2 Peak Challenge In Tanzania With Serengeti Safari

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Acclimatisation trek on lovely Mount Meru, Game drive in the Serengeti National Park, Trek the scenic Lemosho route on Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru: Mt Meru is a real gem of a mountain and is often ignored by trekkers who only seem intent on climbing Kili. Meru is the second highest mountain in Tanzania at 4,565 m. There are great views down to the subsidiary ...
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Basic - 2 star
Physical level
Strenuous
Trip pace
Full schedule

Highlights

    • Reach the summit of Meru (4565m) at sunrise with spectacular views of Mt. Meru
    • Enjoy your hike through forest and meadows where it is likely to spot wildlife
    • See across the high altitude Shira Caldera past Shira Cave (views of Arrow glacier)
    • Trek southwest side of Kilimanjaro
    • Reach on the crater rim at Stella Point (5750 m) as the first rays of the sun emerge
    • Enjoy your drive from Moshi to the Serengeti National Park crossing the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
    • Leave early for a sunrise game drive in the Serengeti at Dawn

What's this trip about?

    Acclimatisation trek on lovely Mount Meru, Game drive in the Serengeti National Park, Trek the scenic Lemosho route on Kilimanjaro, Mount Meru: Mt Meru is a real gem of a mountain and is often ignored by trekkers who only seem intent on climbing Kili. Meru is the second highest mountain in Tanzania at 4,565 m. There are great views down to the subsidiary cinder cone on the crater floor and of course across to Kilimanjaro for the next climb. Combining trekking to the summits of the Africa's continent's highest and fifth highest peaks. Starting with the beautiful ascent of Mt. Meru - an exceptional crater rimroller - coaster warm up and acclimatization trek for the big one - Mount Kilimanjaro Lemosho route.

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Details

Itinerary focusActive and Outdoor Sports
Group sizeIntimate group - 12 max
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityMoshi-Kilimanjaro
End CityMoshi-Kilimanjaro

Travel Themes

  • Eco, Sustainable & Green Travel
  • National Parks
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Safari
  • Trekking & Expeditions

Destinations

  • Africa

Attractions

  • Mt. Kilimanjaro
  • Serengeti National Park

Activities

  • Hiking
  • Mountaineering
  • Safari
  • Trekking
  • Wildlife viewing

Trip includes

    • 2 transfers to and from the Kilimanjaro airport.
    • Tanzania VAT on tourism activities and park fees.
    • Adequate and appropriate number of guides, porters, and cooks for your group.
    • Government taxes.
    • All park fees, camping fees, rescue fees and team fees.
    • Transfers to and from the route gate(s) (4 transfers)
    • Sleeping mattress pad(s), dining tent(s), sleeping tent(s), and crew’s equipment– Dining tent and sleeping tent for Kilimanjaro trek.
    • 4 nights in a hotel in Moshi on a Bed & Breakfast basis and Double Occupancy ( before trekking & after trekking).
    • 3 full fresh meals daily. We provide fresh food on the mountain in plentiful and well prepared by skilled professional cooker (we also consider your choice of food that you would prefer -Vegetarian and Non Vegetarian). Menu especially designed for climbers.
    • Hot drinks on the mountain and Hot water for washing will be provided everyday on the mountain.
    • 3-4 liters of mineral (per Climber) provided daily during the climb
    • Portable toilet for the trek with the tent for Kilimanjaro trek.
    • Emergency evacuation covers with AMREF Flying Doctors for Kilimanjaro trek.
    • Hotel accommodation includes storage facilities for excess luggage during hikes.
    • Kilimanjaro National Park rescue fees (Kilimanjaro Rescue Team) and Arusha National Park rescue fees.
    • Chief guide carries a Pulse Ox meter, used to take blood-oxygen level readings of clients twice a day.
    • Emergency oxygen (for use in emergencies only – not as summiting aid)
    • Basic first aid kit (for use in emergencies only).
    • Salaries for mountain support crew, as per required KINAPA and KPAP.
    • Breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as hot drinks on the mountain.
    • Porter to carry your duffel bag, with maximum weight of 15kg / 32 lbs, from one camp to the next camp.
    • Kilimanjaro National Park and Arusha National Park certificate for your successful summit attempt.
    • 03 days private safari from /back to Moshi or Arusha
    • Transport and game drives in clean well maintained 4WD Land Cruiser with photographic roof hatch
    • Services of a professional English speaking safari guide
    • All game reserve entry fees
    • All game drives as mentioned
    • 02 x FB at safari lodges or tented camp as per your itinerary
    • One and a half liter mineral water per person / day during game drives
    • Tourist Development Levy
    • Wildlife Management Area Fees where applicable
    • Value Added Tax by Tanzania Revenue Authority"

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Arrival Day

Arrive at the Kilimanjaro International Airport. You will be met at the Airport and transferred to the hotel in Moshi for your overnight and briefing by our mountain guide .

