Wake up early and take a morning game drive into the park after breakfast as Tarangire s wildlife goes about its business in the cool morning. If conditions are good, you may spot predators stalking prey as they come to drink from the Tarangire river or elephants coming to bathe. As the temperatures cool once again in the evening, take a leisurely walk, watch the sun as it melts into the horizon. Early drive to Moshi, the town located on the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro to Marangu Gate where we start our trek at 6,000ft. Accompanied by the guides and porters, you pass through the lush rainforest with its resident birds and primate population to Mandara Hut at 9,000 ft.
Evening is spent at Mandara amidst the chatter of the rainforest.
Waking up to the cold air, you start climbing after a healthy, energy-filled breakfast. The forest gives way to open moorland and heather until our next stop, Horombo Hut, at 12,400 ft. Sited next to a lobelia-fringed stream, Horombo has well equipped huts with solar power and water pipes for washing up. The sunset is breathtaking with Moshi town at the backdrop. A more rugged and rocky landscape greets the trekkers today, passing by Mawenzi Peak, the Saddle and The Last Water Stop.