Welcome to Tanzania! Upon your arrival into Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO), and after clearing customs and immigration, you will be met by your Joica Tours And Safaris representative who will transfer you to your Hotel in Arusha. In the evening your guide who will brief you on your upcoming trek and do an equipment check to make sure you have all the necessary mountain gear. The missing gear can be rented on this day.

Pick up from Kilimanjaro International Airport and transfer to Arusha/Moshi town for your overnight. After breakfast at your hotel, drive to Marangu gate for the necessary formalities before beginning your trek. The trail climbs through a tropical rain forest, near the upper edge of the forest line. The trail then widens to expose beautiful hillsides until we reach Mandara Hut. If weather allows, we may get our first views of Kibo and Mawenzi peaks, two of the three volcanic peaks that make up the summit of Kilimanjaro. Today we climb gradually, then cross the lunar desert of the “Saddle” between Mawenzi and Kibo to reach our campsite which sits at the bottom of the Kibo crater wall. Once at camp we rest, enjoy dinner and prepare for the next day. Leaving very early in the morning (around midnight), we continue our way to the summit in hopes of catching the sunrise. The trail is a series of switchbacks up steep screed slope, with climbers stretched into the darkness, visible only by headlamps. It is important to focus on breathing and foot placement. The views from the summit are dramatic and immense. After spending a few moments taking in the plains of Africa and your accomplishment, we descend to Horombo Hut.

A long trek is in store for today, however it is mostly downhill. Once at the park Headquarters at Marangu gate, you will receive your certificates that prove your achievement. Don’t forget to tip your guides, cook and porters. A vehicle will meet you at the Park Gate to drive you back to hotel in Tarangire for a celebration.

At 8:30am, you will depart for Lake Manyara National Park where you will do game drive; Lake Manyara is a shallow freshwater lake in Tanzania. It is said to be the “loveliest (lake) … in Africa,” Lake Manyara is covering 127 square miles (329 km2) of Lake Manyara National Park, the lake’s alkaline waters cover approximately 89 square miles (231 km2). It is famous for a good number of baboons and birdlife, also home to herbivores such as hippos, impalas, elephants, wildebeests, buffalo, warthogs, and giraffes, giant fig trees and mahogany seen in the groundwater forest. And late afternoon return to your Hotel in Arusha.

After breakfast and rest, we will Transfer you to Kilimanjaro International Airport for those returning home.