9-Days Private Budget with Walking Safari& Kilimanjaro

Package Price

$2550 PP (USD)

Overview

This 9-day private tour gives you a taste of wildlife, Mt. Kilimanjaro, and a cultural experience. On this tour, you will visit the 4 major parks in the Northern circuit. You will travel in a pop-up roof 4×4 safari vehicle. Our vehicles are equipped with charging sockets for your camera batteries and phones, a refrigerator, and Wi-Fi upon request. During your safari, you will be accompanied by your driver who is also your tour guide and your safari cook.

On arrival

>You’ll be collected from the airport.

>Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

1 Day

Picking up from Arusha or Kilimanjaro airport

You will be picked up from either Kilimanjaro or Arusha Airport and dropped off at Karibu Heritage House. If time allows (depending on your arrival), you will have the option to do an Arusha city tour, visiting the famous art gallery, the Cultural Heritage Centre, the local market, and the Maasai market.

Main Destination: Arusha (City)

Accommodation: Tulia retreat hotel

Budget hotel located in or near Arusha

Meals & Drinks: Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)

>Drinks not included

2 Day

Arusha national park

Your guide will pick you up from your hotel at 7:45 am 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: Tulia retreat

>Budget hotel located in or near Arusha

Meals & drinks: All meals included

>All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

 

 

3 Day

Arusha to Tarangire national park

After breakfast, we pick you up from your hotel at 8 am 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:
Karatu tented

Meals & drinks: All meals included

>All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

 

 

4 Day

Tarangire national park to mto wa mbu

Wake up early in the morning for a sunrise game drive. After breakfast, we will continue our game drive in Tarangire in the morning and will then depart for Mto Wa Mbu to have lunch and participate in a cultural tour. The afternoon will focus on visiting the local tribes, banana farms, rice plantations, artworks, forests, and waterfalls of the area. You can choose to have a walking or a bike tour. Dinner and overnight will be at Fig Tree Lodge.

Main Destination: Mto Wa Mbu (Town)

 

Accommodation: Fig tree

>Budget hotel located in or near Mto wa Mbu

Meals & drinks: All meals included

>All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

 

 

5 Day

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 Nabil Hill Gate in Serengeti before we check in at the park for an afternoon drive.

 

After catching the sunset, we will proceed to kon tiki camp site for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination: Central Serengeti National Park

Accommodation: kon tiki

Meals & Drinks: mid-range camping

>Inside Central Serengeti

6 Day

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: Kontiki

>Inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

>All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

 

 

7 Day

Serengeti to Ngorongoro highland

Today we will leave the campsite early (at around 6 am) 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 Marera valley lodge.

Main Destination: Ngorongoro Highlands

 

Accommodation: Marera valley lodge

Meals & Drinks: All meals included

All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

 

 

 

8 Day

Ngorongoro crater

Today, we will board the safari vehicle at 6 am 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 Tulia retreat hotel in Arusha for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater

Accommodation: Tulia retreat hotel

>Budget hotel located in or near Arusha

Meals & drinks: All meals included

>All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

 

9 Day

Arusha to Kilimanjaro national park

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

We’ll 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

Popular questions about Tanzania Safari

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We know that a good night’s sleep is really important when you’re travelling. We carefully select each night’s stay to balance comfort with location.
Where you stay will depend on what’s available in the places you visit – we choose the accommodation to suit the trip, rather than the other way around.
Our group accommodation will always be clean, comfortable, and well located for your journey.

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Our small group adventures are ideal for solo travelers – around half of the travelers in our groups are usually travelling on their own. Our carefully-planned itineraries and expert leaders mean you can relax in the knowledge that everything is taken care of.

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Absolutely – in fact, we recommend taking a suitcase or bag on wheels to make it easier to transport. You won’t have to carry it far but you’ll want it light enough to carry during your
safari.

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All sorts of people travel on our small group tours. Our expert consultants can share details on the breakdown of the group so far – the number of couples vs solo travellers, for example, and the age range of the group. Our average group size is big enough to meet like-minded people but small enough to get right to the heart of our destination.

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Everyone travels differently so we’ve graded our trips according to pace. Some travellers like to have time to relax and enjoy the view. Our ‘Relaxed’ trips build in plenty of down time, with opportunity to immerse yourself in the local surroundings. ‘Moderate’ trips combine fuller days with some down time too, while ‘Full On’ trips have mostly busy days and some early starts, but all trips are full of amazing experiences. You can opt-out of certain activities if you feel you need some additional down time.

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Food is a great way to learn more about a destination. We try to keep meals flexible wherever possible, opting for Bed & Breakfast accommodation rather than half or full board. This way you have flexibility to eat where and when you want, and to explore the culture and cuisine of your destination under your own steam.

Our local tour leaders are always on-hand to make their recommendations, and of course you can choose to eat with all or some of your group, your travelling companion or on your own. The choice is yours.

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