9 Days Tanzania Safari & Day Hike on Kilimanjaro’s Shira Plateau

The 9 Days Tanzania Safari & Day Hike on Kilimanjaro’s Shira Plateau will start with a pick up by our Professional Driver guide from Paradise Adventure Vacations who will meet and greet you, he will brief you about your Safari and thereafter transfer you as you enjoy the captivating beauty of the Landscape in Tanzania to your Hotel in Arusha for a relaxed overnight as you await the next day’s activities.

Day 2 of your Safari will start with a delicious breakfast and thereafter you will start your drive to Tarangire National Park where you will arrive with an enroute game drive to your lodge. You will check in for a mouth-watering lunch and have relaxation. Later, you will head out for an evening game drive until sunset which will give you sights of different mammals including elephants, giraffes, cape buffaloes, wildebeests, waterbucks, dik-dik, impala, fringe eared oryx kudus, hartebeests, lions, leopards, spotted hyenas, gazelles among others. You will then return back to your accommodation for your dinner as well as an overnight.

After your lovely morning breakfast on day 3 of your 9 Days Tanzania Safari & Day Hike on Kilimanjaro’s Shira Plateau, you will embark on about 4 hours drive to Serengeti National reserve. You will continue towards the fertile Ngorongoro highlands where wheat and corn are grown by the Iraqw people. Along the way, you will also pass through the mist-shrouded rain forests of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area where you might be lucky enough to see baboons or even leopards and elephants in the dense undergrowth. Upon arrival, you will check into your accommodation for a finger-licking lunch and have relaxation. Later in the late afternoon, you will descend into the central Seronera area which has a great concentration for wildlife and enjoy your game drive as you search for mammal species.

Your day 4 of the 9 Days Tanzania Safari & Day Hike on Kilimanjaro’s Shira Plateau will start with a delicious morning breakfast and thereafter you will proceed for a full day game drive in the land of endless plains. You will drive through the classic savannah dotted with acacia and filled with plenty of wildlife including the Big 5 mammals which are lions, leopards, buffaloes, elephants and rhinos. Later you will return for your dinner and an overnight.

Day 5 of your 9 Days Tanzania Safari & Day Hike on Kilimanjaro’s Shira Plateau will begin with a lovely morning breakfast and thereafter you will transfer with an enroute game drive to Ngorongoro Crater.  Upon arrival, you will check in for a mouth-watering lunch and then later you will go on a guided walk along the top of the Crater wall. This part of the Crater is very beautiful and densely forested with Tropical trees, plants and creepers. The Crater Rim walk will take you along the picturesque rim offering stunning views of the surrounding landscape and various wildlife species. Later you will return to your lodge for your dinner and an overnight.

You will wake up early morning on your day 6 of the Safari and have breakfast. You will thereafter descend into the Crater floor which is about 260 sqkm with a depth of over 2000 feet. This 5 hours game drive on the crater floor will show you a lot of wildlife action which has not to be missed therefore keep your Cameras ready. The African elephant, Black rhino, buffalos, Hippos, Cheetahs, Hyenas and Lions are found in plenty. You will later begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater and then transfer to Arusha for your delicious lunch and relaxation, you will have your overnight stay in Arusha.

With views of Mt. Kilimanjaro and the endless plains of the African savannah, Kambi ya Tembo is a spectacular tented camp situated on the north face of Kilimanjaro with great views of Amboseli National Park in Kenya. The camp is located in Sinya, a 600 square kilometers wildlife area which offers magnificent views of Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Meru, and Mt. Longido. It is one of the only places in Africa where you may see large bull elephants more than 50 years old, with enormous tusks. You will visit the Maasai settlements, known as “bomas”, which are scattered around Sinya. The Maasai in Sinya continue to live traditionally, dressed in their colorful blankets and performing many traditional ceremonies. In the evening, you will drive back to Kambi ya Tembo for dinner and an overnight stay.

Upon waking up, you will have your breakfast and drive for about 1 ½ hours to the Western Gate Londorossi Gate where you will begin your hike at 2100m. You will pass through the montane forests of the Majestic Kilimanjaro which is home to various bird and mammal species including the Crested Turaco, black and white colobus monkeys, giraffes and elephants among others.  Then continue your hike to Shira Plateau a 500,000 years old Volcanic Caldera and a World Heritage Site situated at 3,400m above sea level. Have your delicious lunch at the Plateau as you enjoy the beautiful breathtaking scenery.

On your final day after a relaxed night, you will have a lovely morning breakfast and thereafter transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport where you will catch your departure flight back home.