This tour is designed to enjoy the highlights of Northern Tanzania at your own pace. You will be travelling with a comfortable fully equipped safari vehicle and design your days at your preference. An experienced driver will join you and assist in any case of need. The circuit takes you via Arusha to Western Kilimanjaro and onwards to the Ngorongoro Plateau and gives you lots of options for game drives, cultural encounters and soft outdoor activities.

Day 1: ARRIVAL
You will be met at the International Airport of Kilimanjaro by your Driver/Guide and our representative. We will take you to the Rivertrees Country Inn.  This charming  Lodge is situated at the banks of picturesque Usa River on an old German coffee estate and offers stunning views towards Mt. Meru and Mt Kilimanjaro. Alternative accommodation is at Mount Meru Game Lodge with an animal sanctuary attached. . Our safari manager will come to meet you and to provide you with a safari briefing

Overnight at Rivertrees Country Inn or Mount Meru Game Lodge. Dinner included.

NB –if you arrive into another airport than Kilimanjaro  we’ll arrange a connection flight to Arusha either on arrival or the following day (at extra cost). From Nairobi also road transfers in private or shared vehicles possible.

Day 2: Arusha
Spend a second day at your nice lodge in Arusha. Time to relax and accustomize or to explore the nearer surrounding. You can visit Arusha National Park for  some first safari activities, hike at the slopes of Mt Meru, visit one of the villages nearby or explore Arusha Town.

Overnight at Rivertrees Country Inn or Mount Meru Game Lodge. Breakfast and dinner included.

Days 3-4: Sinya /Western Kilimajaro
After two relaxing days you start your tour with a drive to Sinyaa private concession of more than 75.000 acres, bordering Kenya at Amboseli National Park still untouched by tourists and only rarely visited. It offers spectacular landscapes, excellent game viewing and insights in local Maasai Culture. Located towards the Western slopes of Mt Kilimanjaro Sinya faces the snow-capped Uhuru peak. Activities include game drives and  a  walking safari escorted by Maasai warriors.

Cultural interaction with the Maasai Tribe will make a visit to Sinya a very impressing African experience (further expenses applicable), These two days you spend at Kambi ya Tembo  a comfortable tented camp consisting of 20 tents each with private en suite bathroom facilities. You can sit and watch the natural world pass by from the ample sun decks. The semi-arid land of Sinya and Elerai has an abundance of natural riches and is home to some of the largest elephants in East Africa.

2x nights at Kambi ya Tembo. All meals included.

Days 5-7: Karatu
From Sinya you drive to Karat  a small friendly town located at the outer rim of Ngorongoro Crater ideally located to explore the Highlights of Northern Tanzania. You stay at a comfortable lodge facing the Oldeani Volcano, only 5 kilometers from the Ngorongoro Lolduare gate, was built to offer our clients an original experience reminiscent of the atmosphere of the old days. Ngorongoro Farm House offers comfortabele cottages with ample space inside, built on the style of an old colonial farm and rustically decorated with local materials and full of details of good taste, with the purpose of offering our clients an imaginary journey to the life of the days gone.

3x nights at Ngorongoro Farmhouse. All meals included.

Day 8: Karatu-Arusha
After a wonderful stay at Karatu you return to Arusha for a last overnight.

Overnight at Rivertrees Country Inn or Mount Meru Game Lodge. Breakfast and dinner included.

Day 9: DEPARTURE
Departure transfer to Kilimanjaro  Airport for your departure.

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