11 Day Mt. Meru & Safari

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This 7 days tour package start with pick up from Kilimanjaro Airport and finish with a drop off at Kilimanjaro Airport. You will have a night in the hotel in Arusha on the first day of your arrival and on the last day of your Kilimanjaro trek
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Overview

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

Highlights

    • You will feel and enjoy the challenge of hiking mount Meru
    • Mount Meru is within Arusha National Park so you will enjoy a walking safari viewing wildlife while trekking on your first day
    • Visit Arusha town which is a gateway to the Northern Safari circuit
    • Game drives in Tarangire, Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater
    • Spot the ""big 5"" in a 4x4 specially built for safari
    • Enjoy your evenings at the hotel
    • Pick up from Arusha town and drop off at Arusha town or airport

What's this trip about?

    This 7 days tour package start with pick up from Kilimanjaro Airport and finish with a drop off at Kilimanjaro Airport. You will have a night in the hotel in Arusha on the first day of your arrival and on the last day of your Kilimanjaro trek

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Details

Itinerary focusActive and Outdoor Sports
Group sizePrivate - your group only
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityKilimanjaro International Airport
End CityKilimanjaro International Airport

Travel Themes

  • Birding
  • Cultural
  • Hiking & Walking
  • Nature & Wildlife
  • Safari
  • Trekking & Expeditions
  • Photography

Destinations

  • Africa

Attractions

  • Arusha
  • Lake Manyara National Park
  • Mount Meru
  • Ngorongoro Crater
  • Serengeti National Park
  • Tarangire National Park

Activities

  • Adventure & Adrenaline
  • Bird watching
  • Culture
  • Hiking
  • History
  • Land expedition
  • Nature
  • Photography
  • Safari
  • Trekking
  • Wildlife viewing
  • Independent

Trip includes

    • Transfer from Kilimanjaro Airport.
    • Pick up from your hotel and drop off at the Same Location.
    • Safari Lodges based on full board accommodation
    • All Reserve and park entrance fee as per the itinerary
    • The Ngorongoro crater entrance fee as per the Itinerary
    • Service of an English-speaking driver guide (Tip not included)
    • Game drive in an excellent safari build vehicle
    • Complimentary drinking mineral water daily while on safari.
    • Meals as per the Itinerary

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day 1: Arrival

Accommodation: Green Mountain Hotel

Pick up from Kilimanjaro airport. Drive to your hotel in Arusha and check-in and drive into Arusha town to explore (it is free and optional - depending on your arrival time). Arusha City is situated at the foot of Mount Meru ...

Day 2: Momela Gate – Miriakamba Hut (2500m) 5 -7 Hours Walking

We will pick you up from your house/lodge and drive to Momela Gate. After a short registration at the Gate our walk will begin with full armed ranger escorting us. Along the way we can see the wild animals including elephants, zebras, and giraffe, monkeys, antelope, and often buffalos along the route. We will overnight at Miriakamba Hut.

Day 3: Miriakamba Hut – Saddle hut (3500m) 3 – 5 Hours Walking

The walk from Miriakamba Hut to the saddle below Little Meru is a short day but a steep climb. The walk will take us slowly along the ridge for a spectacular view of the Meru Crater and the impressive Ash Cone. After hot lunch at Saddle Hut we can make a short climb to the summit of Little Meru (3,820m) for superb views just before sunset. We will overnight at Saddle Hut.

Day 4: Saddle - Summit (4566m) - Miriakamba Hut. 10 – 12 Hours Walking

We start early at around 1:30 a.m. to climb steeply to Rhino Point (3,800 m.) and on to Cobra Point (4350m). We reach the summit (4,566 m) on time for sunrise where there is a possibility to see Kilimanjaro Peak above the clouds. The final part of the climb is along a...

Day 5: Miriakamba Hut to Momela Gate to Arusha. 2 -3 Hours Walking.

Accommodation: Green Mountain Hotel

We take a short and fast descent way through open grassland and mixed forest, with possibility of seeing wildlife before reaching Momella Gate in the late morning. We will pick you up from Momela gate, drive to your hotel for overnight.

Day 6: Tarangire National Park.

Accommodation: Fanaka Lodge

Pick up from your hotel after breakfast, and then drive to Tarangire National Park and do a morning game viewing. Have a picnic lunch then go for a game drive in the afternoon. The vast number of baobabs will catch your eye as you enter Tarangire National Park. The ge...

