Introduction

Highlights

Mount Kilimanjaro

Map

Tanzania

Start Point: Moshi

Day 1

Moshi Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel

Day 2

Mount Kilimanjaro Mti Mkubwa Camp

Day 3

Mount Kilimanjaro Shira Camp 1

Day 4

Mount Kilimanjaro Shira 2 Camp

Day 5

Mount Kilimanjaro Barranco Camp

Day 6

Mount Kilimanjaro Karanga Camp

Day 7

Mount Kilimanjaro Barafu Camp

Day 8

Uhuru Peak Millennium Camp

Day 9

Moshi Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel

Day 10

Tarangire NP Marera Valley Lodge

Day 11 - 12

Serengeti NP Embalakai Serengeti Camp

Day 13

Ngorongoro Crater Marera Valley Lodge

Day 14

Lake Manyara NP (No accommodation)

End Point: Moshi

Day 1

Moshi

It's time to begin your safari. Welcome to Tanzania! After we greet you and provide you with the trip briefing, we'll take you out to help you discover why so many people think Tanzania is the best place in Africa to go on safari.

Watch for Mt Kilimanjaro to appear above Moshi’s rooftops to the north – the best time is usually when the clouds clear in the early morning or late afternoon. Moshi is quieter than Arusha and is a pleasant place to stroll with good shops, restaurants and bustling markets.

Activity Day 1

You will be transferred from the airport in Kilimanjaro Airport.
We'll take you to your hotel.

Accommodation Day 1

Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel

Hotel Class: Luxury

Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel will be your Moshi base and it's a good one. The hotel is conveniently close to the city center but a little away to the north, which means that it is quieter than most downtown hotels. Rooms are large and simply furnished, and facilities include a restaurant and swimming pool. Whenever the clouds clear, look to the north and you might see Mt Kilimanjaro.

Meal Plan Lunch & Dinner Drinking water Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 2

Trekking from Londorossi Gate to Mti Mkubwa Camp

A guide and a mountain support crew will arrive at the hotel in the morning in order to meet you and hold another briefing, after which you will travel by vehicle (roughly 3-4 hours) to Kilimanjaro National Park's western entrance: Londorossi Gate (2,200 m). After the quick formality of acquiring climbing permits and registering with the search and rescue service, the group will start trekking towards the first camp of the route: Mti Mkubwa Camp (2,780 m). Raincoats are necessary on this day in particular, as you will be walking through rainforest. By the time you reach the camp, our professional mountain crew will prepare everything necessary, put tents and cook lunch for you. After lunch the group will depart on an acclimatization hike towards Shira 1 Camp that features a 300 meter gain in altitude, after which you will hike back down to Mti Mkubwa Camp, where a hot dinner will be waiting.

Note:
The acclimatization hike is an easy trek with a slight gain in altitude done in order to speed up the acclimatization process. You should take the acclimatization hikes very seriously. They help increase your chances of successfully summiting Kilimanjaro and save you from the consequences of altitude sickness.

Activity Day 2

Afternoon till Evening

You'll go hiking with us in Mount Kilimanjaro and enjoy being surrounded by nature while out on foot.

Accommodation Day 2

Mti Mkubwa Camp

Mountain hut Class: Luxury

Sleep at an altitude of 2650m above sea level and surrounded by tall trees at Mti Mkubwa Camp on the foothills of Mt Kilimanjaro. It's a lovely camp, the lowest of the camps on the Lemosho route, and the closest camping area to Lemosho Gate. It's a good place to meet other travelers as there are always plenty of other climbers passing through. There are simple shared toilets here.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3

Trekking from Mti Mkubwa Camp to Shira 1 Camp

An early wakeup, breakfast, and a gradual trek upwards until 3,500 meters; at that point for the first time you will be able to see stunning views of Shira Plateau and Kibo Volcano. On the whole, the passage from Mti Mkubwa Camp to the second high-altitude Shira 1 Camp (3,505 m) is rather easy and takes about 5-6 hours. This will allow you to start the acclimatization process gradually, which is a mainstay of good trekking. When you reach the camp, your team of specialists will cook you lunch and you will have the chance to rest in your tent or walk around the nearby area.

Activity Day 3

Morning till Afternoon

Leave your vehicle behind and explore on foot when we take you hiking.

Accommodation Day 3

Shira Camp 1

Camping Class: Luxury

We think you'll enjoy Shira 1 Camp, which inhabits a plateau at 3810m and sees fewer travelers than many other Kilimanjaro campsites. There are no facilities here, but you should be able to see Kilimanjaro's Kibo summit north-east from your tent, and Mount Meru to the west. Although there are no trees, the scrubby vegetation adds a tinge of green.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 4

Trekking From Shira 1 Camp to Shira 2 Camp

Departing from Shira 1 Camp (3,505 m) and a light trekking towards the second high altitude camp: Shira 2 Camp (3,900 m). This trek is not difficult and you will be able to enjoy spectacular views of Africa and the unique flora of Kilimanjaro and the surrounding area. Shira 2 Camp is the best place on the trip to see Mount Meru (the fifth summit of Africa), weather permitting.
When you arrive to camp you will have lunch, and after a two-hour rest everyone will complete an acclimatization hike towards Lava Tower Camp that features a 300 meter gain in altitude.

Activity Day 4

Morning till Afternoon

Leave your vehicle behind and explore on foot when we take you hiking.

Accommodation Day 4

Shira 2 Camp

Camping Class: Luxury

Enjoy camping under the stars and listening to the night sounds of Africa at Shira 2 Camp.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5

Trekking From Shira 2 Camp to The Lava Tower And Descent To Barranco Camp

After breakfast you will leave Shira 2 Camp (3,900 m) and start your way to the key point of the route: Lava Tower (4,630 m). This section of the route has a lot of ascents and descents that end in a camp at over 4,600 meters. It might be difficult, and you may feel some discomfort, but in order to successfully acclimate to the altitude you have to spend at least 1–2 hours here, so this is where lunch will be.

Activity Day 5

Morning till Afternoon

Leave your vehicle behind and explore on foot when we take you hiking.

Accommodation Day 5

Barranco Camp

Camping Class: Luxury

You can see the summit of Mt Kilimanjaro from Barranco Camp (3983m). It's a stirring backdrop to the campsite, and its high snows are a contrast to the bare, dry landscape that surrounds you here, high above the tree line. Barranco lies along a number of climbing routes, including the popular Machame Route, so there are always lots of people in camp.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 6

Trekking from Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp

Early wakeup, breakfast and the start of summiting Barranco Wall (we recommend you leave the camp as early as possible to avoid crowds of the other groups). Hiking up the gorge wall is not difficult and only takes around an hour. After the climb you can have a rest and take photos in front of the Kibo volcano.

Then you start a more difficult hike to Karanga Camp, which features numerous ascents and descents during the route, but don't worry: our guides are experts at choosing an optimal pace for the group. After reaching the camp you will be offered warm lunch. After a couple of hours, you will have to complete an acclimatization hike in the direction of Barafu Camp with a 200-meter gain in altitude, and then descent back down to the camp.

Activity Day 6

Trekking from Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp:
Change in Elevation: Barranco Camp (3,960 m) — Karanga Camp (4,035 m)
Hiking distance: 5 km
Hiking time: 4-5 hours

Accommodation Day 6

Karanga Camp

Camping Class: Luxury

Landscapes of austere beauty surround you and the oxygen is pretty thin at Karanga Camp, which lies high on Mt Kilimanjaro at an altitude of 3995m. You're well above the treeline here, in a terrain known as an alpine desert. The summit is clearly visible high above you, there's plenty of space to pitch your tent, and there are always many other climbers around with whom to swap stories.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 7

Trekking from Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp

In the morning after breakfast you begin your way to Barafu Summit Camp (4,640 m), the starting point for a night summiting Uhuru Peak (5,895 m). Our team will set up a camp for you ahead of time, including tents and sleeping bags, so you can relax. After regaining strength, you have to complete an acclimatization hike towards the intermediate Kosovo Summit Camp (4,800 m) and then back to Barafu Camp, where you will be served a hot dinner. It is better to spend the remainder of the day resting and sleeping before night summiting.

Activity Day 7

Morning till Afternoon

Leave your vehicle behind and explore on foot when we take you hiking.

