Imagine a 25-day tour to trek Mount Meru, climb Mount Kilimanjaro (the highest mountain in Africa), and a safari to the best parks on the northern circuit of Tanzania. Talk of killing all birds with one stone. To break it down, this long safari of over 3 weeks is composed of 4 days Mount Meru trek, followed by a nice 7 day Rongai Route challenge and eventually a 7 days safari to Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, the world-famous Ngorongoro Crater, and of course the legendary Serengeti National Park.
On this long trip, Mount Meru will act as your warm-up and acclimatization climb to Mount Kilimanjaro. At the same time, the safari part will give you the much-needed and relaxed adventure in the wilderness of Northern Tanzania.
4 Days Mount Meru + 7 Days Mount Kilimanjaro + 7 Days Safari
This Mount Meru – Kilimanjaro trek combo with a safari add-on can be customized to your desired number of days by changing the routes to hiking Mount Kilimanjaro. You can also choose to extend your safari or even make it shorter to accommodate your duration in Tanzania. It is a great adventure to experience the best of Tanzania especially if you opt for a Zanzibar add-on or an extension to see the Gorillas of Rwanda, Victoria Waterfalls, or a trip to Uganda for gorilla trekking tours.
- To climb Mount Meru for 4 days, see here
- To climb Mount Meru and Kilimanjaro, see here
- For only Mount Meru trek and Safari itinerary can be found here
25 Days Mount Meru Trek, Mount Kilimanjaro Climb & Safari Combo
- Day 1: Arrival – Arusha
- Day 2: Momella Gate – Mariakamba Hut
- Day 3: Mariakamba Hut – Saddle Hut
- Day 4: SaddleHut-Little Meru-Saddle
- Day 5: Saddle Hut – Summit – Mariakamba
- Day 6: Mariakamba Hut – Momela Gate
- Day 7: At leisure around Arusha
- Day 8: Arusha
- Day 9: Arusha – Rongai
- Day 10: Simba Campsite – Caves Camp
- Day 11: Caves Camp2-Kikelelwa Camp
- Day 12: Kikelelwa– Mawenzi Tarn Camp
- Day 13: Tarn Hut to Kibo
- Day 14: Kibo Hut – Summit – Horombo
- Day 15: Horombo/ Mandara
- Day 16: Horombo/Marangu Gate/Arusha
- Day 17: Arusha
- Day 18: Arusha to Tarangire
- Day 19: Tarangire to Lake Manyara
- Day 20: Lake Manyara to Lake Eyasi
- Day 21: Lake Eyasi-Ngorongoro-Serengeti
- Day 22: Central Serengeti, Seronera to North Serengeti, Kogatende
- Day 23: Mara River, North Serengeti
- Day 24: Serengeti Lobo to Lake Victoria
- Day 25: To airport/Arusha