5 Day Kilimanjaro Hike & Serengeti Safari

OVERVIEW

5 Days Kilimanjaro Hike and Serengeti Safari is an amazing Tanzania safari tour that takes you to the top Tanzania safari sites that most travelers plan for a very long time. Can you believe that you can climb Kilimanjaro, see the world's biggest inactive caldera, and see the vast, endless plains of Serengeti National Park all in one trip? These are the top three places to go on a Tanzania safari.

This 5 Days Kilimanjaro Hike and Serengeti Safari lets you climb Kilimanjaro, the tallest mountain in Africa, see the African Big 5 animals in Ngorongoro Crater, and go on endless game drives in Serengeti National Park.

This 5 Days Kilimanjaro Hike and Serengeti Safari can be changed to fit your needs and can start or end in Zanzibar.

TOUR SUMMARY

Day 1: Pick up, Kilimanjaro Hike
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater Drive
Day 3: Drive to Serengeti National Park
Day 4: Full Days Serengeti National Park
Day 5: Departure.

DAY 1: Pick up, Kilimanjaro Hike

On the first day of 5 days Kilimanjaro hike and Serengeti Safari. When you get to Arusha, your guide will meet you and take you to the foothills of Kilimanjaro Mountain, which is the highest mountain in Africa and the tallest mountain in the world that stands on its own. You will then start hiking the Marangu path with packed lunch, which will take you 6 hours to go up and down. After that, you'll be driven to Moshi town, where you'll eat dinner and stay for the night.
Accommodation: Bristol Cottages
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner

DAY 2: Ngorongoro Crater Drive

On the second day of 5 days Kilimanjaro hike and Serengeti safari. Wake up early in the morning and take breakfast. After breakfast at the lodge, your guide will drive you to the Ngorongoro crater, where you will descend the world's biggest inactive caldera and take in the beautiful views.
You will spot animals species like cheetahs, wildebeests, zebras, antelopes, leopards, lions, buffalos, kudus, and many more, including the famous "big five" animals of Africa with picnic lunch while in the wilderness. After going down about 600 metres into the Ngorongoro crater, you can enjoy a game drive and take pictures of flamingos in the crater. After the game drive, you'll go to the lodge for dinner, relaxation and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Karatu Tented Lodge
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 3: Drive to Serengeti National Park

On the third day of 5 days Kilimanjaro hike and Serengeti Safari. Before you drive to Serengeti National Park, you will have breakfast at your lodge and meet with your safari guide. In Serengeti National Park, you will go on a game drive through the open savannah areas and look for animals like elephants, buffalo, kudu, impalas, elands, waterbucks, lions, leopards, rhinos, cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, and wildebeests and spotting various bird species. You will enjoy lunch in the wilderness while observing the park’s landscape.
After the game drive you will return to your lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
Accommodation: Osinon camps and lodges.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 4: Full Days Serengeti National Park

On the fourth day of the 5 days Kilimanjaro hike and Serengeti safari. You will wake up early and have breakfast at your lodge before going on a game drive in the morning and afternoon. You will go on a morning game drive around Serengeti National Park and look for animals like the Big 5 (elephants, lions, leopards, buffalo, and rhinos), as well as wildebeests, zebras, hippos, cheetahs, antelopes, giraffes, impalas, waterbucks, and many more.
After your game drive in the morning, you'll have lunch in the bush. In the afternoon, you'll go on another game drive around the Serengeti Plains to look for more animals. After a full day of seeing animals in Serengeti National Park, you'll go back to your lodge for dinner and to sleep for the night.
Accommodation: Osinon camps and lodges.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

DAY 5: Departure

On the last day of your 5 Days Kilimanjaro Hike and Serengeti Safari, you'll have breakfast at the lodge before driving from Serengeti National Park, where you'll go on another game drive, to Arusha, where your guide will drop you off at your hotel, ending your safari.
Meal Plan: Breakfast and Lunch