15-Day Premium Combo
The Full Tanzania Experience
15 days from $4,368 per person: arrive in Arusha on Day 1, eight days on the Lemosho Route (Day 2-9), then six days across Tarangire, the Serengeti, and Ngorongoro (Day 10-15). This is the combo for those who want everything.
Duration
15 Days
Climb Route
Lemosho (8 days)
Safari Parks
Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro
From Price
$4,368/person
Part 1
The Mountain: 8 Days on Kilimanjaro
The Lemosho route is the most scenic approach to Kilimanjaro's summit. Best acclimatisation, highest summit success rate, most spectacular scenery.
Day 1 — Arusha to Lemosho Gate
Arusha to Lemosho Gate (2,360m). The climb begins through dense rainforest — lush, green, alive with bird calls and colobus monkeys in the canopy a...
Colobus monkeys in the rainforest canopy — your first wildlife sighting of the trip.
Day 2 — Lemosho Camp to Shira Camp 1
The terrain changes rapidly — you leave the rainforest and enter heath and moorland. The trail is steeper and the air thinner. Shira Camp 1 sits on...
The Shira Plateau at sunset — your first clear view of Kibo and the summit route.
Day 3 — Shira Camp 1 to Shira Camp 2
A short day but the altitude is real. The Shira Plateau is otherworldly — vast, flat, ancient volcanic landscape with giant groundsels and lobelias...
Giant groundsels and lobelias — prehistoric-looking plants found only on Kilimanjaro.
Day 4 — Shira Camp 2 to Barranco Camp
Today you reach 4,600m at Lava Tower before descending to Barranco Camp (3,900m) — the key acclimatisation day. 'Climb high, sleep low' is your best weapon against altitude sickness. Barranco Camp is spectacular beneath the Barranco Wall.
The Barranco Wall at dusk — 300m of cliff face you will scramble up at sunrise tomorrow.
Day 5 — Barranco Camp to Karanga Camp
Day 5 begins with the Barranco Wall scramble — not technical but sustained steep climbing. Sweeping views across the Great Rift Valley reward the e...
Summiting the Barranco Wall as the sun rises — genuinely one of Africa's great moments.
Day 6 — Karanga Camp to Barafu Camp
Short. Steep. Cold. This is the setup day for summit night. Barafu Camp sits on an exposed ridge with Kibo visible above. You arrive by early after...
The last hot meal before the summit. Tents at 4,673m in the cold thin air.
Day 7 — Summit Night
Depart between 23:00 and 01:00. The climb to Uhuru Peak (5,895m) takes 6-8 hours. Temperature at summit at dawn: -10C to -20C with severe wind chil...
Standing at Uhuru Peak as the African sun rises over the Serengeti 5,000m below.
Day 8 — Mweaki to Arusha
You wake at Mweaki after the most demanding night of your life. After breakfast and packing, you descend to Arusha (2-3 hours). A hot shower, prope...
A long hot shower and the first real bed since the mountain — small things that feel enormous.
Uhuru Peak — 5,895m. The roof of Africa. The beginning of the safari.
Part 2
The Safari: 6 Days Across Northern Tanzania
After the mountain, six full safari days. Tarangire's elephant herds, the Serengeti's endless plains, and Ngorongoro's volcanic amphitheatre.
Day 9 — Tarangire National Park
Tarangire is one of Tanzania's most underrated parks — enormous elephant herds (up to 3,000 in dry season), ancient baobab trees, and predator density. Less visited than the Serengeti, meaning more intimate wildlife encounters.
Elephant families crossing the Tarangire River — hundreds of them, trumpeting, playing.
Day 10 — Central Serengeti
The Serengeti — four million years old, two million acres, unchanged by civilisation. The central plains are territory of big cats: leopard in rive...
A leopard with a fresh kill in a fig tree at sunset — one of Africa's rarest wildlife moments.
Day 11 — Northern Serengeti (Kogatende)
The northern Serengeti near Kogatende is where the Mara River crossing happens during migration season (July-October). Even outside migration, the...
The Mara River — if you are here during migration: wildebeest plunging in, crocodiles below.
Day 12 — Northern to Central Serengeti
You drive slowly south through the Serengeti, stopping wherever wildlife calls. This is the beauty of a private vehicle with an expert guide — no f...
A lion pride on the move — six lionesses, eight cubs, crossing the plain in front of your vehicle.
Day 13 — Central Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
The Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest intact volcanic caldera — 264 square kilometres of wildlife-rich floor. Lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and critically endangered black rhino are all common.
A black rhino with a calf in the short grass of the crater floor — one of Africa's most endangered animals.
Day 14 — Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha
A final morning game drive in the crater before ascending the rim and driving back to Arusha. Exit by midday, arrive early afternoon. We arrange tr...
Breakfast on the crater rim with a view across the caldera below — one of Africa's most spectacular settings.
Ngorongoro Crater — 264 square kilometres of wildlife-rich caldera floor.
Is the 15-day right for you?
The 15-day is our most comprehensive combo. Full mountain experience and full safari experience without rushing either.
✓ Choose 15 days if...
- —You want the best possible summit success rate (~95%)
- —You want to genuinely experience the Serengeti, not just pass through
- —You have 15 days of travel time available
- —You want proper acclimatisation on the mountain
- —You are an active person who exercises regularly
- —You want to see both the Great Migration and the summit
→ Choose 21 days instead if...
- —You want the maximum time in the wilderness
- —You are planning a once-in-a-lifetime trip and want maximum depth
- —You want the southern Serengeti and Ndutu during calving season
- —You prefer a slower pace with more rest days
- —You want the 9-day Lemosho for absolute best acclimatisation
- —You are celebrating a major milestone
What this trip costs
Prices are per person based on two people sharing. Solo traveller pricing available on request.
15-Day Lemosho + Northern Circuit
$4,368/person
Not included:
International flights, Tanzania visa ($52 at JRO), travel insurance (mandatory, ~$156), tips for crew ($260-300 per person), personal climbing gear, alcoholic beverages.
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