Dancing Simba Safaris

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Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

Arrival (See Getting There for more details)

  • You'll be collected from the airport.
  • Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Day 1

Arusha – Lake Manyara National Park

Arusha – Lake Manyara National Park

After your safari briefing, you'll leave the hotel in Arusha town and drive for about 2 hours (135km) to Lake Manyara National Park. The lake occupies a large portion of the park (220km). The forest starts when you cross the park gate along the base of the Great Rift Valley. It is a tropical forest with an underground spring, and the hot springs are located to the west of the park. The park is home to the famous tree-climbing lions as well as buffalos, giraffes, hippos, baboons, flamingos, ostriches, geese, and many others. After your picnic lunch, take off for an afternoon game drive. In the late afternoon, drive to the camp for dinner and your overnight stay.

Main Destination:
Lake Manyara National Park
Best Time To Visit June to October (Easier to spot animals)
High Season July to March (The northern section gets crowded)
Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Lake Manyara NP

ElephantCommon
GiraffeCommon
BuffaloCommon
ZebraCommon
HippoCommon
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LionOccasional
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Karatu Safari Camp Lodge
  • Budget lodge located less than 1hr drive from Lake Manyara NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
  • Drinking water & beer and wine (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, head toward the Serengeti National Park by way of the beautiful, high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, you descend into the heart of wild Africa, into the Serengeti National Park with its endless plains rolling in the distance as far as the eye can see. Head to the central park area, known as the Seronera Area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. The Seronera River provides a valuable water source to this area of the park and attracts wildlife well-represented by most of the Serengeti’s species. Arrive in time to enjoy lunch and then head out for an afternoon game drive with an open roof for game viewing. Your safari guide will explain everything about the park and what you can see there. Return for dinner and your overnight stay in the Seronera Camp.

Main Destination:
Central Serengeti National Park
Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)
High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)
Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon
LionCommon
CheetahCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
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GiraffeCommon
HippoCommon
HyenaCommon
LeopardOccasional
Black RhinoVery Rare
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • Inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water & beer and wine (Other drinks not included)

Day 3

Full-day Serengeti National Park

Full-day Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, enjoy an early game drive looking for the animals who are most active in the morning, after their night's hunting. You will have a very good view of the sunrise from the Serengeti plains. This is a good location for spotting lion, gazelle, topi, antelope, ostrich, and cheetah. Your safari guide will look for more animals and members of the Big Five. In the late afternoon, you will enjoy a bush lunch and then proceed with a game drive until the evening. Follow the Kopjes circuit, going counterclockwise around the Maasai kopjes. On this tour, you have the chance to view more lions and some formidably large cobras. Return for dinner and your overnight stay in the Seronera Camp.

Main Destination:
Central Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • Inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water & beer and wine (Other drinks not included)

Day 4

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservationa Area

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Conservationa Area

After breakfast, depart to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You will stop at Olduvai Gorge, which boasts history dating back to the dawn of time. It was here that the anthropologists, Dr Louis and Mary Leakey, discovered the skulls of “Nutcracker Man” and “Handy Man”, both very significant links in the chain of human evolution. Arrive at the lodge in time for lunch. Afterward, descend over 600m into the crater to view the wildlife for a half-day safari tour. Return for dinner and your overnight stay at Ngorongoro Simba Campsite.

Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Highlands
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • On the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water & beer and wine (Other drinks not included)

Day 5

Ngorongoro Crater to Tarangire National Park

Ngorongoro Crater to Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, descend into the crater with a lunch box, enjoying the game drive of more than 6 hours. The Ngorongoro Crater, an unbroken caldera, is one of the most densely-crowded African wildlife areas in the world. It is home to an estimated 30,000 animals, including some of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhinos. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, the crater supports a vast variety of animals, which include herds of wildebeest, zebra, buffalo, eland, warthog, hippo, and the giant African elephant. Another big drawcard to this picturesque national park, is its huge population of predators which include lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopards on the crater floor. Late afternoon, drive back to the camp for a hot lunch, before exiting the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.

Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Crater
Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)
High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)
Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
HyenaAbundant
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ElephantCommon
HippoCommon
LeopardOccasional
Accommodation:
Karatu Safari Camp Lodge
  • Budget lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • Drinking water & beer and wine (Other drinks not included)

Day 6

Tarangire to Arusha/Airport

Tarangire to Arusha/Airport

Tarangire National Park is Tanzania’s third-largest national park and a sanctuary for an unusually large elephant population. Majestic baobab trees are an interesting feature of the park, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them. Animals concentrate along the Tarangire River which provides the only permanent water supply in the area. There is a great diversity of wildlife including lion, leopard, cheetah, and up to six thousand elephant. Tarangire is one of the magic lands where you will miss nothing. You will have lunch inside the park and later, you drive back to Arusha or the airport.

Main Destination:
Tarangire National Park
Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)
High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)
Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant
GiraffeCommon
LionCommon
BuffaloAbundant
ZebraAbundant
WildebeestAbundant
Show more
HippoCommon
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
  • Drinking water & beer and wine (Other drinks not included)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

End of tour (See Getting There for more details)

  • Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
  • You'll be dropped off at the airport.

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