Kilimanjaro, Safari & Zanzibar — 14 Days

Everything Tanzania is known for, in the order that works: climb Kilimanjaro first while you are fresh, drop onto the northern circuit for the game, and finish flat on a beach. Two weeks, and no wasted days.

Highlights

• Summit Uhuru Peak on the seven-day Machame route
• Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater
• Four nights on the Zanzibar coast
• A rest day between the mountain and the safari

The itinerary, day by day

1. 01

   Arrive in Arusha

   Arusha

   Airport transfer, kit check and the climb briefing.

2. 02

   Machame Gate to Machame Camp

   3,010 m

   Into the rainforest.

3. 03

   Machame to Shira Camp

   3,845 m

   Onto the Shira Plateau.

4. 04

   Shira to Lava Tower, down to Barranco

   3,960 m

   Climb high, sleep low.

5. 05

   Barranco to Karanga

   3,995 m

   The Barranco Wall and the valleys.

6. 06

   Karanga to Barafu

   4,673 m

   A short day to base camp.

7. 07

   Summit day — Uhuru Peak, down to Mweka

   5,895 m

   Midnight start, sunrise on the roof of Africa.

8. 08

   Mweka Gate, then Arusha

   1,640 m

   Down through the forest and back to a hotel and a shower.

9. 09

   Rest day in Arusha

   Arusha

   Deliberately nothing.

10. 10

    Arusha to the Serengeti

    Central Serengeti

    North through the highlands, with Olduvai Gorge on the way.

11. 11

    Full day in the Serengeti

    Central Serengeti

    Dawn and afternoon game drives.

12. 12

    Serengeti to Ngorongoro

    Ngorongoro Conservation Area

    Out of the park and up to the crater rim.

13. 13

    Crater floor, then fly to Zanzibar

    Ngorongoro Crater

    A morning in the caldera, then the coast.

14. 14

    Zanzibar, and departure

    Zanzibar

    Time on the beach before the flight home.