Combined Kenya & Tanzania

16 Days Kenya, Tanzania Safari & Mt. Kilimanjaro Climbing

16 Days Kenya, Tanzania Safari & Mt. Kilimanjaro Climbing is a safari and mountain adventure across Kenya and Tanzania, connecting Mount Kilimanjaro in one well-paced 16-day experience.Expect rewarding wildlife viewing, changing scenery and the…

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Duration16 days · 15 nights
Safari styleCombined Kenya & Tanzania
DestinationsKenya, Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
PlanningPrivate & flexible

The journey at a glance

Tour Overview

16 Days Kenya, Tanzania Safari & Mt. Kilimanjaro Climbing is a safari and mountain adventure across Kenya and Tanzania, connecting Mount Kilimanjaro in one well-paced 16-day experience.

Expect rewarding wildlife viewing, changing scenery and the character of each destination, with the route arranged for smooth transfers and unhurried time in the places that matter most.

Thoughtful pacingTravel time and experiences balanced carefully.
Local supportA Kenya-based team from planning to journey home.
Made personalDates, stays and details can be shaped around you.

Day by day

Tour Itinerary

Open each day to explore the route, experiences, meals and overnight arrangements.

Day 01Day 01 Nairobi-Masaai Mara

Pick up from your Hotel in the morning drive to the view point of the great rift valley, descend the escarpment and drive via Narok town then to Masai Mara for lunch at the camp. Later in the evening proceed for a game drive in Masaai Mara game reserve famous for its black manned lion and yearly migrations of wildebeests from Serengeti in Tanzania to Masai Mara in Kenya, dinner and overnight at the Lodge/Camp.

Day 02Day 02 Masaai Mara

After early morning breakfast, full day spent game viewing and exploring this spectacular park with picnic lunch served in the park at the Mara river border of Kenya and Tanzania, return to the lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 03Day 03 Masaai Mara-Lake Nakuru

Pre breakfast game drive, return to campsite for late breakfast and leave your campsite and proceed to Lake Nakuru arriving in the late afternoon. Dinner and overnight in Nakuru.

Day 4Day 4 Lake Nakuru-Nairobi

After early morning breakfast proceed for a game drive in Lake Nakuru National park known known to be the bird’s sanctuary, it is so called the pink lake because the entire surface of the lake is covered by both the lesser and greater flamingoes, this park is also known for it’s big five excluding the Elephants, it is the only park in Kenya where you are assured of seeing both the white and the black rhinos, lunch with served in the park then leave Lake Nakuru for a 3 hrs drive to Nairobi for dinner and overnight in the hotel.

Day 5Day 5 Nairobi-Arusha-Lake Manyara.

Pick up from your hotels in Nairobi early morning and drive to Arusha with a stopover at the Namanga border post for immigration formalities, arrive in Arusha around 9:00 am and proceed to Lake Manyara National Park for game drive. A good network of tracks and roads in the park allows excellent game viewing opportunities. Animals seen include buffalo and elephant. Other animals present that can be seen with luck are the tree climbing lions, leopard and black rhino. Lesser flamingos and Egyptian geese are some of the birds seen here. All meals and overnight at the lodge/camp in Lake Manyara.

Day 6Day 6 Lake Manyara-Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, leave Lake Manyara for Ngorongoro crater arriving in the afternoon, descend 2000 ft (670m) into the crater floor for full afternoon crater tour with break for lunch at Ngoitoktok springs picnic site. Black manned lions, rhinos, buffaloes, elephants and other grazing animals abound. Evening game drive, return to lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 7Day 7 Ngorongoro Crater-Serengeti

Leave Ngorongoro after breakfast for Serengeti arriving in time for lunch after lunch proceed for afternoon game drive in this unique park to see the many animals, dinner and overnight at the lodge/camp

Day 8Day 8 Serengeti

Morning and afternoon game drive in the Serengeti with a lunch and leisure break at the lodge or campsite in the mid afternoon .The term ‘serengeti’ means endless plains in maasai language. In the central plains there are carnivores like, leopards, hyena and cheetah. This park is normally the scene of the annual migration of the wildebeest and zebras, which occurs between Serengeti and kenya’s maasai mara game reserve. Eagles, Flamingoes, duck, geese, vultures are among the birds that can be seen in the park, Dinner and overnight in the lodge/camp.

Day 9Day 9 Serengeti-Tarangire.

After breakfast, leave Serengeti for Tarangire National park lunch enroute. The park has an atmosphere of remoteness and has a good number of monkeys, hornbills, pelicans, and herons among others. Dinner and overnight at the lodge/camp

Day 10Day 10 Tarangire-Arusha

After breakfast proceed for a morning game drive and leave Tarangire National park for Arusha arriving in the afternoon for dinner and overnight in a hotel.

Day 11Day 11 Arusha – Machame

Pick up from your Hotel in Arusha at 8.00 am for an early start to Kilimanjaro National Park, once we reach the Machame park gate we will proceed directly to Machame hut campsite in an average hiking time of 6 hours for meals and overnight in tents. The attitude here is 3,100m.

Day 12Day 12 Machame – Shira

After breakfast, hike to Shira hut. The trek takes 4 hours approximately via the rain forest past the valley and a steep rocky ridge ending westward at a river gorge. You will have a rest, dinner and overnight at Shira hut campsite, 3,658m above sea level

Day 13Day 13 Shira – Barranco

From Shira, hike to Barranco hut, in an average hiking of 6 hours. We by-pass the lava tower and past the second juntion which brings us to the arrow glacier, attitude 4,876m. We descend to Barranco hut campsite for our third overnight on Kilimanjaro, 3,860. above sea level.

Day 14Day 14 Barranco – Barafu

After breakfast, we leave Baranco and continue to the Karanga valley and the juntion, which connects with the Mweka trail. We hike to Barafu hut where we set up camp. We will have walked for about 8 hours.Dinner and overnight at the hut campsite, altitude 4,600m with the possibility of sighting both Mawenzi and Kibo Peaks.

Day 15Day 15 Barafu – Stella Point and Uhuru Peak-Mweka

We rise early and head for Stella Point altitude 5,745m on our way to the Summit Uhuru Peak that is 5,896m above sea level. This part of the hikes takes about 6 hours. From the Summit we descend to the Mweka hut campsite, 3,100m above sea level. This part of the descent takes about 5 hours. Dinner and overnight.

Day 16Day 16 Mweka- Arusha

After breakfast, we descend to Mweka Park Gate in an average hiking time of 4 hours and then drive back to Arusha where your safari ends.

Know before you go

Inclusions & Exclusions

Tour Includes

  • Private safari transport in a custom 4x4 vehicle
  • Services of a professional English-speaking safari guide
  • Accommodation and meals as described in the itinerary
  • Scheduled game drives and sightseeing in the itinerary
  • Park and conservation-area entrance fees for listed visits
  • Airport and inter-destination transfers described in the itinerary
  • Bottled drinking water while on safari
  • Kilimanjaro park fees, mountain crew and climb support described in the itinerary

Tour Excludes

  • International flights and airport taxes
  • Entry visas, travel insurance and required vaccinations
  • Tips and gratuities for guides, drivers and camp or lodge staff
  • Optional activities and excursions not stated in the itinerary
  • Alcoholic and soft drinks, laundry and other personal expenses
  • Items or services not specifically mentioned as included
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