Day 2: Moshi- Arusha National Park - Momalla Gate

Elevation(m): (1,387 m to (1,500 m) Elevation(ft): 4,921 ft) to 3,000 ft ) Distance: 10 km Hiking Time: 4-6 hours Habitat: Montane Forest.

Transfer from Moshi town to Arusha National Park, check in with park personnel and in the late morning, and walk u...

Day 3: Miriakamba Huts to Saddle Huts

Elevation (m): 2,514 m to 3,570 m Elevation(ft): 8,250 ft to 11,712 ft Distance: 8 km Hiking Time: 3-5 hours Habitat: Forest and Moorland.

It is often clear in the morning, so if you want a view of Kilimanjaro, get up early. From the Miriakamba Huts, yo...

Day 4: Summit Day  Saddle Huts to Mount Meru Summit to Miriakamba Huts

Elevation(m): 3,570 m to 4,565m to 2,514m Elevation(ft): 14,977ft to 11,712 ft to 8,250ft Distance: 5 km up 13 km down Hiking Time: 10 - 12 hours Habitat: Alpine Desert Moorland and Montane forest.

Start early at 2 AM and climb steeply for an hour to Ph...

Day 5: Miriakamba Huts to Momella Gate to Arusha

Elevation (m): 2,514 m to 1,500 m to 1,387 m Elevation (ft): 4,921 ft to 8,250 ft to 4,921ft Distance: 10 km Hiking time: 2-4 hours Habitat: Montane Forest

Taking a slightly different route, make a fast descent through open grassland and mixed forest, wit...

Day 6: Rest Day

Spend a relaxing day by the pool or have a stroll around. A walk to this small town with view of the mountain is as good as it reveals as you will prepare to climb Kilimanjaro . Accommodation Base on Bed and Breakfast

Day 7: Lemosho Gate - BigTree Camp

Trekking Time: 2-3 hours Distance: 5 km Altitude Gain: 411 m.

The day begins with a long drive to Londrossi Park Gate (2100 m) for registration. Pass through village communities to the trailhead to start hiking on the route along a narrow forest path to reach Mti Mkubwa (Big Tree) campsite (2800 m).

Day 8: Big Tree Camp - Shira Hut 1

Trekking Time: 3 hours Distance: 8 km Altitude Gain: 719 m.

Leaving the forest, the trail gets steeper as it enters the moorland zone towards the valley. A gentle grade walk takes you across the high altitude Shira Caldera past Shira Cave (views of Arrow glacier) at 3500 m and then gently downwards to Shira Hut 1 located near a stream on the Shira Plateau.

Day 9: Shira Hut 1 - Shira Hut 2

Trekking Time: 3 hours Distance: 7 km Altitude Gain: 321 m

A gentle hike across the plateau within the moorland meadow takes you to Shira Hut 2 for the afternoon and overnight. Many hikes are available on the Plateau, making this a great day for acclimatization.

Day 10: Shira Hut 2 - Barranco Camp

Trekking Time: 6-7 hours Distance: 10 km Altitude Gain: 60 m

Walking now on high moorland, the landscape changes the entire character of the trek. Traverse the southwest side of Kilimanjaro, passing underneath the Lava Tower and the final section of the Weste...

Day 11: BarrancoCamp -Karanga Valley

Trekking Time: 4-6 hours Distance: 5 km Altitude Gain: 100 m

Start the day by descending into the start of the Great Barranco, a huge ravine. Then exit steeply, up what has been termed the Breakfast Wall, which divides you from the southeastern slopes of Kib...

Day 12: Karanga Valley - Barafu Camp

Trekking Time: 2-4 hours Distance: 4 km Altitude Gain: 600 m

The day is characterized by a short hike on terrain formed by scree. Walk through arid land towards Barafu Camp (4600 m) where you have the entire afternoon to rest before ascending towards the summit.

