Safari & Hike Experience – 7 Days

Overview

Five parks plus a hike on Kilimanjaro's Shira Plateau and the Materuni waterfalls — wildlife and walking in one week.

Where you'll go

Day-by-day itinerary

1. Day 1Tarangire National Park

   Tarangire is filled with giants — baobab trees all across the park, and elephants, lots of them. You can also see lions, cheetahs, leopards, wildebeest, giraffes, hippos, buffaloes and zebras amid river woodland, open plains and rolling hills.

   Tarangire

2. Day 2Serengeti National Park

   Track down the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra and spot predators and prey across vast horizons, with flat-topped acacia trees silhouetted against the setting sun and so many other classic African safari images.

   Serengeti

3. Day 3Serengeti Plains to Ndutu Area

   Enjoy some more game viewing before leaving the Serengeti National Park at around noon for the Ndutu area. This region features cool-climate forests with views of craters and cliffs, and wildlife such as forest elephants, buffaloes and — if you are lucky — leopards.

   Ndutu

4. Day 4Ngorongoro Crater

   Visit one of the most beautiful natural sights in Africa, where the morning mist rolls up and over the crater rim. The crater floor shelters lions and hyenas, elephants and black rhinos, flamingos and golden jackals, plus forests and hippo lakes.

   Ngorongoro

5. Day 5Lake Manyara National Park

   Experience elephants suddenly emerging from behind the nearest tree in the dense forest, lions draped along a branch high in a tree and plenty of baboons, in a setting of lake, forest and sheer cliffs.

   Lake Manyara

6. Day 6Kilimanjaro Shira Plateau Hike

   Your hike through the beautifully rugged landscape of the Shira Plateau runs from 3,500 m to 3,962 m above sea level — the highest plateau in the world — with views of Kibo peak and neighbouring Amboseli.

   Shira Plateau

7. Day 7Materuni Waterfalls & Coffee Tour

   Visit waterfalls more than 80 metres high with an inviting pool for a refreshing swim. Enjoy a traditional Chagga lunch and local banana beer, then learn how coffee is grown, dried and roasted, accompanied by Chagga songs and dances.

   Materuni

Route map

Ngorongoro Conservation AreaLake Manyara NPArusha NPKilimanjaro NPLake NatronLake EyasiL. ManyaraOl Doinyo LengaiMt MeruKilimanjaro 5,895 mGreat Rift ValleyOlduvai GorgeKilimanjaro Airport (JRO)KaratuMto wa MbuMakuyuniNamanga⚑Arusha1Tarangire2Central Serengeti3Ndutu4Ngorongoro Crater5Lake Manyara6Shira Plateau7Materuni⚑Moshi50 km

1. ⚑Arusha
2. 1Tarangire
3. 2Central Serengeti
4. 3Ndutu
5. 4Ngorongoro Crater
6. 5Lake Manyara
7. 6Shira Plateau
8. 7Materuni
9. ⚑Moshi

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