13-Days Safari - Coffee - Hiking & more
NGORONGORO - SERENGETI - SERENGETI NORTH - MATERUNI - KILIMANJARO HIKE - USAMBARA - MAGOROTO - TANGA
Highlights
Embark on a diverse Tanzanian adventure, starting with a wildlife safari in the Ngorongoro Crater and Serengeti National Park. Witness the Great Wildebeest Migration in the north.
Hike to Materuni Waterfalls, learn about local coffee production, and soak in the beauty of Mount Kilimanjaro.
Take a day trip to trek through the rainforests of Mount Kilimanjaro via the Marangu Gate.
Explore the Usambara Mountains, discover local villages, and learn about the Wasambaa tribe.
Relax by Lake Magoroto, enjoy the lush rainforest, and take a refreshing swim.
Cycle to the Amboni Caves, delve into Tanzanian history at the Urithi Tanga Museum, and explore historical sites in Tanga town.
Wrap up your adventure with a private boat transfer to the idyllic beaches of Zanzibar.
This adventure offers a perfect blend of wildlife encounters, cultural immersion, breathtaking scenery, and relaxing beach time.
Upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro airport where we meet and followed by an hour driving to the hotel in Arusha where you will be spending the night.
Today you will have an early start to explore the amazing Ngorongoro Crater. One of the few area in Tanzania where you can find such as breathtaking blend and scenery and wildlife coupled with fascinating historical and cultural element. The crater is not only the largest unbroken caldera in the world but it is also one of the new 7 natural wonders of Africa. After your morning game drive you will take a break to enjoy your packed lunch at Hippo picnic site. After your lunch you continue with your game drive then later on you will drive out from the crater and transferred to Serengeti National Park. Overnight inside the park.
Today will unfold in many surprises, and we hope you are ready to soak in the African spirit.
Enjoy the game-driving experience in one of Tanzania’s largest national parks as you head to the lodge. We stop at any point to enjoy the unparalleled views, including the small surprises of the birds and animals.
Enjoy two days of game drive and an overnight stay at a well selected Tented Lodge under the stars in Serengeti.
Today after your breakfast you will have on route game drive as you heading to North Serengeti exploring the Great Wildebeest Migration.
Today you will have a full day game drive exploring the Great Wildebeest Migration and variety of mammals, birds and reptiles species and not to forget the breathtaking scenery and sun sets. After your game drive you will be taken back to your lodge.
Today after your breakfast you will be transferred to your hotel in Arusha game drive will be on route then you will arrive at the hotel late on afternoon for dinner and overnight.
After your breakfast you will be transferred to Moshi District and start drive to the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro, up to Materuni village. From there you will hike for about 45 minutes and pass by the local coffee farmers where you will get a chance to hear and see how local farmers grow coffee and process it till sold. Also you will get time to prepare your own coffee and drink or take some home with you. You will walk for 45 minutes to the waterfall, passing villages of the Chagga, which is a native tribe that lives on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro. Near the waterfall you will have lunch and a possibility to rest and enjoy the nature around. You will see a variety of exotic plants and trees, coffee and banana trees, different fruits and animals, especially chameleon many different birds.
Today you will go for Kilimanjaro mountain trekking via Marangu route. A day hike involves going up to the first camp Mandara hut (2720m) and come back via the same route on the same day. There is a drive about 45km from Moshi town which will take 1 hour. At Marangu gate you have to do some registrations and payments for the park entrance fee to get a valid permit to start the hike. Marangu gate is 1879m above sea level and the distance to Mandara hut is 8km (16 km round trip), which will take 3 to 4 hours for each direction. On the way from the Marangu gate to Mandara hut you will cross the rain forest which is a dense forest, pure green with a lot of species of plants. If you are lucky you can see Blue Monkeys and a black and white Colobus Monkeys. After arrive at Mandara hut you will have your lunch and heading to Maundi crater where will take like 15 minutes walk from Mandara. This place offers a good view of Kibo and Mawenzi peaks and also good view of the Kenyan side ad Lake Chala and Jipe. During eruption the pressure was not enough to force magma to get out hence instead of rise up it formed a crater. From there you will start walk down to Marangu gate and this walk will take you about 2 hours walking slowly as you observe for anything that you might have missed on your way up. You will meet the transport to take you back for dinner and overnight in Moshi.
Driving from Moshi to Usambara mountains where you will arrive around late afternoon at Lushoto lodge you will have a walking tour around the villages.
Overnight in Lushoto.
Today after breakfast, start your day’s activities by exploring the Usambara Mountains, starting with the landscape, tropical forests and numerous spectacular viewpoints, historical sites to learn how we live in the Usambara Mountains. You will learn about the history of the indigenous Wasambaa community and the migrant local Pare and Mbugu tribes, the local royalty from ancient times to the German and British colonial period. Here you will get closer to the Tanzanian people and learn more about the real African culture
Magoroto with its tropical rain forest is the perfect spot for a getaway and outdoor camping. The Estate is located on an altitude of 850m above sea level where temperatures are pleasant all year long. The estate offers stunning views from the Muheza Valley to the Indian Ocean. Enjoy the lush rain forest with rare plants and bird species, explore the dense tropical forest with organic spices or have a picnic or swim in the beautiful lake.
Overnight in the Estate.
After breakfast we will drive to Tanga town. You will meet the cycling guide for the short introduction before starting your cycling tour. You will find all the bicycle with packed drinking water and First Aid-Kit starting 40 minutes cycling to Amboni Caves where at the caves you will be spending not less than 2 hours then going back to town through Urithi Tanga Museum where you will get the entire history of Tanga and its people. At evening, starting your town tour by visiting historical sites like First World War site, different monuments then after the activities enjoy your overnight stay in a hotel in Tanga.
Today after your breakfast you will be transferred to the south eastern shore of Tanga Region called Pangani ready to take your private boat to northern of Zanzibar called Nungwi normal time being in the boat from Tanga to Zanzibar is 2hrs. You will meet the driver guide who will pick you up from Nungwi for transfer to your hotel in Zanzibar.
WHAT'S INCLUDED
- All Entrance fees
- All Meals
- Transit fees
- Crater services
- Safari car 4×4 landcruesers
- Bottle of mineral water 1.5 litres each day
- All accommodations
- Local guide and program in Usambara
- Cycling service
- Private boat to Zanzibar
NOT INCLUDED
- Flight tickets
- Travel Insurance
- Tipping
- Safari add-ons
- Other personal expenses out of the mentioned above