Day 13: Barafu Camp - Uhuru Peak - Millennium Camp

Trekking Time: 6-8 hours

Distance: 7 km Altitude Gain: 1296

We avoid walking too long in the heat of the sun today by starting around midnight, walking steeply

upwards to the summit glaciers. You will be climbing scree for 5 to 6 hours but you ga...

Day 14: Millennium Camp – Moshi

Trekking Time: 4-5 hours Distance: 10 km Altitude Loss: 1360 m

A gentle trek takes you down through the rainforest to the Mweka Gate (1640 m), where park formalities will be completed, you will be met by our vehicles, and receive your certificate of ascent co...

Day 15: Drive to Serengeti

On this day morning you will start by driving from Moshi to the Serengeti National Park crossing the Masaai Steppe and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, entering the Serengeti via Naabi Hill Gate. If you flying from Zanzibar or Dar es Salaam you will take the Morning ...

Day 16: Safari Serengeti

We can wake up early for a sunrise game drive in the Serengeti at Dawn if you wish. This should be discussed with your safari guide on the previous night. After the early morning game drive you will take breakfast at the lodge/camp then leave with a packed lunch and s...

Day 17: Serengeti to Arusha or Moshi

Early morning game drive can be done and after breakfast you will check out and drive back to Moshi, Arusha or to the Seronera Airstrip for your flight Back to Arusha town where the Serengeti Safari ends. This safari can be done in 4 or 5 Days depending on your Prefer...

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Last Updated: 2/23/2024

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As a local company, our focus is organizing tours with an ethical and professional approach to exceed tourist expectations. We specialize in Mountain Kilimanjaro Ethical Climbing, Wildlife Safari, Volunteerism Safari, and Beach Holiday in Tanzania.

We are doing ethical climbs and responsible Trekking

Eco-Africa Climbing does not do cheap Climb, cheap climb means we are doing tourism while exploiting our Porters who are the ones who make Kilimanjaro tours possible for the vast majority of climbers, and who do all the heavy lifting. Fair and ethical treatment of our porters (crew) is one of the important priorities of Eco-Africa Climbing when we do climb.Eco-Africa Climbing has begun the qualification process to become a Partner with the Kilimanjaro Porters Assistance Project (KPAP). Please contact (info@kiliporters.org) to confirm this.

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • International and Domestic Flights.
    • Items of a personal nature.
    • Compulsory tips for guides, porters, cook, safari guide & lodge /camp staff.
    • Entry visa for Tanzania (US$50 per passport holder for most nationalities / US $ 100 per visa for USA passport holders).
    • Health requirements (Yellow Fever – only compulsory if you travel to Tanzania via a Yellow Fever infected country, Meningitis & Hepatitis A emains optional, but comes recommended).
    • Optional but highly recommended travel and medical insurance.
    • Personal hiking/trekking gear – you could rent some of the gear in Tanzania.
    • Snacks, personal medicine and water purifying tablets.
    • Meals and drinks not specified.
    • Accommodation at Moshi or Arusha after the safari.
    • Laundry services during the safari.
    • Alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks & beverages.
    • Air Balloon at Serengeti ( $ 570 per person including concession fees)
    • Costs of additional services:
    • Single supplement, for single tent/room, per trip $800.
    • Extra porter, for excess gear, $30 per day.
    • Extra hotel night in Moshi, check in 11AM, check out 10AM, per double room $180.
    • Sleeping bag rental, Mountain Hardware Lamina, synthetic -30F, per trip $50.
    • Trekking poles rental, telescopic, per trip $20.
    • Materuni Waterfall (1 day trip), cost $50 per person.
    • Marangu Coffee Tour (1 day trip), cost $75 per person.

Accommodation

,Kilimanjaro Wonder Hotel - Tanzania And Katikati Tented Camp
Cancellation policy

Cancellations Charges:

  • The following cancellation charges will apply:
  •  32+ days prior to departure – 25% of tour price
  •  8 – 32 days prior to departure – 50% of tour price
  •  7 days or less to departure – 100% of tour price

Please note that in cases where bookings have been made for external services such as accommodation, the cancellation charges incurred are the responsibility of the client. Please ensure that you are aware of such external bookings when making a reservation with us. Cancellations must be done in writing via email.

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Meals Included

16 Breakfasts, 16 Lunches and 16 Dinners

Age Requirements
No age restrictions
Optional Activities

Cultural Tour (Day Trips In Moshi-Kilimanjaro)

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