Itinerary

1. Day 1: Pickup from Arusha or Kilimanjaro Airport

   • A Jairos Adventure representative will pick you up from the airport and drive you to your lodging in Arusha, where you will spend the night, unwind, and get ready for the activities ahead.
   • Mrimba Palm Lodge is a haven of peace and beauty.

   Main Destination: Arusha (City)

   Accommodation: Mrimba Palm Lodge 

2. Day 2: Arusha to Arusha National Park

   • Your guide will pick you up from your hotel in the morning and drive for an hour to the park’s entry gate.
   • Arusha National Park has an awe-inspiring blend of vegetation which includes swamps, grasslands, and montane forest.
   • The mountain slopes of Meru are swathed in tropical rainforests.
   • It is home to the black-and-white colobus monkeys and flamingos at Momella Lake.
   • It’s a unique ecosystem that attracts thousands of animals and birds including flamingos.
   • A walking safari will get you up close to the animals.
   • You will later drive back to Arusha for dinner and overnight.

   Main Destination: Arusha National Park

   Accommodation: Mrimba Palm Lodge

3. Day 3: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

   • After breakfast, we pick you up from your hotel in the morning and drive for 2 hours and 20 minutes to Tarangire National Park.
   • The park is well known for its large elephant herds and abundance of ancient baobab trees (the largest trees on the continent).
   • From the open roof of the vehicle, we will experience the seasonal swamps, savannah, and Tarangire River which is full of wildlife ranging from a large variety of birds to giraffes, impalas, zebras, lions, leopards, elands, warthogs and elephants.
   • The picnic site has a spectacular view.
   • We will have our picnic lunch there and proceed with game viewing before continuing to the camp for dinner and overnight.

   Main Destination: Tarangire National Park

   Accommodation: Crater Rim View Lodge 

4. Day 4: Mto wa Mbu to Central Serengeti

   • After breakfast, we will proceed to Serengeti.
   • A long and bumpy road will take you on a 4- to 5-hour fascinating game drive, driving up the crater highlands toward the vast plains of Serengeti.
   • We will stop for a picnic lunch at Naabi Hill Gate in Serengeti before we check in at the park for an afternoon drive.
   • After catching the sunset, we will proceed to Seronera Campsite (Tumbili) for dinner and overnight.

   Main Destination: Central Serengeti National Park

   Accommodation: Budget Camping

5. Day 5: Serengeti National Park

   • Today, we will spend the whole day in the park.
   • We head out and start to explore at sunrise and return to the campsite for breakfast.
   • We then pack our lunch and go for a full-day game drive exploring the beautiful scenery of Serengeti, searching for the Big 5.
   • There is more to Serengeti than only large mammals.
   • More than 500 bird species were recorded here, ranging from the oversized ostriches and bizarre secretary birds of the open grassland, to the black eagles that soar effortlessly above the savannah.
   • We will continue to search for the Serengeti's wildlife and return to camp at sunset for dinner and overnight.

   Main Destination: Serengeti National Park

   Accommodation: Budget Camping

6. Day 6: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Highlands

   • Today we will leave the campsite early in the morning for a sunrise game drive and to spot the animals when they are most active.
   • We will then stop at a picnic site to enjoy breakfast in the bush and continue with the game drive before returning to the camp for a hot lunch.
   • We will load the vehicle, depart from the camp, and continue to Ngorongoro where we will have dinner and overnight at Simba Campsite.

   Main Destination: Ngorongoro Highlands

   Accommodation: Budget Camping

7. Day 7: Ngorongoro Crater

   • Today, we will board the safari vehicle in the morning and descend to the crater with our packed breakfast.
   • This stunning place will offer you almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa including the rare black rhino, and if we are lucky, we might spot one.
   • Measuring an area of 260 square kilometers and extending about 20 kilometers in diameter, we will need about 5 to 6 hours to explore it.
   • Ascend back to the campsite for lunch and drive to your accommodation in Arusha for dinner and overnight.

   Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater

   Accommodation: Mrimba Palm Lodge

8. Day 8: Arusha to Kilimanjaro National Park

   • Depart from your hotel in Arusha and drive to the Kilimanjaro National Park gate.
   • You will be captivated by the countryside, coffee and banana plantations, and driving through Marangu village with Kilimanjaro rising majestically ahead of you.

   • We will register you at the Marangu Gate and begin the hike.

   • The hike to Mandara Hut is around 3 hours.

   • You will have time to rest your legs and have a picnic lunch at the hut.

   • After your short break, take the short but challenging walk to the Maundi Crater.

   • You will then descend to Marangu Gate and drive to Kilimanjaro Airport or Arusha to end your tour with us.

   • Marangu Gate (1,800m/5,905ft) to Mandara Hut (2,743m/9,000ft).

   • Elevation gain: 915m/3,000ft.

   • Main Destination: Mount Kilimanjaro
   • Accommodation: Mrimba Palm Lodge

9. Day 9: Departure / Drop Off at the Airport

   • This tour ends at Arusha.
   • You can only depart on this day if you have booked a domestic flight that departs from Kilimanjaro International Airport and onwards or an international flight that departs.
   • Otherwise, you will need to book a post-night accommodation if you are departing on an earlier flight.
   • Before your flight to Zanzibar or home, a free town tour can be arranged to offer a relaxed and positive experience before your transfer time.
   • Main Destination: Arusha