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14-Day Mount Meru, Northern Safari & Zanzibar Beach - Tanzania safari is a 14 days tour in Tanzania via the Tanzania safari route, starting from USD 7391. Below you'll find the latest itinerary, inclusions & exclusions, and how to book.
14 days
Tanzania safari
USD 7391
Kitano Tours & Safaris
ABOUT 14-Day Mount Meru, Northern Safari & Zanzibar Beach - Tanzania safari
Explore famous parks such as Mt. Meru, Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro conservation area (crater service) and Lake Eyasi with your experienced and professional safari guide, and enjoy the comfort and feel free to ask him anything as he is very knowledgeable about Tanzania and its beautiful national park.
- Duration: 14 days
- Route: Tanzania safari
- Starts at: USD 7391
Highlights for 14-Day Mount Meru, Northern Safari & Zanzibar Beach - Tanzania safari
Day 1: Arrival
Day 2: Momela gate-Miriakamba hut
Day 3: Miriakamba Hut-Saddle Hut
Day 4: Saddle Hut-Summit-Saddle Hut
Day 5: Saddle Hut- Arusha
Day 6: Arusha- Tarangire National Park
Day 7: Karatu- Serengeti National Park
Day 8: Serengeti National Park
Day 9: Serengeti National Park
Day 10: Serengeti NP- Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Day 11: Mto wa mbu-Zanzibar
Day 12: Zanzibar
Day 13: Zanzibar
Day 14: Zanzibar
Itinerary Overview
| Day | Title |
|---|---|
| Day 01 | Arrival |
| Day 02 | Momela gate-Miriakamba hut |
| Day 03 | Miriakamba Hut-Saddle Hut |
| Day 04 | Saddle Hut-Summit-Saddle Hut |
| Day 05 | Saddle Hut- Arusha |
| Day 06 | Arusha- Tarangire National Park |
| Day 07 | Karatu- Serengeti National Park |
| Day 08 | Serengeti National Park |
| Day 09 | Serengeti National Park |
| Day 10 | Serengeti NP- Ngorongoro Conservation Area |
| Day 11 | Mto wa mbu-Zanzibar |
| Day 12 | Zanzibar |
| Day 13 | Zanzibar |
| Day 14 | Zanzibar |
Day 01: Arrival
>> On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will meet your safari guide who will pick you up and start your trip to Arusha town. If the weather is clear you will have a chance to have a view of Mount Kilimanjaro the highest mountain in Africa. If time allows depending on your arrival time your safari guide will take you for an Arusha town tour where you will experience the Arusha people's culture. You will visit the Central Market, Maasai Market, National Natural History Museum, and Cultural Heritage. After the tour, your guide will take you to a hotel for dinner and accommodation.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included) Drinks not included
Day 02: Momela gate-Miriakamba hut
>> After breakfast, our guide will pick you up from the hotel and drive to Momela gate. Make payment and start the climb with a picnic lunch to the first hut called Miriakamba hut. Dinner and overnight
Elevation: 1597m/5240ft to 2503m/8212ft
Altitude gained: 906m.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinks not included
- Accommodation: Miriakamba Hut > Budget mountain hut located on Mt Meru
Day 03: Miriakamba Hut-Saddle Hut
>> After breakfast, we proceed with a climb to a second hut called Saddle. This is too steep part compared to the first part (2 ½). During the afternoon, the client can decide to attempt climbing Little Meru Peak and back.
Elevation: 2503m/8212ft to 3560m/11,680ft
Altitude gained: 1057m.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinks not included
- Accommodation: Saddle Hut > Budget mountain hut located on Mt Meru
Day 04: Saddle Hut-Summit-Saddle Hut
>> Wake up at midnight and have a cup of tea before starting to attempt a big Meru peak. Proceed to summit crossing rocky path and back to Saddle hut for full breakfast. The day will be spent resting. Lunch, dinner, and overnight at Saddle Hut.
Elevation: 3560m/11,680ft to 4566m/14980ft
Altitude gained: 1006m
Descent to 3560m/11680ft
Altitude lost: 1006m.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinks not included
- Accommodation: Saddle Hut > Budget mountain hut located on Mt Meru
Day 05: Saddle Hut- Arusha
>> Leave Saddle hut and descend to Momella gate via the first hut (Miriakamba) where you will be transferred to Arusha at the hotel for overnight stay and await for big day ahead tomorrow with an amazing game drive safari from our best northern circuit National Parks.
