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Simba Safari

Northern Tanzania’s greatest hits: Tarangire elephants, Manyara’s escarpment, the Serengeti and a full morning on the Ngorongoro crater floor.

8 days, 7 nights · Small group, min. 2

A great-value road safari with regular departures, staying in tented camps or lodges. It features all the highlights of northern Tanzania — Lake Manyara, the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and the wilderness of Tarangire. Guaranteed for two guests. Routes and lodges may be adjusted for availability; park-fee or tax changes are passed through if they occur.

Highlights

  • Tarangire baobabs and elephant herds
  • Lake Manyara game drive
  • Serengeti Big Five country
  • Ngorongoro crater descent

Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Kilimanjaro Airport to Arusha

    Met on arrival and transferred to a hotel near Arusha city centre. Overnight bed and breakfast.

  2. Day 2

    Arusha to Tarangire

    Safari briefing and lunch, then through the Maasai Steppe to Lake Burunge on the western edge of Tarangire.

  3. Day 3

    Tarangire then north

    Morning game drive among lions, elephants and the Silale swamp. Afternoon drive toward the Manyara highlands.

  4. Day 4

    Manyara to the Serengeti

    Game drive in Lake Manyara National Park, then across coffee country into Ngorongoro and onward to the Serengeti plains.

  5. Day 5

    Serengeti

    Morning and afternoon game drives. Big Five country, and in season the wildebeest migration and its predators.

  6. Day 6

    Serengeti to Ngorongoro

    Game viewing across the plains with a picnic lunch, arriving at your crater-rim or Karatu lodge.

  7. Day 7

    Ngorongoro Crater

    Descend 2,000 feet through morning mist onto the crater floor — forest, swamps, soda lake and open grassland in one caldera.

  8. Day 8

    Return to Arusha

    South-east past Manyara and Mto wa Mbu, lunch in Arusha, then Kilimanjaro Airport — or continue to Zanzibar.

Included

  • Meet and greet and transfers
  • Shared 4x4 with photo roof (max 6)
  • Bilingual driver-guide and window seat
  • Game drives and crater tour
  • Accommodation and meals as specified
  • Park fees and taxes
  • Filtered drinking water

Not included

  • International flights
  • Visas and airport tax
  • Tips, drinks, laundry
  • Travel and medical insurance
  • Porterage and personal items

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