Accommodation Day 7

Barafu Camp

Mountain hut Class: Luxury

When you stay at Barafu Camp, at an altitude of 4681m on Mt Kilimanjaro, you're surrounded by a landscape where nothing grows and the views extend out across the mountain's high and treeless valleys. 'Barafu' means 'ice' in Swahili and it's always cold up here, as well as beautiful. Enjoy talking with the other climbers who've reached this milestone.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 8

Uhuru Peak

Stand on Africa's highest point (5895m) when you make it all the way to Uhuru Peak. The summit of Mt Kilimanjaro looks out from the Kibo crater rim, and the views go deep down into Kenya and Tanzania. Admire the glaciers and enjoy that feeling of achievement.

Activities Day 8

Night

Tonight we'll take you hiking so that you can better get to know Uhuru Peak and all that it offers.

Afternoon till Evening

Descending, Millennium Camp

Accommodation Day 8

Millennium Camp

Mountain hut Class: Luxury

Rest your weary legs at Millennium Camp and enjoy the sense of achievement and the company of other travelers.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 9

Moshi

Extra time in Moshi lets you experience life in a provincial Tanzanian town, with all the street energy and infrastructure you’ll need.

Activity Day 9

Descending, Mweka Gate

Accommodation Day 9

Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel

Hotel Class: Luxury

Return to Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 10

Tarangire National Park

Explore one of Tanzania’s most rewarding national parks, a land of big baobab trees, big elephants and big cats. No wonder this ends up being the favorite park in Tanzania for many visitors. Sightings of wildebeest, giraffes, hippos, buffaloes, baboons, vervet monkeys and zebras are also almost guaranteed. Lions are plentiful here – Tarangire is home to one of Tanzania’s healthiest lion populations. While you’ll have to work a little harder to see a cheetah or leopard, it will only enhance your excitement when you do. You can also look forward to classic safari scenery – savannah plains, river woodlands and rocky hills.

Activity Day 10

Transfer by Road, Moshi to Tarangire National Park
Explore fantastic Tarangire on a guided game drive that will take you out among the baobab trees to look for lions, elephants and more.

Accommodation Day 10

Marera Valley Lodge

Lodge Class: Luxury

There is a wonderful feeling of light and space when you stay at Marera Valley Lodge. Set amid ample grounds and with views out over the green highlands of northern Tanzania, the lodge feels like a luxury estate, complete with swimming pool, restaurant and bar, and nicely spaced rooms. The rooms are large and supremely comfortable, and they offer welcome respite off the busy road that connects Lake Manyara with Ngorongoro Crater.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Drinking water Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 11 & 12

Serengeti National Park

You’ll never forget the time you spend in the Serengeti. Perhaps it will be the sightings of leopard and cheetah as they show their skills as feared hunters of the plains and valleys. Or that unforgettable moment when an elephant family feeds alongside your vehicle, so close you could almost reach out and touch them. Or the first time you hear a lion roar. Then there are the herds of buffalo, zebra or wildebeest so large that they move as one across your horizon, like a river. All of these experiences are possible in the Serengeti, one of the most beautiful parks in Africa.

Day 11, Ngorongoro Highlands

Enjoy cool temperatures, forest wildlife (including elephants, buffaloes and leopards), and fine views of craters and mountains when you visit the Ngorongoro Highlands.

Activity Day 11

Transfer by Road, Marera Valley Lodge to Ngorongoro Highlands
You'll love the chance to get to know the Maasai when we take you on a visit to the community in Ngorongoro Highlands.
Come with us as we take you to your next destination, but we'll also go looking for wildlife along the way.
You'll get to know Serengeti National Park in the best possible way on a guided game drive. Led by an expert guide, you'll drive out across the park's famous savannahs to look for the incredible wildlife (big cats, elephants and more) that calls the park home.

Activities Day 12

You'll be joining us in Serengeti National Park for a guided game drive. It's a fantastic opportunity to see some of the animals you came so far to see.

Afternoon

We'll take you to enjoy the sunset and a sundowner at one of our favorite places in Serengeti National Park.