Elevation: 3560m/11,680ft to 1597m/5240ft
Altitude lost: 1963m.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinks not included
Day 06: Arusha- Tarangire National Park
>> Our safari guide will pick you up then drive to Tarangire National Park will take about 2 hours. Enjoy the beautiful views of the local villages and Maasai herds on the way. Once we arrive at the park, we will start the game drive. Tarangire is famous for its large elephant population. You can also find many zebras, wildebeests, giraffes, and even lions and cheetahs. We will have lunch at the picnic site in the park and in the afternoon, we continue our game drive. At the end of the day, we slowly drive out of the park and head to Karatu for dinner and overnight.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included) Drinks not included
Day 07: Karatu- Serengeti National Park
>> On this day, after having morning breakfast, your driver will pick you up and start your trip to Serengeti National Park, stopover at Maasai village expect to be greeted traditionally: plenty of singing and dancing, with participation, very much encouraged! There is then the opportunity to learn about some of the customary practices such as fire-making and beadwork. Will proceed to Serengeti National Park en route game drive. On this day you will explore the beauty of Serengeti National Park as you will be able to spot several wild animals such as lion, leopard, black rhino, elephant, zebra, gazelle, wildebeest, African cape buffalo. You will proceed with the game drive till late afternoon and your safari driver will transfer you to your Camp/Lodge for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinks not included
Day 08: Serengeti National Park
>> Option: Hot Air Balloon, after breakfast, you will depart with picnic lunches for a full-day game drive to a vast herd of wildebeests along with its partners: zebras, elands, gazelles, you can encounter leopards and hyenas and ahead by giant Nile crocodiles and the beauty of the landscape, stretching without end beneath an infinite sky on a Serengeti, changes something within the watcher, who becomes more aware of the place of humankind within the drama of the animal world. In the evening return to Camp/Lodge for dinner and overnight.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinks not included
Day 09: Serengeti National Park
>> On this day after breakfast, have an early morning game so that you can get an opportunity to spot predators while they’re in action and proceed with the discovery of more wildlife and a chance to enjoy the varied landscapes of the Serengeti National Park, you may also have the opportunity to see the resident predators, leopards, cheetah, and lions, fulfilling their role in the circle of life. Lunch will be an unforgettable experience enjoyed in the middle of the bush. After the game drive your driver will take you back to your lodge/camp for dinner and overnight.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinks not included
Day 10: Serengeti NP- Ngorongoro Conservation Area
>> After breakfast, you will enjoy enroute game drive heading to the Ngorongoro Conservation area, a place where you’ll experience otherworldly beauty with extraordinary wildlife. Upon arrival in Ngorongoro transfer to the lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinks not included
Day 11: Mto wa mbu-Zanzibar
>> After breakfast today you’ll visit Ngorongoro Crater, one of the most beautiful natural sights in Africa, Down below on the crater floor, explore a lost world preserved in a state of pristine isolation, one that shelters Lions, Leopards, Rhinos, Elephants, Buffalos hyenas, flamingos, and golden jackals. There are also forests, hippo-filled ponds e.t.c
If time allow Visit Mto WA Mbu village on foot for a great cultural experience with an experienced guide who grew up in the village. Visit local farms, food markets, rice farms, Banana Beer Bar and local activities. After enjoying local lunch, in the afternoon we drive back to Arusha where your safari adventure will come to an end. Your safari guide will drive you straight to Kilimanjaro International airport or Arusha airport for your flight to Zanzibar. On arrival at Zanzibar International Airport you will be met by our representative who will drive you to your accommodation for dinner and overnight stay.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: Dinner (Breakfast & lunch not included) Drinks not included
Day 12: Zanzibar
>> This is a Sharing trip from Nungwi to Mnemba where we will start with the Dolphin Tour then snorkel at Mnemba reef and also we might go to the Sandbank when it is available because it can be fully covered during the high tide. Mnemba Island was ranked #1 Best Beach Destination in Africa by Trip Savvy and is well known for the excellent clarity of its waters ( for this area of the Indian Ocean) and the unusually prolific and diverse corals and tropical marine life where you can to see a lot of colorful fishes while Snorkeling.
Some of the species that you can see at Mnemba Reef include; Angel Fish, Blue Spotted Rays, Black Snappers, Groupers, Red Tooth Triggers, Flounder, Octopuses, Leaf Fish, Scorpion Fish, Stone Fish, Frog Fish, lots of Trevallies, and others.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinks not included
Day 13: Zanzibar
>> The Prison Island and Nakupenda Beach Tour is a full-day guided tour that highlights both Prison Island's tour which incorporates the visitation giant’s tortoises, as well as exploring Nakupenda Beach featuring sunbathing, snorkeling a taste of Seas foods as well as seasoned fresh fruits, forodhani garden, known as the heart of Stone Town in the morning, lunch on shoal outings, swimming, and beach relaxation. Further, tourists can relax on the sandbank or learn about the marine life around the sandbank before riding a boat, cruising back to Stone Town, or picking up the location.
The tour incorporates a trip back on the boat and sails you off to Nakupenda beach. Here we'll have an ideal opportunity to unwind in the Tanzanian sun or take a dip in the turquoise waters. In addition, tourists will have delicious meals including a lunch of fish and tropical fresh fruits. After this fantastic experience, we will take you back to your hotel for dinner and overnight.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: All meals included Drinks not included
Day 14: Zanzibar
>> Discover Zanzibar’s aromatic history on a half-day walking tour of Stone Town, setting out on foot so you can see Stone Town’s narrow, car-free streets and atmospheric corners. After convenient pickup at Zanzibar hotels, you’ll cover some of Stone Town’s highlights, from colonial landmarks to the Old Fort, the house where Freddy Mercury was born, and an Anglican Cathedral that marks the former site of a slave market. Stone Town walking tour with Zanzibar spice trade history Get your bearings in the maze-like UNESCO Site See top landmarks and lesser-known areas Door-to-door transport from hotels in Zanzibar. After this amazing experience, you will be departing back home.
- Time: 8-10 hours
- Meals: Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included) Drinks not included
- Accommodation: No accommodation (End of tour)
Inclusions
- Porterage
- Rescue fee
- Climbing gear
- Park fees (For non-residents)
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- All flights during the tour
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
Exclusions
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
- Some meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinks