe ecolodge.
Day 12: Lake Natron to Ngorongoro crater.
This day after breakfast will drive towards ngorongoro area for the day full game experience, and in the noon, will check out the park to Karatu for the night at Migombani campsite or Tanzanice farm lodge.
Day 13: Tarangire national park
Today you depart after breakfast to Tarangire National Park (nearly 2 hours drive from Arusha) with full packed Lunch box. The Park is wonderful for its herds of Elephants, and all types of wildlife, trees and bird life. In evening will drive back to Arusha for the night at Tellamonde hotel/ Charity hotel.
Day 14: Kilimanjaro Airport
After breakfast you can opt to extend your tour to Zanzibar or be transferred to Kilimanjaro Airport for your flight home.
Included/Excluded
- Private transport during the trip & from Kilimanjaro International Airport to your accommodations in Arusha.
- All nights of accommodation on safaris.
- Park entry fees,
- Camping fees
- Team Kilimanjaro Rescue fees
- 18% VAT on tour fees & services
- 4 Season mountain tents
- Double layered Sleeping Mats
- Friendly and professional safari guide, mountain guides, cook and porters
- 3 hot meals daily while on the mountain and on safaris.
- Enough treated & filtered drinking water throughout the trek
- Hot water for washing
- Fair wages for the mountain crew as approved by the Kilimanjaro National Park
- Authority (KINAPA), Kilimanjaro Association of Tour Operators (KIATO)
- Government taxes
- Portable oxygen tanks & ox meter
- Emergency first-aid kit
- International Flights
- Laundry (Available at hotel)
- Personal items and toiletries
- Tips for guides, porters and cook (this is a guide to tipping on the mountain.
- Tipping on Kilimanjaro from the trekking group (Note per climber):
- • Guides: $20/day/guide
- • Cook: $15/day
- • Porter: $10/day/porter
