15-Day Kilimanjaro, Tanzania Safari and Zanzibar Beach Tour

Distance: 7 km

Environment: Montane forest

Time: 3 to 4 hours

• In the morning, you will be picked up by a Perfect Wilderness Tours & Safaris representative from your hotel in Moshi or Arusha and driven to Kilimanjaro.
• After completing all the park entry formalities, you will head to the starting point of your trekking journey, located at the edge of the rainforest.
• Before setting out, you will be served lunch. The walk on the first day is brief, lasting about 3 to 4 hours, allowing you to enjoy the lush scenery to the fullest as the landscape begins to change along your trek. You might even catch a glimpse of the thumbless colobus monkeys sitting in the branches above you.

Distance: 12 km

Environment: Moorland

Time: 6 to 8 hours

• Walking along the narrow trail through the rainforest, you will notice the vegetation becoming scarcer until you finally reach moorland filled with Lobelia and Eric plants.
• Ascending through rolling hills, you will reach Shira 1 Camp in about 4 to 5 hours. From your campsite, you will witness the snow-capped summit of Kibo overlooking the Shira Plateau.
• After lunch, continue to Shira 2 Camp. The terrain is much flatter than before, making your hike feel more leisurely. You will enjoy fantastic views of the Great Rift Valley and Mount Meru. Beautiful and distinctive giant lobelias still dot the moor landscape.
• Walking on ground where lava once flowed, you will reach the camp, where you will have your evening meal and overnight stay.

Distance: 12 km

Environment: Semi-desert

Time: 6 to 8 hours

• After breakfast, you will resume your ascent to Lava Tower, following a boulder-strewn trail. In the distance, you may catch sight of Kibo, which will encourage you to continue uphill.
• After reaching Lava Tower at 4,640 meters, you will need to rest and properly acclimatize to the altitude.
• You will then descend to Barranco Camp. This method of climbing high but sleeping low allows your body to acclimatize to the differing altitudes and gives you a good idea of how your body reacts to changes in altitude.
• As you ascend, you will notice a sharp change in scenery, and suddenly you will be surrounded by giant senecias and relatively smaller lobelia plants.
• Trekking for 6 to 8 hours will lead you to the beautiful, green Barranco Camp, where you can enjoy good views of the surrounding snow-capped mountains.

Distance: 7 km

Environment: Alpine desert

Time: 4 to 5 hours

• Today, the Barranco Wall stands before you to conquer. Some sections will require you to use your hands for a better grip, but no actual climbing is necessary, and your guide will be with you every step of the way to lend a helping hand. The route, with its numerous ascents and descents, gives you a chance for further acclimatization before reaching the mountain ridge.
• Walking along the ridge, you can take in the beautiful landscape with its stunning contrasts of desert and vegetation before finally reaching the cloudy Karanga Camp.
• Your trek will take 4 to 5 hours, leaving more than enough time to rest and play a game of rummy.

Distance: 6 km

Environment: Alpine desert

Time: 3 to 4 hours

• Awakening to sunlight dancing off the Kibo summit, you will enjoy an energetic breakfast before setting out for today's destination, Barafu Camp.
• Most of the day will be spent walking through dry, deserted terrain with Kibo on your left side.
• After 3 to 4 hours, you will reach Barafu Camp, where you will have an early dinner and overnight stay, as the highlight of your trip is only a few short hours away.

Distance: 20 km

Environment: Alpine desert/stone scree/ice-capped summit/Montane forest

Time: 14 to 16 hours

• After sipping hot tea with snacks, you will start trekking at around midnight. With the aid of a torchlight, you will climb the heavily screed surface of Kibo. Ascending for 5 to 7 hours in the dark will lead you to Stella Point. Trekking for another 1 to 2 hours along the crater rim will take you to Uhuru Peak, which stands at 5,895 meters.
• This point is known as the roof of Africa, and from here you will experience Kilimanjaro in all its glory and enjoy a 360° view of the landscape. After taking pictures and celebrating, you will descend by the same route.
• Shortly before midday, you will arrive at Barafu Camp for lunch. After a warm meal and a few hours' break, you will continue toward Mweka Camp at 3,100 meters, where you will have dinner and a well-earned rest.

