Your Itinerary
Day 1 - Welcome to Tanzania
Today has no planned activities and is only an arrival day for you to reach your base lodge. A private airport transfer is included from Kilimanjaro International Airport to Arusha. Your pre-climb briefing will be with your mountain guide.
The rest of the day (depending on the arrival time)Â you are free to prepare for your Mount Meru climb.
1 night at Katambuga House
Day 2 - Mount Meru
You will be transferred by road from Arusha to Momella gate inside of Arusha National Park. After registration you trek today through the grassland and into the rain forest with your guide and armed ranger (shared by all groups for everyone’s safety whilst you hike near wildlife). You may encounter some wild animals such as buffalo, giraffes, zebras or antelopes and plenty of bird and plant species on your way to Miriakamba hut.
Trekking time approximately 4-6 hours
1 night at Miriakamba Hut
Day 3 - More climbing
Today’s hike is steep and leaves the rain forest behind you and takes you into the heather & moorland zone. Ascending through the changed landscape along the edges of the saddle between the Meru peaks, as you start to get views of the Crater and Ash Tray.
After arriving at the Saddle Huts you can hike further to the peak of ‘Little Meru’ for additional acclimatization before your summit attempt.
Trekking time approximately 3-4 hours
1 night at Saddle Hut
Day 4 - The Summit
In the early morning (around 00:00am) you begin your final ascent to the summit of Meru through the alpine zone. The trek is a steep hike over loose volcanic scree taking you to Rhino Point (3800m or 12470ft) then to Cobra point (4350m or 14270ft) before reaching the ridge of ash and rock till the Socialist Peak (4566m or 14980ft) which is Tanzania’s second highest and Africa’s 4th highest mountain top where you may enjoy sunrise before descending back through the trail all the way down to the rain forest zone.
Trekking time approximately 12-15 hours
1 night at Miriakamba Hut
Day 5 - What comes up, must go down
Your final day on Meru is a quick descent through the same rain forest as on the first day until Momella gate where our vehicle will be waiting to take you back to Arusha town.
1 night at Katambuga House
Day 6 - Safari Time
The coming 4 days you will have your own private driver and vehicle to take you around. After an early breakfast the road takes you to the Ngorongoro Crater. Along the way you will visit the Mto Wa Mbu village and enjoy a village walking tour. The tour includes lunch at a locals place. It is a great way to learn more about the locals and culture. In the afternoon you continue to Karatu.
1 night at Ngorongoro Farm House
Day 7-8 - The Serengeti
Today the road takes you along the Ngorongoro Crater with a game drive and a picnic lunch at the crater floor. After lunch you continue to the southwestern part of the Serengeti. Here you can enjoy game drives in the Serengeti and depending on the season, you can be lucky and witness the big migration.
2 nights at Ndutu Safari Lodge
9-11 - Chimpanzees
An early charter flight will take you from Ndutu airstrip to Mahale. Upon arrival at Mahale airstrip, a boat transfer will take you to your next stay. The next few days you will have lots of fun, going on game activities and tracking the Chimpanzees. Surely a once in a life-time activity.
3 nights at Mbali Mbali Mahale
Day 12 - Back to Arusha
After breakfast a boat transfer takes you back to Mahale airstrip for your flight back to Arusha. Upon arrival at Arusha, you will have a transfer to Katambuga house. A one night stay is necessary to connect with your flight to Zanzibar the next morning.
1 night at Katambuga House
Day 13-14 - Stone Town
After breakfast a transfer will take you to Arusha airport for your flight to Zanzibar. Upon arrival a road transfer takes you to your first accommodation. The afternoon is free to explore.
The next day you will have a guided full-day Stone Town & Spice tour.
2 nights at Emerson Spice
Day 15-17 - The Sea
This morning a transfer takes you to Mbweni for your boat transfer to Chumbe Island. The coming days you have time to relax, enjoy the sun, beach and sea. Go for a beach walk or go snorkelling and discover what lives underneath the surface of the blue waters.
3 nights at Pongwe Beach Lodge
Day 18 - Time to say goodbye!
Depending on the departure time, you can use the facilities until your tranfer takes you to Zanzibar airport to connect with your flight back home.
What's included?
Included:
- Accommodation and meals as specified
- A guided Mount Meru trek, including park fees, rescue fees, KINAPA trained guides (english speaking), porter per person, cook, chef, armed ranger, all meals, drinking water, basic first aid kit, sleeping mattress. Luggage storage at the lodge during the trek.
- Flights mentioned in the itinerary (subject to availability)
- Private driver/guide as per itinerary
- Game activities as per itinerary
- Conservation levies
Excluded:
- International Flights
- Non-specified meals, drinks, excursions
- Expenses of a personal nature, i.e. laundry, telephone expenses, gratuities, porterage fees, etc
Details:
Please note that the price is based on low/mid-season rates and all prices are correct at the time of writing.
Flight prices change a lot and for this reason, the international flights are not part of the quote and internal flights are subject to availability and price changes
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