Day 0: Arrival Arusha

You will be picked up from Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred by private vehicle to Arusha for your dinner and overnight stay. If time allows, you will have time to do walking tour in coffee plantation or option to visit Arusha National park before your 4 Days Budget Safari big adventure starts.
Dinner and overnight at Arusha Tourist Hotel or similar.

Day 1: Arusha – Tarangire National Park

Distance: 130km
Non – game-viewing time: 3 – 4 hrs
In the morning you will be picked up from your hotel and you will travel to the Tarangire National Park. This park with its huge baobab trees, the perennial Tarangire River and seasonal swamps is home to the largest elephant herds in northern Tanzania. Animals gather at the river and you should be able to see elephants, giraffes, bushbucks, hartebeests, dik-diks, waterbucks, warthogs and reedbucks all year round. Furthermore the park is also home to buffaloes, zebras, and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators such as lions. Leopards are seen every once in a while but cheetahs are rarely spotted. From the open roof of the vehicle you will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the animals. After an extensive game drive, you will leave the park in the late afternoon and drive to your accommodation at the campsite / lodge, where you will spend the night.

Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Bed & Breakfast, Accommodation: HKH Safari Lodge

Day 2: Safari – Serengeti National Park

Distance: 145km
Non – game viewing time: 3 – 4 hrs
After breakfast you will leave Mto wa Mbu and drive through the cooler highland region towards the Serengeti National Park. The world renowned Serengeti National Park, with its diverse landscape ranging from grass plains and dry savannah to marshy woodlands, is the stamping ground of many carnivorous predators and their prey. The park is home to the largest animal migration in the world and depending on the season you will be able to witness this spectacular event unfold. The herds of wildebeest and zebras journey in the short rainy season of November and December from the hills in the north to the southern plains before returning to the north during the longer rainy season of April to June. The location of the migrating herds is dependent on the yearly rainfall, but your guide will know where the best vantage points for wildlife viewing are. The night will be spent at a campsite in the central Serengeti.
Meals: Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast
Accommodation: Serengeti Campsite

Day 3: Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Distance: 145km
Non – game viewing time: 2 – 4 hrs
Enjoy an early morning game drive and after depart to Ngorongoro Conservation area. We will stopover at Olduvai Gorge, boasting with a history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here, that the anthropologists Dr. Lois and Mary Leakey discovered the skulls of ‘Nutcracker Man’ and ‘Handy Man,’ both very significant links in the chain of human evolution. In the late afternoon we transfer to Ngorongoro Simba Campsite where you will have dinner and overnight.

Meals: Lunch, dinner, bed and breakfast
Accommodation: Ngorongoro simba campsite

Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha

Distance: 210km
Non – game viewing time: 3 – 4 hrs
After an early breakfast you will start your descent on a narrow and steep road to the crater floor. The crater is inhabited by a spectacular array of wildlife, which includes zebras, hippos, hyenas, wildebeests, warthogs and the famous “Big Five” – buffalo, rhino, lion, elephant and leopard. After extensive game viewing and a lunch at a picnic spot, you will leave the crater and travel back to Arusha, where you will arrive in the late afternoon.

EXTRA COST AND EXCLUSIONS

• For visas please click here.
• All the meals are included on the climb but we only include breakfast while you are in Moshi.
• We suggest a minimum tip for your climbing staff of $200. (Please Review our Tip Guidelines).

CLIMBING GEAR

• We will provide tent, sleeping bag and sleeping pad.
• We will provide a duffel bag that you repack your personal gear into for the porter to carry.
• You are responsible to bring your own personal gear (Check gear list).

SOLO TRAVELERS

We don’t charge solo travelers any extra fees. Solo travelers can expect their own hotel room in Moshi and a private tent during the climb.

DISCONTINUED CLIMBS

Some climbers may actually finish the climb ahead of schedule and others may have problems with altitude or decide to come down earlier for other reasons. If you do get back to Moshi early you are responsible to pay the costs for your extra hotel nights ($40 per/night) and meals. Keep in mind, our costs are the same regardless of when you end the climb. So even if you are climbing fewer days than scheduled keep in mind that we have already paid the staff, purchased, food and rented gear for all the days you were supposed to be on the climb.

CANCELLATION POLICIES

We understand things happen and plans change and will refund your deposit minus a $150 cancelation fee. Once we have made arrangements for the climb such as renting gear and buying food the deposit is not refundable. If your travel dates change we can generally reschedule you at no extra charge, but please provide at least 7 days advance notice.