Tour Overview:
From the forested slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro to Tarangire’s elephant-filled wilderness and the wildlife-rich floor of Ngorongoro Crater, this 4-day journey captures the extraordinary contrasts of Northern Tanzania. With an experienced safari guide accompanying you through every safari experience, expect adventure, scenery and unforgettable encounters.
The adventure begins early as you meet your Kilimanjaro mountain guide and head toward Marangu Gate. After registration, step onto the trail and leave the everyday world behind. The first part of the hike winds through Kilimanjaro's lush rainforest, where the sounds of birds and rustling vegetation accompany your ascent.
Rather than rushing toward the destination, take time to appreciate the changing atmosphere of the mountain. Your guide will introduce you to the plants, wildlife and stories associated with Kilimanjaro while keeping the group together at a comfortable pace.
Continue toward Mandara Hut, a rewarding point for a day trek. Enjoy your packed lunch and take in the surrounding forest before beginning your descent.
The return journey provides a completely different perspective of the trail. Once back at Marangu Gate, your driver will meet the group and transfer you to Arusha for dinner and overnight.
Main Destination: Mount Kilimanjaro
Accommodation: Karibu Heritage House
Meals & Drinks: Lunch, Dinner & Drinking water
After breakfast, your professional safari guide will meet the group and introduce you to the day's adventure before setting off toward Tarangire. As the urban landscape fades away, the scenery opens into rural Tanzania, with villages, farms and changing landscapes along the route.
Enter Tarangire National Park and let the safari begin. Rather than following a fixed route, your safari guide will read the landscape and wildlife signs, choosing promising areas for the group to explore.
The park's ancient baobabs and seasonal river landscapes create the perfect backdrop for wildlife encounters. Spend time watching elephant families interact, giraffes move between trees and herds of zebra and wildebeest cross the plains.
There will also be opportunities to stop at scenic points for photographs and simply appreciate the silence of the African wilderness.
Enjoy lunch during the day's exploration before continuing deeper into the park.
As the afternoon light begins to soften, leave Tarangire and continue toward Karatu. Settle into Karatu Safari Camp lodge and enjoy a relaxed evening after your first full safari day.
Main Destination: Tarangire National Park
Accommodation: Karatu Safari Camp Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Drinking water
After an early breakfast, meet your professional safari guide and begin the journey toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
As you approach the crater rim, the scenery becomes increasingly dramatic. Misty cloud forests surround the highlands, creating a spectacular setting before you reach the viewpoint overlooking the ancient volcanic crater.
Pause at the viewpoint to admire the panoramic landscape before beginning your descent into the crater.
Once on the crater floor, your safari guide will lead the group on an extended game drive through one of Tanzania's most remarkable wildlife areas.
The crater supports an exceptional concentration of wildlife. Keep your eyes open for lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeest, hippos and hyenas. With luck, you may also encounter the endangered black rhinoceros.
Enjoy a picnic lunch at a designated picnic area before continuing the afternoon game drive.
Later, ascend from the crater and return to Karatu for dinner and overnight.
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation: Karatu Safari Camp Lodge
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner & Drinking water
After breakfast, meet your professional safari guide/driver for your final journey back toward Arusha.
Depending on the group's departure schedule, enjoy a relaxed drive through the beautiful landscapes of the Ngorongoro Highlands and Great Rift Valley.
There will be time for lunch in Arusha and, depending on the flight schedule, an optional short stop at a local market or souvenir shop.
Your safari guide/driver will then transfer the group to Arusha/ Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) for your departure flight.
Depart Tanzania with memories of walking beneath Kilimanjaro, watching Tarangire's elephants and exploring the incredible wildlife of the Ngorongoro Crater.
Main Destination: Ngorongoro Highlands
Accommodation: No Accommodation
Meals & Drinks: Breakfast, Lunch & Drinking water
At Simbaland Magic Tours, Tanzania Safaris we are an excursions specialist! Tanzania is our only business, the ultimate safari destination! Other companies offer tours to all over Africa and beyond, which inevitably makes them generalists. We specialize in safaris and mountain climbs only in Tanzania!