Day 7: Lake Manyara National Park

Accommodation: Eileen’s Trees Lodge

After breakfast depart for game viewing in Lake Manyara national park. “Lake Manyara National Park is known for the flamingos that inhabit the lake. More than 400 species of birds inhabit the park and many remain throughout the year. Because of this, Lake Manyara Nati...

Day 8: Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, depart for Serengeti National park via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You will have time to stop at the Ngorongoro Crater “viewpoint”. You will continue to Serengeti National Park. Have an afternoon game drive in the park, and then stop at the picn...

Day 9: Serengeti National Park

After breakfast depart for game viewing in Serengeti National Park. Morning game drives on the North Western Serengeti plains with your lunch box or optionally we can come back for hot lunch. After picnic lunch, late afternoon games drive on the way to your hotel in the south - central part of Serengeti. We will overnight at Osero Serengeti Tented Camp in the park.

Day 10: Ngorongoro Crater – Karatu

Accommodation: Eileen’s Trees Lodge

After breakfast, we will drive down the Ngorongoro Crater. Also known as the eighth wonder of the world, this heritage center shelters the most beautiful wildlife heaven on earth. Ngorongoro has over 20,000 large animals including some of Tanzania's last remaining bla...

Day 11: Departure

After breakfast, we will pick you up and drive to Arusha town to explore or drive to Kilimanjaro International Airport for departure. This depends on your departure flight time.

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Dates & Availability

Price From $3,275
Price per day$298
Last Updated: 2/24/2023

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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.

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Nick

Mar 2023

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We had a fantastic Safari with Geoff.

We had a fantastic Safari with Geoff. Highly recommend asking for him to be your driver through Dusty Roads. He was incredibly knowledgeable, could spot not just the...

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Patricia Ruiz Mena

Dec 2022

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Awesome 5-day trip with our now friends Lazaro and Geoffrey!

Awesome 5-day trip with our now friends Lazaro and Geoffrey! Lazaro was super knowledgeable and answered all our questions my friend and I had. And Geoffrey had an “...

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D Gatt

Nov 2022

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Will recommend to friends and family and hopefully use again when we return!

Dusty Roads have been an absolutely awesome company that have organised both our hike up Mount Meru and safaris in Tarangire NP, Serengeti NP and Ngorongoro crater a...

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Your tour guide will be waiting for you when you arrive. They are relaxed, friendly and patient. Don’t be afraid to ask them as many questions as you like. Every one of them has an in-depth knowledge of the sites and wildlife, their history and importance.

All of our staff are English speaking and each and every one of them has years of experience in the field with the certainty of being a wonderful host whilst on safari. As our tour guides have to be able to communicate in more than one language other than English, special requests may be made so that you can be guided by a tour guide who speaks your own language.

Dusty Roads operates using 4x4 Toyota Land Cruisers and Land Rovers. These are specifically outfitted for comfortable safari viewing and travel within and to and from the National Parks and Game Reserves.

Our vehicles are also equipped with cooler boxes and all of our safaris include bottled water during game drives.  Vehicles have two-way radio and in most areas, cell phone communication.

Our vehicles undergo extensive pre-safari inspection from bonnet to boot, tyres to rooftop to ensure they are in good condition for a trouble free safari.  Naturally, with the conditions of the roads that we travel, we still have the occasional puncture. Usually, we have a mechanic or another vehicle nearby and customers rarely miss any of their game viewing experiences because of vehicle problems.

 Why Choose Us

  •  Our tailor made itineraries are always flexible, you can add and subtract days, add on different camps, parks or even countries and your safari can be adapted to the budget and time available.
  •  4x4 vehicles mean you have the ability to go off road, sometimes essential if game is not on the immediate roadside. In some areas game can be tracked off-road. Breakdowns are less likely with our vehicles and you’ll travel effortlessly over soft sand and mud.
  •  On top of this we use specially adapted 4x4 vehicles, usually with a window sit guaranteed 
  •  A full back up service is available for our vehicles, so in the event of a vehicle breakdown, clients will be quickly re-installed in a new vehicle, minimizing inconvenience and freeing you to continue your safari.
  •  Our fully trained and experienced English speaking guides have a great affinity with the bush and are recruited where possible from local people. They are not from outside the area or occasional visitors without intimate local knowledge.

Their job is their passion and they have been doing it for many many years.

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Logistics

What's excluded

    • Flight into Kilimanjaro and out of Kilimanjaro
    • Internal flights from Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar
    • Extras at the lodges and hotel i.e. Drinks, Laundry service etc.
    • Tips to driver guide
    • Visa entry fee into Tanzania
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Meals Included
  • Full board (breakfast, lunch, and dinner)
Age Requirements
No age restrictions
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