6 Days: Mount Meru & Safari

Your guide will wake you at 00:30 for tea and biscuits. You will then begin your summit attempt at 1:30am. The trail starts off on a steep grade to Rhino Point (3800m) to Cobra Point (4350m). The last hour of the hike you will scramble on a rocky ridge between the crater and inner cliffs of Meru. You will reach the summit of Meru (4565m) at sunrise with spectacular views of Mt. Meru Ash Tray and Mt. Kilimanjaro. Enjoy the views then descend to Saddle Hut for a short break. You will then continue descending to Miriakamba Hut (2514m), breakfast will be served then you will begin your final descent to Momella gate. You will hike through forest and meadows where it is likely to spot wildlife. Our driver will be at the Momella Gate to pick you up and drive you back to your hotel in Arusha. • Elevation: 3500m to 4565m down to 2514m • Distance: 5km up 13km down • Hiking Time: 12-14 hours • Habitat: Alpine Desert Moorland and Montane Forest

On this day we suggest an early wakeup, after breakfast, you will commence your journey towards Serengeti National Park via Ngorongoro conservation area while having a game viewing on route to Serengeti. The journey will take long but it is spectacular. Serengeti is home to millions of wildebeest during the migration and over the huge flat plains, you are likely to find predator like lions, cheetah, leopards, hyenas, and many other small predators. It is a home other animals like honey badger, bat-eared foxes, jackals, rock hyrax, baboons, mongoose, monkeys along with nearly 500 species of birds. In the evening, you will drive to your lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.

After an early cup of coffee and biscuits, you will head for a game driver where animals are more active and a beautiful morning sunrise. You will then return to your accommodation for a full breakfast then venture into the Serengeti’s wilderness corners while exiting the park heading to Ngorongoro. With a picnic lunch beside you, take your leisure while exploring this world heritage site. After a long drive and animal viewing you will head to your lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.

On this day it is best to leave the hotel as early as possible so you can do an early morning game drive when the animals are more active (breakfast will be packed in lunchboxes specifically for this purpose). After registration, you will descend into the crater floor for an incredible morning of wildlife in one of the most stunning national parks in Tanzania. Ngorongoro Crater is unique in that almost all the wildlife lives within the crater walls; hence you have the opportunity to find the game easily. With luck you will see elephants, rhino, lions, wildebeests, buffalos, zebras, hippopotamus etc. Flamingos can often be seen in Lake Magadi, which occupies part of the crater floor. You will have lunch inside the crater facing the Hippo pool, after lunch you will start ascending the crater rim on your way back to Arusha