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

Welcome to Tanzania

Welcome to Tanzania

We will pick you up from the airport and transfer you to your Arusha accommodation. Our team from our office will come to brief you about the next day's great memorable safari with your professional wildlife safari guides. Get ready to explore our popular destinations in northern Tanzania. Arusha city is well known for being Equidistant between Cairo, Egypt, and Cape Town, South Africa. Arusha is estimated to be at the center of East Africa. Arusha's clock tower marks the exact central point. Depending on arrival time, you can enjoy a town tour and explore the city, Masai local market, and culture heritage site.

Main Destination:
Arusha (City)
Accommodation:
Karibu Heritage House
  • Budget hotel located in Arusha (City)
Meals & Drinks:
  • Breakfast (Lunch & dinner not included)
  • Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Day 2

Tarangire National Park Home of Elephants

Tarangire National Park Home of Elephants

Early today, you will start driving from our hotel in Moshi/ Arusha to Tarangire National Park for a game drive until the afternoon. You will break for a picnic lunch. After lunch, you will continue with the game drive until evening. You'll exit from the park and drive to your campsite/lodge for dinner and an overnight stay. Tarangire National Park is referred to as the playground of elephants but is also known as the home of buffalos, lions, wildebeests, zebras, and gazelles in the dry season. Also, the shore of Lake Barungi attracts a lot of mammals for water and various bird species like kingfishers, hoopoes, and white bellied birds. Tarangire is noted for its rolling savannah, acacia woodland, and splendid baobab.

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
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HippoCommon
HyenaOccasional
Wild DogVery Rare
Accommodation:
Karatu Safari Camp Lodge
  • Budget lodge located 2-3hr drive from Tarangire NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 3

Serengeti National Park

Serengeti National Park

After breakfast, you will depart for Serengeti National Park with a picnic lunch by passing by the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Once you get inside Ngorongoro, you will start to experience the wildlife. On the way to Serengeti, you will enjoy a game drive en route.
At last! Serengeti, the incomparable wonder of Tanzania, will be the stage for the natural animal theatrics that will undoubtedly be performed during your visit. Your afternoon game drive here combines the known with the unknown. You will be amazed at the uncertainty of exactly what you will see and when. Changing light, a changing cast of animal actors, ensuring that at every turn there is a new experience. Snap off some memorable photos, but don’t forget to simply take a deep breath and enjoy nature in its real-time, raw beauty.

Main Destination:
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:
TANAPA Serengeti Taji House
  • Budget self catering accommodation located inside Central Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 4

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Highlands

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Highlands

You'll wake up early in the morning and enjoy a cup of tea or coffee. Then, you'll leave with a packed breakfast to make sure you will not stay hungry. Here, you will have a great chance to see hunting because predators are more active during night and early morning and they hunt a lot at that time. Your driver will drive out of central Serengeti to eastern looking for cheetahs, lions on the rock, and many other animals. Remember, we drive to a controlled area out of the crowd of other safari jeeps for a game drive to witness the spectacular sunrise over the Serengeti. The game drive will continue until early afternoon. Then, you'll either return to your accommodation for a hot lunch or take a packed lunch with you. You'll return through the Serengeti and pack all your stuff then drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area with a game drive en route seeing more lions, leopards, cheetahs, zebras, wildebeests, gazelles, and hyenas. Your overnight stay will be at Simba Camp.

Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Highlands
Accommodation:
Budget camping
  • On the crater rim of Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 5

Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, your safari guide will drive you directly to Ngorongoro Crater, you will descend over 600 meters into the crater to view wildlife. Supported by a year-round supply of water and fodder, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is home to a wide variety of animals including herds of wildebeest, zebras, buffalos, elks, warthogs, hippos, and giant African elephants. Another big drawcard to this scenic national park is its dense population of predators, which includes lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. You will visit Lake Magadi, a large shallow alkaline lake in the southwest corner, which is one of the main features of the crater. Large numbers of flamingos, hippos, and other waterfowl can usually be seen here. Then your safari guide will drive you to Engutoku tok picnic site safari close to the hippo pool to take your lunch. Later, you'll drive back to Karatu Lodge.

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
Show more
ElephantCommon
HippoCommon
LeopardOccasional
Accommodation:
Karatu Safari Camp Lodge
  • Budget lodge located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 6

Mto wa Mbu Walking and Lake Manyara Night Game Drive

Mto wa Mbu Walking and Lake Manyara Night Game Drive

You will begin your last day with a wonderful walking safari around Mto wa Mbu, located close to Lake Manyara National Park. Here, you will learn about the lifestyle of the local people. First, you will wake up early and your safari driver will drive you to the top of the Rift Valley. You'll enjoy the great view of the sunrise before you drive back to your accommodation for breakfast. You will then start on the walking safari to the banana, coffee, and rice farms with information from your local guide.

You will also visit the Maasai people and learn about their lifestyle from the chief of the village. You can feel free to ask him any questions. You will have a great time dancing and singing with them get back to karatu safari camp for a relaxing dinner. Get ready for the Manyara night game drive. Here, you will change your safari jeep and use an open safari jeep for a night game with a ranger and safari guide. This will be an extraordinary safari experience.

Main Destination:
Mto Wa Mbu (Town)
Accommodation:
Karatu Safari Camp Lodge
  • Budget lodge located in Karatu (Town)
Meals & Drinks:
  • All meals included
  • All drinks (Except for spirits/liquor)

Day 7

Karatu District to Airport

Karatu District to Airport

You'll enjoy the last day in Karatu with a delicious breakfast. Then, you can either enjoy a short walking safari at Karatu City. Later on, you will enjoy lunch before driving back to Arusha. This will be the end of our safari. Thank you for choosing us.

Main Destination:
Karatu District
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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