Mount Meru Climbing & Tanzania Wildlife Safari
Mount Meru Climbing Adventures & Tanzania Wildlife Safari
Mount Meru Climbing Adventures . 3 Days Mount Meru Climbing and 4 Days Game drive safari at: Lake Manyara -Serengeti – Ngorongoro Crater.
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Mount Meru Climbing Adventures this tour is a combination of mountain climbing and safari. You will have time to explore the second highest mountain in Tanzania participate in a wonderfully game drive in Serengeti National Park which is the third largest National Park in Tanzania but the most famous park in Africa as well as a visit to the largest volcanic caldera in Africa.
Activities: Mountain Climbing, Game Drives, Culture, Historical.
Min Persons:2 Max Persons:7
We will pick you up from the agreed point in Arusha in the morning after breakfast and transfer you to the Mt. Meru Park gate, where our game ranger and porters will meet you. Start hiking for four to five hours on the Northern Route or six hours on the Southern Route.
See the fantastic wild fig tree on the way to Mariakamba Hut at 8,500 ft. From there, you may wish to take an evening walk on the slopes to view wildlife at one of the watering holes in the crater.
- Meal plan:
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Accommodation:
- Budget: Miriakamba Hut
After breakfast, hike up to 11,500 ft to arrive at Saddle Hut. If time permits, you can climb a little further on Mount Meru for a scenic view of the ‘Roof of Africa’, Mount Kilimanjaro. This will also be part of more acclimatization.
- Meal plan:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Accommodation:
- Budget: Saddle Hut.
Wake up in the middle of the night and have a cup of tea before attempting a prominent Meru peak. Proceed to the summit, crossing a rocky path, and return to Saddle Hut for breakfast.
Then, after a short rest, leave Saddle hut and descend to Momella gate via the first hut (Miriakamba). On the way back, you pass Momella Lakes to Arusha and Lake Manyara for game viewing.
- Meal plan:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Accommodation:
- Budget: Jambo Campsite
- Midrange: Manyara Serena Lodge
- Luxury: Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge
After breakfast, we take our packed lunch and drive straight to Lake Manyara Park for a Game drive. More than 380 species of birds have been recorded in Manyara, including the hadada ibis, saddle-bill stork, plover, and African pied wagtail.
As you game view through the groundwater forest, look for the playful velvet monkeys searching for food at the top of the trees. Lake Manyara National Park, which packs a lot of diversity into a small area, is the only green area all year round.
The park also offers a spectacular view of the Great Rift Valley, and the fig forest here is a good place to see monkeys and some of the 350 species of birds recorded here. With luck, you may spot the tree-climbing lions for which the park is famous.
- Meal plan:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Accommodation:
- Budget: Jambo Campsite
- Midrange: Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
- Luxury: Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge
Breakfast at your lodge. Then, leave for Serengeti National Park. On the way to Serengeti National Park, you will visit the Olduvai Gorge Museum. You attend a short but interesting lecture about the Museum and all archaeological findings.
We then proceed towards Serengeti National Park, with some game viewing on the way. Serengeti is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary globally, unequalled for its natural beauty and scientific value.
- Meal plan:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Accommodation:
- Budget: Seronera Public Campsite
- Midrange: Seronera Public Campsite
- Luxury: Seronera Public Campsite
A very early morning game drive around Serengeti Park until about 10:30, then back to the camp for brunch. By the time your brunch is over, we have loaded the vehicle and set off for the Ngorongoro viewing game en route. We arrive at the Ngorongoro Crater towards evening, in time for dinner.
- Meal plan:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Accommodation:
- Budget: Simba Public Campsite
- Midrange: Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
- Luxury: Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
At 0600 hrs, after a quick breakfast, we descend to the crater floor for a half-day game drive. Your lunch will be served at the Ngoitoktok swamp and Hippo pool at the picnic site. After lunch, we continue game viewing, and later, we ascend the crater to drive to your previously agreed drop-off point in Arusha town or Kilimanjaro Airport.
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- Meal plan:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Accommodation:
- Budget: No accommodation on this day.
Included in Price:
- All activities as per the itinerary
- All Accommodation as per itinerary – N.B. accommodation mentioned in the itinerary is dependent on availability at the time of booking; alternatives of a similar class may be booked instead
- All meals as per itinerary (3 a day unless otherwise stated)
- All transfers to and from agreed pick up and drop off points (e.g. Airport, Bus Station or hotel in town etc.)
- All camping gear (if you are camping)
- Service of an English speaking driver/guide
- Safari base 4×4 Vehicle with open roof for game viewing (sometimes a saloon car or other SUV for excursions in town etc.)
- Driver’s salary and allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver
- Bottled mineral water daily
- All Government taxes
- All National Park and Game Reserve Fees
- If included in your itinerary: foot safaris, boat safaris
- TANAPA armed ranger (where needed, e.g., on foot safaris, some boat safaris etc.)
- Crater service fees (if visiting Ngorongoro Crater)
- Kilimanjaro only – Oxygen is not normally needed but can be carried if requested before tour begins
- Rescue fees
- Professional Kilimanjaro Team with English speaking Mountain guide, up to 4 porters per person
- Professional Cook
- Climbing Certificates
- All wildlife reserve entry fees
Exluded in Price:
- Extras, personal expenses i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry etc.
- Optional activities not outlined on the itinerary
- International flights & corresponding taxes
- Visa
- Flying doctors rescue services
- Travel, medical, injury and luggage insurances
- Tips to the driver & guides
- Anything else not mentioned in the inclusions (above)