Accommodation Day 11 & 12

Embalakai Serengeti Camp

Tented camp Class: Luxury

At Embalakai Camp you're immersed in the wild Serengeti alongside a river and with savannah views stretching to the horizon. The wood-floored, canvas-walled safari tents are safe and secure, but you can watch and listen to the wildlife as it passes right by your tent. You can also enjoy your meal or a drink under the stars. The location is the ideal Serengeti base as it is deep in wildlife territory but away from the other camps and lodges.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Drinking water Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 13

Ngorongoro Crater

You’ll learn why magical Ngorongoro is unlike anywhere else in Africa. Cloud forests encircle the crater rim, and the view out across the caldera of this former volcano – quite apart from the altitude – will leave you gasping for air. Your drive down a steep trail carries you onto the crater floor where a unique wildlife offering is added to the sheer beauty of the experience. You’ll share the sunken ecosystem of the crater floor with hyenas, lions, elephants, black rhinos and hippos. An ecosystem that has formed in the crater in the millennia since the volcano wrought its terrible fury upon the land. It could just be one of your best safari days ever.

Balloon Safari, Serengeti National Park

Up above it all, you'll enjoy some of the best views imaginable when you join us on our balloon safari. As you drift high above the earth, you'll feel like you can touch the far horizon.

Wildebeest alongside Ngorongoro's Lake Magadi

Activities Day 13

Transfer Game Drive, Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
You're in for one of the best safari experiences you can have on your guided game drive through Ngorongoro Crater. As you explore the crater floor, your guide will help you look for lions, black rhinos, spotted hyenas and so much more.

Optional Day 13

Early Morning

A dawn hot-air balloon ride over the Serengeti is one of the best things you can do on safari. Apart from the astonishing views, you'll also see the park's animals from above. It's a glorious experience.

Accommodation Day 13

Marera Valley Lodge

Lodge Class: Luxury

Enjoy more time relaxing at Marera Valley Lodge near Karatu.

Meal Plan Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Drinking water Non-alcoholic drinks

Day 14

Lake Manyara National Park

Strung out in the shadow of the Rift Valley escarpment, that great fracture in the earth’s surface that divides Africa in two, Lake Manyara is one of Tanzania’s more unusual parks. Here you’ll certainly see the elephants for which the park is famous, and, if you’re really lucky, one of the park’s equally well-known tree-climbing lions. There’s also a lake filled with wading birds, plenty of olive baboons, and dense forests that make you feel that exciting animals could emerge from the trees at any moment. It’s a wonderful chance to mark the transition between the lower plains and the Crater Highlands (with Ngorongoro Crater) away to the west.

This marks the end of your safari in Tanzania. We hope that you have enjoyed your trip and that you're already planning your next safari.

Lake Manyara and the Great Rift Escarpment

Activity Day 14

Transfer by Road, Marera Valley Lodge to Lake Manyara National Park
We will transfer you to the airport.

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14-Days Peaks to Plains: Lemosho Route Kilimanjaro Trekking & Safari

Introduction

Highlights

Moshi

Activity Day 1

Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel

Trekking from Londorossi Gate to Mti Mkubwa Camp

Activity Day 2

Afternoon till Evening

Mti Mkubwa Camp

Trekking from Mti Mkubwa Camp to Shira 1 Camp

Activity Day 3

Morning till Afternoon

Shira Camp 1

Trekking From Shira 1 Camp to Shira 2 Camp

Activity Day 4

Morning till Afternoon

Shira 2 Camp

Trekking From Shira 2 Camp to The Lava Tower And Descent To Barranco Camp

Activity Day 5

Morning till Afternoon

Barranco Camp

Trekking from Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp

Activity Day 6

Karanga Camp

Trekking from Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp

Activity Day 7

Morning till Afternoon

Barafu Camp

Uhuru Peak

Activities Day 8

Night

Afternoon till Evening

Millennium Camp

Moshi

Activity Day 9

Kilimanjaro Wonders Hotel

Tarangire National Park

Activity Day 10

Marera Valley Lodge

Serengeti National Park

Day 11, Ngorongoro Highlands

Activity Day 11

Activities Day 12

Afternoon

Embalakai Serengeti Camp

Ngorongoro Crater

Balloon Safari, Serengeti National Park

Activities Day 13

Optional Day 13

Early Morning

Marera Valley Lodge

Lake Manyara National Park

Activity Day 14

Pricing

Detailed Price Information

Overview Tour

14 Days / 13 Nights

14-Days Peaks to Plains: Lemosho Route Kilimanjaro Trekking & Safari

Included

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