Distance: 8 km

Environment: Montane forest

Time: 3 to 4 hours

• The final stage of your amazing Kilimanjaro trekking adventure begins after breakfast with a traditional farewell ceremony from the mountain crew.
• A gentle 3 to 4-hour descent through the rainforest then continues to Mweka Gate, where your transfer driver will be waiting for you. He will drive you to Arusha for an overnight stay and a warm shower.
• Dinner and overnight at Venus Hotel.

• In the morning at 0830 hrs, pick up from Venus Hotel in Arusha and drive on a tarmac road for 120 km to Tarangire National Park for game drives.
• Enjoy a picnic lunch, and after lunch continue with afternoon game viewing in the park to look for lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, python, zebra, oryx, impala, and more. Over 450 species of birds have been observed here.
• Late in the afternoon, the driver will take you for dinner and an overnight stay at Sangaiwe Tented Camp.

Meals Plan: Picnic Lunch | Dinner

• After breakfast, depart Tarangire for Ngorongoro. Upon arrival, descend into the crater for a 6-hour crater tour. This 100-square-mile natural amphitheatre hosts an astonishing array of wildlife, and you may be lucky enough to see rhinos, elephants, lions, buffalo, and large herds of zebras and wildebeest.
• A picnic lunch will be taken into the crater.
• Later, drive to Karatu Town for dinner and an overnight stay at Ngorongoro Coffee Lodge.

• After breakfast, leave with your packed lunch for a full game drive on the Serengeti's acacia savannah in the central to eastern region.
• Around 12:30 pm to 1:00 pm, take a break for your picnic lunch, then continue with the afternoon game drive.
• From mid-January to February, and much into mid-April, 95% of wildebeest females mate, totaling 60,000. Then, 8 to 8.5 months later, those females that conceived give birth on the same southern plains after a long journey.
• In the evening, drive to Osinon Camp for dinner and an overnight stay.

Meals Plan: Breakfast | Picnic Lunch | Dinner

• Today is your full-day safari, with both morning and afternoon game drives through the Serengeti as you explore the wildlife of the great open plains.
• Dinner and overnight at Osinon Camp.

Meals Plan: Breakfast | Picnic Lunch | Dinner

• After an early breakfast, check out and drive to Ikoma Airstrip with game viewing en route to catch your flight to Zanzibar.
• Upon arrival in Zanzibar, you will be picked up and transferred to the hotel, booked on a half-board basis.

Dinner and overnight at UROA BAY.

• After an early breakfast, you will go on a Spice Tour. The history of Zanzibar would be incomplete without cloves, nutmeg, cinnamon, pepper, and many other spices, which are essential ingredients in Zanzibar's everyday life and reflect the island's deep connection to spices and herbs. Zanzibar and spices share a romantic entanglement that dates back to the 16th century, when they were an important commodity on the trade routes.
• These can be seen in the plantations just outside Zanzibar Town, which also offers a fantastic opportunity to see Zanzibar's countryside and rural areas and connect with local people.
• Later, return to the hotel and relax on the beach as you await dinner and your overnight stay at UROA BAY.

• After breakfast, depart for Stone Town of Zanzibar, also known as Mji Mkongwe, the oldest town in Zanzibar and the main city, or capital city, of Zanzibar. It is situated on the western coast of Unguja, the main island of the Zanzibar Archipelago. Stone Town was the former capital of the Zanzibar Sultanate and a flourishing centre of the spice trade and the slave trade in the 19th century. It retained its importance as the main city of Zanzibar during the period of the British protectorate.
• When Tanganyika and Zanzibar joined to form the United Republic of Tanzania, Zanzibar kept its autonomous status, with Stone Town as its local government seat.
• Later, return to the hotel and relax on the beach as you await dinner and your overnight stay at UROA BAY.

• After breakfast, you will be transferred to the airport to catch your flight back home.