7-Day Essential Safari (Simba)

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

Arusha to Mto wa Mbu village

You will check out after breakfast and drive to Mto wa Mbu village for a village. Walk and local lunch, it is a unique Village within Tanzania where you can find all representatives from all tribes that we have in Tanzania, then you will drive to Lake Eyasi for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Mto Wa Mbu (Town)

Accommodation:

Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located at Lake Eyasi

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Lake Eyasi Excursions

You will work up early in the Morning and drive to the Hadzabe village, for hunting and excursions. You will also visit the Datoga community to see how they are making tools and other ornaments, they are the only blacksmith in the county, then after lunch you will do walking along the Lake Eyasi before driving to Karatu town for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Lake Eyasi

Accommodation:

Hhando Coffee Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located less than 1hr drive from Lake Eyasi

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti National Park

You will check out from the Lodge after an early breakfast and drive to Ngorongoro for a crater tour. We will start very early and drive to Ngorongoro Crater and descend into the crater floor for an incredible morning of wildlife in one of the most stunning places on Earth.
After the game drive, there will be time for a picnic lunch near the beautiful Hippo Lake. After lunch, we will have time for
a game drive and then drive to Serengeti National Park with game on route, dinner and overnight.

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

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

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ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

White RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Accommodation:

Embalakai Serengeti Camp

• Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Serengeti National Park

After breakfast you will have a full-day game drive in Central Serengeti, this will be an unforgettable moment for anyone seeing it for the first time. As you progress well into the Serengeti, you will see why the name means, in the local
language, "endless plains". The Park has 6,900 sq. miles (18,000 sq. km) and for most of it, the plains will stretch to the horizon defying your senses and perception of distances.

It is the home of the Great Migration and to more than 2 million wildebeests, hundreds of thousands of zebras, and all kinds of antelopes including the abundant impalas and Thomson's gazelles. As for Big Cats and large predators, it's the place of choice to look out for lions, cheetahs, leopards, and hyenas. Smaller animals like foxes, mongoose, honey badgers, jackals, monkeys, baboons, rock hyrax, and African hares, together with more than 500 species of birds, also inhabit this park. Dinner and overnight.

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

White RhinoNone

Accommodation:

Embalakai Serengeti Camp

• Luxury tented camp located inside Central Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Serengeti to Karatu

You will check out after breakfast and do a half-day game drive in Serengeti then drive to Karatu via Ngorongoro Highland with a game on route, dinner, and overnight.

Traveling from the Serengeti to Karatu via the Ngorongoro Highlands takes you through stunning scenery filled with rolling hills and lush valleys. The Ngorongoro Crater showcases a rich variety of wildlife, while charming local villages offer a glimpse into Maasai culture.

Main Destination:

Karatu District

Accommodation:

Hhando Coffee Lodge

• Mid-range lodge located near Karatu (Town)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast, you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park with a packed Lunch for a full-day game drive, Lake Manyara National Park, is a small but diverse park 120km west of Arusha. Everything you’ll see here is on a different scale. It is both compact (this is one of the narrowest parks in Africa) and epic (the Great Rift Escarpment towers over Lake Manyara’s western boundary). The park’s lake is a shallow Salt Lake.

It covers a large area of the park, flooding and drying with the seasons, and is home to thousands of wading birds (including flamingos and over 500 other bird species). You may see baboons and elephants in the park’s thick evergreen forest, and watch for the tree-climbing lions that have become famous throughout Africa. You will have a picnic lunch within the park then later you will drive to Tarangire for dinner and overnight.

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

WildebeestCommon

HippoCommon

Show more

LionOccasional

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

CheetahNone

Accommodation:

Winters Tented Lodge

• Mid-range tented camp located less than 1hr drive from Lake Manyara NP

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Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

Tarangire National Park to Arusha

The Park is particularly known for the abundance of Ancient Baobab trees (the largest trees in the continent) which fill the landscape and dwarf the animals next to them. The park's river is full of wildlife ranging from a large variety of birds to
lions, leopards, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, antelopes, and, of course, elephants, it is also known as Elephant Paradise.

The park has the largest concentration of elephants in the country and provides unique chances to observe the interaction between elephant families. Then drive back to Arusha city for drop off. This will be the end of our safari.

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

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Non-alcoholic drinks

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