BOBBY TREKKING SAFARIS

REGULAR DEPARTURES ON LODGE SAFARIS

TARANGIRE –LAKE MANYARA – NGORONGORO.

2Night/3days(BT.2)

Day 1- start from Arusha at 8.00am to Tarangire for all day game drive with picnic lunches. Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Hotel/ Serena lodge.

DAY 2- After breakfast, proceed for full day game drive lake Manyara with picnic lunches. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro sopa lodge/ Serena lodge / Wildlife lodge.

Day 3- After early breakfast, proceed for full day crater tour with picnic lunches and late afternoon proceed back to Arusha.

SERENGETI- NGORONGORO- 3NIGHTS /4DAYS/(BT.3)

Day 1- Start from Arusha at 8.00am to Serengeti for en route game drive with picnic lunches via Olduvai Gorge.

Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa lodge /Serena lodge / Wildlife lodge.

Day 2- After early breakfast, proceed fro game drive and back for hot lunch , Rest by the pool  and proceed fro afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti sopa lodge/ Serena lodge / Wildlife lodge.

Day 3- After breakfast, proceed towards Ngorongoro en route game drive with picnic lunches. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa lodge/ Serena lodge/ Wildlife lodge.

Day 4-After early breakfast, proceed for full day crater tour with picnic lunches and late afternoon proceed back to Arusha.

TARAGIRE-SERENGETI-OLDUVAIGORGE-NGORONGORO-LAKE MANYARA. 4Night/ 5Days(BT4)

Day1-Start from Arusha  at 8.30am to Tarangire for full day game drive with picnic lunches. Dinner and overnight at lake Manyara Hotel /Serena lodge.

Day2-After breakfast, proceed to Serengeti for en route game drive with picnic lunches via Olduvai gorge. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa lodge/ Serena lodge / Wildlife.

Day3 After early breakfast, proceed for game drive and back for hot lunch, rest by the pool and  proceed for afternoon game drive.Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa lodge /Serena lodge/ Wildlife lodge.

Day 4-After breakfast , proceed towards Ngorongoro en route game drive with picnic lunches. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa lodge/Serena lodge/ Wildlife lodge. Day 5- After early break fast, proceed for full day crater  tour with picnic lunches and late afternoon proceed back to Arusha.   

TARANGIRE-SERENGETI-OLDUVAIGORGE-NGORONGORO-LAKE MANYARA. 5Night/ 6days(BT.5)

Day 1-Start from Arusha at 8.30am to Tarangire for full day game drive with picnic lunches. Dinner and overnight at Tarangire Sopa lodge.

Day 2-After breakfast , proceed to Serengeti for en route game drive with picnic lunches via Olduvai Gorge. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa lodge /Serena lodge/Wildlife lodge.

Day 3-After early breakfast, proceed for game drive and back for hot lunch, Rest by the pool and proceed for afternoon game drive. Dinner and overnight at Serengeti Sopa lodge/Serena lodge/Wildlife lodge.

Day 4-After breakfast, proceed for full towards Ngorongoro en route game drive with picnic lunches. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro sopa lodge/ Serena lodge/Wildlife lodge.

Day5 –After early breakfast, proceed for full day crater tour with picnic lunches. Dinner and overnight Lake Manyara Hotel/ Serena lodge.

Day 6-After breakfast,proceed for full day game drive with picnic lunches at Lake Manyara. In late afternoon, proceed back to Arusha.        

KILIMANJARO   CLIMB

MARANGU ROUTE.

 Day 1- Arusha- Mandara Hut.

After break fast, drive 45 kms to Marangu gate , an altitude of 1,860m, Walk 9kms to Mandara hut (9,000ft) above sea level through semi-tropical rain forest, for first overnight on Kilimanjaro. Meals and overnight at the hut.

Day 2- Mandara –Horombo Hut.

Start early for a ten hour walk towards Horombo. The land scape becomes more rugged and rocky but superb, with both Mawenzi and Kibo peak in view. You spend  your second night on the mountain at Horombo hut, an altitude of 3,761m (12,335ft).

Day 3- Horombo Kibo Hut.

Take  a tiring 13km, walk which takes 6hrs to Kibo het 4,732m(15,520ft)above sea level. Spectacular mountain vegetation like giant cactus, ngoundsel and lobelia appear. Meals and overnight at the hut.

Day 4- Kibo- Uhuru Peak-Horombo hut.

The final attempt to th summit is made in the early hours of the morning at 2.00am. It takes about 5 hours to climb the steepest and most difficult part of the route to Gilman it takes11/2 to2hrsto Uhuru peak 5,895m (19,344ft). Descend to Horombo for dinner and overnight.

Day 5- Horombo- Arusha.

Descend is rapid, After breakfast, walk down to Marangu gate for trasfer to Moshi/Arusha.   

If you want to increase your chances of reaching the summit, an extra day at Horombo hut is to give you time to acclimatize to the altitude and that’s is 5night/6days on climb Marangu route.

MACHAME ROUTE.

Day1-Arusha/ Machame.

Drive to Machame village. The climb begins at the end of the tarmac road. Walk through the shamba and through the forest to the Machame  (3000m)in about6hours.

Overnight in tents after  dinner.

Day 2- Machame/ Shira

Cross the village and continue along the steep ridge going on to rock ridges and throughheather. The route turns West into a river gorge, reaching Shira hut(3800m)Dinner and overnight in tents.

Day 3- Shira/ Baranco.

Continue east towards Kibo passing the junction, then east the Lava towards. Shortly after  this , you can climb down to Barranco hut (3940). Dinner and overnight in tents.

Day 4- Barranco/Barafu.

From Barranco a steep  rocky climb, passing the Barranco wall, then up and down until you come Karanga  Valley and then on to Barafu hut (4600m). Dinner and overnight in tent.

Day 5- Barafu- Mweka.

Very early starts for the summit, first to Stella point and then to Uhuru peak 5896m, proceed to Mweka. The Mweka hut will take about 6hours. This is steep hut picturesque Dinner and overnight at Mweka Hut.

Day 6- Mweka-Arusha.

Mweka hut to Mweka gate will take 3 hours. Drive to Arusha for hot showers,dinner and warm bed at Sinka Court Hotel.