A day on Kilimanjaro before the parks
Per person, 2 adults sharing, mid-range accommodation, peak-season park fees.
Adds a guided Kilimanjaro forest hike and Materuni waterfall to a full northern safari.
Arrive in Arusha, hike on Kilimanjaro's lower slopes, then Tarangire, the Serengeti, the Ngorongoro highlands and crater, Lake Manyara and a final morning at Materuni.
Elephants · Baobab woodland · Lions · Giraffes · Leopards · Cheetahs · Hippos · Black rhino (rare) · Buffalo · Flamingos (seasonal)
Wild animals move freely; sightings are never guaranteed.
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Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, where a Wild Host driver-guide meets you for the transfer to your Arusha accommodation. The rest of the day is free to recover from the journey.
Mtoni River Lodge
Mid-range · Lodge · Arusha
Lunch (Bed & breakfast)
After breakfast, travel to the lower forest of Kilimanjaro National Park. Join a guided day walk on the lower forest trails of Kilimanjaro National Park. Overnight at Mtoni River Lodge.
Mtoni River Lodge
Mid-range · Lodge · Arusha
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
After breakfast, travel to Tarangire National Park. Spend the day in Tarangire's river valley and swamps, looking for elephants, lions and the park's many birds. Overnight at Suricata Boma Lodge.
Suricata Boma Lodge
Mid-range · Lodge · Just outside Lake Manyara NP
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
After breakfast, travel to the central Serengeti. Explore the Serengeti's central plains, rivers and rock outcrops in search of big cats and grazing herds. Overnight at Matawi Serengeti Camp.
Matawi Serengeti Camp
Mid-range · Tented camp · Central Serengeti NP
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
After breakfast, travel to the central Serengeti. Game drives in the central Serengeti around the Seronera River, an area known for resident lions and leopards. Overnight at Ang'ata Ngorongoro Camp.
Ang'ata Ngorongoro Camp
Mid-range · Tented camp · Under 1 hr from Ngorongoro Crater
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
After breakfast, travel to the Ngorongoro Crater. Spend the morning in the Ngorongoro Crater, among grassland, swamp and the soda lake that fill the caldera floor. Overnight at Suricata Boma Lodge.
Suricata Boma Lodge
Mid-range · Lodge · Just outside Lake Manyara NP
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
After breakfast, travel to Lake Manyara National Park. Drive through the groundwater forest of Lake Manyara National Park to the lake shore below the Rift Valley wall. Overnight at Mtoni River Lodge.
Mtoni River Lodge
Mid-range · Lodge · Arusha
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Full board)
After breakfast, travel to Materuni village on the Kilimanjaro foothills. Visit Materuni village on the Kilimanjaro foothills for a waterfall walk and a coffee demonstration. Return to Arusha in the afternoon for your onward journey, or transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport. End of services.
Breakfast, Lunch · End of services
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Mid-range: properties for this route. Availability is confirmed at quotation; an equivalent property of the same level is offered if one is full. Where a lodge has not yet supplied photos for our use, we show a photo of its area — your consultant sends the lodge’s own photos with the quotation.
Arusha
Mid-range · Lodge · 3 nights (days 1, 2, 7)
Just outside Lake Manyara NP
Mid-range · Lodge · 2 nights (days 3, 6)
Central Serengeti NP
Mid-range · Tented camp · 1 night (day 4)
Under 1 hr from Ngorongoro Crater
Mid-range · Tented camp · 1 night (day 5)
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