HI I know this is really late and I am so sorry I didn't see your question earlier but I just want to let you know that they are in fact 4inch mattresses and it is not a typo. It's the most comfortable sleep you can get on the mountain. Regards Liana @ majestickilimanjo . com

Day 1: Arrive in Arusha You’ll arrive in Arusha and have an overnight at Impala hotel in Arusha is a safari city which is located under Mount Meru in the northern part of Tanzania. Arusha is inhabited by Meru, Maasai, Waarusha, and Barabaig people. Arusha is cool, sunny, and fantastic with daily climate variability. Arusha is surrounded by national parks from both sides. In Arusha, people grow coffee (Arabic coffee), bananas, maize, avocado, beans, green vegetables, and more. You will be warmly welcomed in Arusha. Day 2: Arusha to Serengeti National Park Early in the morning you will be picked up from your hotel in Arusha and depart with en-route game watching to Serengeti via Nabi Hill Gate where your driver guide make confirmation of fees while you enjoy your lunch box. You’ll arrive in Serengeti in the afternoon time where you’ll enjoy your afternoon game drive in the heart of Serengeti National Park. You will able to see lions, lioness, giraffe, impala, Thomson’s gazelles, cheetah, zebra, and wildebeest in plenty. At sunset, approach your already-prepared Mbugani Tented camp dinner and overnight. Day 3: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater Serengeti is fantastic especially in the morning time when predators coming back from hunts. Do you know how animals behave in the morning? If you are lucky, today, you’ll witness hippopotamus returning into the water after whole night striving for food, leopard hanging a Thomson’s gazelle prey up to the tree, cheetahs chasing troops of impala on target for food, elephants massaging their body on the tree, and more. When in season, witness the part of wildebeest migration and bird life. After lunch, you’ll depart with en-route game drive in the endless plains dotted with rocky hills and the home of predators with your open roof Land Cruiser with your camera at hand. You’ll arrive in Ngorongoro Crater at sunset for hot shower, dinner, and overnight at Ngorongoro farm house Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater to Arusha After breakfast, you’ll drive to Ngorongoro Crater and descend to the crater floor for a game drive. In the afternoon, you’ll ascend to the rim and depart for Arusha. Ngorongoro Crater is an oasis for wildlife habitation. In Ngorongoro, you’ll see the volcanic caldera which is the world's largest, full of grassland, forest and swamp, a setting of jaw-dropping beauty. The permanent water of the crater floor supports a resident population of more than 24,900 large mammals including elephants, lions, leopards, hyenas, jackals, wallowing hippos, waterbucks, baboons, and even the rare black rhinos. Sharing this empathetic spaces with the wildlife are the Maasai people, grazing their cattle in an area which has been a separate conservation area. This harmonious cohabitation of man and beast makes Ngorongoro unique in the world and your driver guide will be pleased to explain this incredible co-existence to you. After your morning game drive, you’ll have your picnic lunch in the crater before you return to Arusha. Your dinner and overnight will be at Impala hotel. Day 5: Great farewell After breakfast, you’ll be transferred to the place of your departure.Caracal Adventures Ltd team is looking forward to meeting you again along with your friends and family as you recommend this safari. Good luck!

My sister and I basically told Majestic Kilimanjaro what we wanted to do and see and they arranged everything. We had a safari guide to ourselves and we did Tarangire NP, 3 days in the Serengeti, 1 day in Ngorongora Crater, and 1 day in Lake Manyara. Majestic arranged everything in regards to where we stayed each night as well. I know they can also arrange the balloon rides as well, we actually saw them in the park. The other magnificent part of this company is that they only use locals and some of their proceeds go to a local orphanage.

Hi Ihno, The youngest person our Company has taken on Mount Kilimanjaro was 9 years old. This is permissible as long as you or another family member is present on the climb. You and your son would not slow down other climbing members. We use at least two guides on all our climbs, and the slowest member of the climb would set the pace of the climb. When climbing Kilimanjaro, the best way to acclimatise is trek slowly. We would probably need to slow your son down. I would not be concerned at all. A sporty boy should be able to summit without trouble. If you are concerned about the climb, I would recommend that you look at the Rongai route. This route is not a step as some of the other routes, and it also avoids the Barranco Wall, where you have to scramble up rocks for part of the day. All the best for this great adventure.