Simba Safari

Live like the Lion King on this East African adventure!

Limited time and money? Then the Simba Safari is perfect for you. This week-long tour allows you to experience the Northern Safari Circuit without breaking your bank balance! See flamingos on the shores of Lake Manyara, watch the Great Migration in the Serengeti, spot the Big Five in Ngorongoro Crater and visit Tarangire!

NB: This tour departs daily on request and can be tailormade to suit your budget and exact needs - just speak to a consultant.

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• Spot tree-climbing lions & flamingos at Lake Manyara
  
• Witness the Annual Great Migration in the Serengeti
  
• See the Big Five in Africa's Eden - Ngorongoro Crater
  
• Get off the beaten track at Tarangire National Park
  
• Stay in luxurious lodges with all the creature comforts
  
  

Day 1: Arusha to Lake Manyara

Arusha is rightly called the Safari Capital of the World and it is here that you begin your tour. You will be picked up in the afternoon in a 4x4 safari vehicle and depart Arusha, passing through the Maasai Steppe and its picturesque African villages on the way. At the town of Makayuni, you turn North West and continue up a scenic escarpment that brings you to your lodge, perched on the edge of the Rift Valley with stunning views over Lake Manyara.

Accommodation: Lake Manyara Hotel
Meals: Full Board

Day 2: Lake Manyara

After breakfast, you get back in your safari vehicle and spend the morning exploring and driving through Lake Manyara National Park. The park covers an area of 330 sq km of which about 230 sq km is the lake itself. You can always find hippo in the Simba River, elephant in the forests and a resident herd of Cape buffalo on the open plains, and tree-climbing lions if you're lucky! About midday continue to Mto Wa Mbu Village for lunch provided by Serena Active. Explore the local market, including interaction with the people themselves. Following this cultural experience you return to your lodge.

Accommodation: Lake Manyara Hotel
Meals: Full Board

Day 3: Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park

After breakfast you depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area and stop at Olduvai Gorge with a short visit of the museum.  You then continue into Serengeti National Park with a game drive enroute to your lodge located in Seronera (central Serengeti) arriving in time for lunch. The afternoon is spent exploring and game viewing across the plains of the Serengeti National Park returning to your lodge for dinner.

Accommodation: Seronera Wildlife Lodge
Meals: Full board

Day 4: Serengeti National Park

Enjoy morning and afternoon game drives in the Serengeti Plains exploring this famous park and all that it has to offer. tree-climbing lions if you're lucky! Covering 14,765 sq km, one of the striking features of this park is the series of large granite outcrops that dominate the vast plains, making it very different to the Masai Mara. It is an excellent place to spot the Big Five and of course, it plays host to the Great Wildebeest and Zebra Migration!

Accommodation: Seronera Wildlife Lodge
Meals: Full board

Day 5:  Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

Depart after an early breakfast and drive back across the Serengeti plains and onto Ngorongoro with a picnic lunch en-route. On arrival immediately descend into the crater for game viewing in Africa's Garden of Eden with over 30,000 animals spread across the fertile crater floor. In the late afternoon, ascend the crater wall and check in at your lodge which is perched on the rim of this famous caldera.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Wildlife Lodge
Meals: Full board

Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater to Tarangire National Park

After breakfast you depart Ngorongoro and drive to the Tarangire National Park arriving at your lodge in time for lunch ,with a game drive enroute. In the afternoon you go for a game drive and explore this diverse ecosystem returning to the lodge in the late afternoon. 

Accommodation: Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Meals: Full board

Day 7: Tarangire National Park to Arusha

Depart after breakfast and head north east to Arusha arriving by midday and you will be dropped off in the Town Centre. This is the end of services, though our consultants can organise your accommodation, flights, transfers and more!

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Includes:

Meet and greet services
Assistance at the airport
Seat in vehicle safari
Depart by 4x4 vehicle (maximum 7 clients per vehicle)
Services of an English speaking driver-guide
Guaranteed window seat
Game drives and crater tour
All accommodation and meals as specified
All park fees and government taxes
One bottle of mineral water per day during game drives

Excludes:

International flights
Visas and Airport tax (pay direct)
Driver guide or local escort gratuities
Drinks (unless specified), tips, porterage,
Personal travel and baggage insurance
Telephone bill, laundry
Any items of a personal nature

Contact us and we can book your spot or design your ideal tour!