5 Days Kilimanjaro Hike and Serengeti Safari is an amazing Tanzania safari tour that has you enjoying the top Tanzania safari destinations that most travelers take to plan for a very long time. Can you imagine that you can climb Kilimanjaro Mountain, visit the world’s largest in-active caldera and the vast endless plains of Serengeti National Park, all the top 3 Tanzania safari destinations visited in one go.
This 5 Days Kilimanjaro Hike and Serengeti Safari takes you climbing Kilimanjaro Mountain the highest mountain in Africa, see the African Big 5 animals in Ngorongoro Crater, as well as have endless game drives in Serengeti National Park.
This 5 Days Kilimanjaro Hike and Serengeti Safari can be customized to fit your preferences, and can also start or end from Zanzibar.
Tanzania Safari Highlights of 5 Days Kilimanjaro Hike and Serengeti Safari
- Climb Kilimanjaro Mountain
- African Big 5 animals.
- Extensive Game drives
Summary Itinerary of 5 Days Kilimanjaro Hike and Serengeti Safari
Day 1: Pick up, Kilimanjaro Mountain
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater Drive
Day 3: Drive to Serengeti National Park
Day 4: Full Days Serengeti National Park
Day 5: Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up, Kilimanjaro Hike
You shall be met by your guide in Arusha, and then proceed for a transfer to the foothills of Kilimanjaro Mountain, the highest free standing mountain in the world, and the highest mountain in Africa. You shall proceed to embark on a hike of the Marangu route, which will take you 6 hours to ascend and descend. After, you shall be driven to Moshi town from where you shall have dinner and an overnight stay.
Accommodation: Bristol Cottages
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After a having breakfast at the lodge, your guide will drive you to the Ngorongoro crater where you will descend the world’s largest in-active caldera and also enjoy the beautiful views around the destination.
You will search for various wildlife species such as cheetahs, wildebeests, zebras, antelopes, leopards, lions, buffalos, kudu and many others, including the famous African big five animals. After descending about 600 meters into the Ngorongoro crater, you will also enjoy seeing flamingos in the Ngorongoro crater as you enjoy a game drive and take photos. After the game drive, you shall head to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Karatu Tented Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Drive to Serengeti national park
You will have breakfast at your lodge ahead of your drive to Serengeti National Park. You will engage in a game drive around the open savannah plains as you look out for wildlife species such as elephants, buffalos, kudu, impalas, elands, waterbucks, lions, leopards, rhinos, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests among animals in Serengeti National Park.
After the game drive you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Osinon camps and lodges.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 4: Full day Serengeti national park
You will wake up for an early breakfast at your lodge ahead of a morning and afternoon game drive. You will engage in a morning game drive around Serengeti National Park and look out for wildlife species like the Big 5 such as elephants, lions, leopards, buffalos and rhinos as well as wildebeests, zebras, hippos, cheetahs, antelopes, giraffes, impalas, waterbucks among others.
After your morning game drive, you will have lunch in the bush and later engage in an afternoon game drive around the endless Serengeti Plains in search of more wildlife species. After your full day of wildlife viewing in Serengeti National Park, you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Osinon camps and lodges.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 5: Drive to Arusha
On the last day of your 5 Days Kilimanjaro Hike and Serengeti Safari, you will have breakfast at the lodge ahead of your drive from Serengeti National Park whilst enjoying yet another game drive, to Arusha where your guide will drop you off at your hotel in Arusha which will bring your safari to an end.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch
End of 5 Days Kilimanjaro Hike and Serengeti Safari
Price Includes:
- All day game drives as per itinerary
- Accommodation for the duration of the safari
- Private 4×4 land cruiser safari vehicle
- Professional safari and tour guide / driver
- All national park fees
- All meals on the safari
- Crater fees
- Kilimanjaro hiking fees
- Drinking water in the safari vehicle
- Government taxes
Price excludes:
- Flights
- Items of personal nature (laundry, beverages, etc.)
- Any hotel accommodation before / after the safari
- Airport pick up and drop off
- Entry visas
- Travel insurance
- Tips and gratuities
- Any items not included in the itinerary
