Holiday Overview
An exciting adventure across the beautiful landscape of Tanzania. Visit 4 of Tanzania’s favourite parks and wildlife area’s teeming with ample opportunity to view the Big 5, resplendent in their natural habitat, along with a wide variety of African flora and fauna.
The Safari operates on a shared, scheduled basis on Sundays and Tuesdays. It can be upgraded to a private safari departing on any day, with a private vehicle and guides, offering greater flexibility. Just ask your consultant for details.
Tanzania Simba Safari includes:
- International Flights
- Transfers as listed
- 1 nights accommodation Arusha
- 1 nights accommodation Lake Manyara
- 2 nights accommodation Serengeti National Park
- 2 nights accommodation Ngorongoro Crater
- 1 night accommodation Tarangire National Park
- Safari's as listed
Day 1 - Arusha
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport, where you will be met and transferred to your chosen Arusha hotel.
Featured accommodation
Four Points by Sheraton Arusha
Day 2 - Arusha - Lake Manyara
Morning at leisure with safari briefing followed by lunch. Afternoon join seat in vehicle, or private safari and depart Arusha passing through the Masai Steppe filled with many picturesque African villages as well as maize, coffee and banana plantations. At the town of Makuyuni turn North West and continue the journey through a scenic escarpment that brings you to your lodge, perched on the edge of the Rift Valley with stunning views over the distant Lake Manyara.
Overnight at Lake Manyara Serena Safaris Lodge OR Lake Manyara Kilimamoja Lodge on full board basis
Featured accommodation
Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge
Day 3 - Lake Manyara - Serengeti
After breakfast, there is a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park that returns to the lodge for lunch. Leaving Lake Manyara behind, the journey continues North West across the stunning hilly countryside of the highlands which is filled with wheat and coffee plantations, and then into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. From here lie the vast plains of the Serengeti, where you begin spotting wildlife as you approach the entrance gate. Complete the formalities and enter the park with game viewing en route to the lodge arriving for dinner
Overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge on a full board basis
Featured accommodation
Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Enhance your experience
Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
Day 4 - - Serengeti National Park
Morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park.
Overnight at Serengeti Sopa Lodge on a full board basis
Featured accommodation
Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Enhance your experience
Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
Day 5 - Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast you depart for Ngorongoro viewing game across the vast Serengeti plains, stopping en route for a picnic lunch. You visit a Maasai village. Continue to your lodge, set high on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater arriving for dinner
Overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge on a full board basis
Featured accommodation
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Enhance your experience
Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Day 6 - Ngorongoro Crater
A highlight awaits you this morning as you depart to explore what is commonly referred to as the World’s largest natural wildlife arena. After breakfast, you descend with a picnic lunch through the early morning mists and 2,000 feet into the crater. Ngorongoro Crater is the World’s largest intact volcanic caldera. Due to its size and diversity, the crater floor is comprised of several distinct areas, ranging from forest, swamps, lakes and springs, to open grassland and some sandy dunes. A truly unique wildlife experience. Return to the lodge in the late afternoon.
Overnight at Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge on a full board basis
Featured accommodation
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Enhance your experience
Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Day 7 - Ngorongoro Crater - Tarangire National Park
Depart Ngorongoro Crater after breakfast, head south east past Lake Manyara and Mto wa Mbu Village. Through the highlands and the Karatu district, you’ll view the scenic wheat plains and coffee plantations here before journeying down the spectacular escarpment turning south on to the main Arusha – Dodoma road and into the park. From here to the lodge, enjoy a game drive en route. After lunch board your safari vehicle and enjoy an afternoon game viewing within the park.
Overnight at Tarangire Sopa Lodge on a full board basis
Featured accommodation
Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Day 8 - Tarangire National Park - Arusha
Depart after breakfast and head north east to Arusha. The journey will pass through the Masai Steppe filled with many picturesque African villages as well as maize, coffee and banana plantations. On arrival in Arusha lunch is provided followed by transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport to connect with your homeward flight.
Speak to your consutant regarding options for Tanzania beach extensions.
Four Points by Sheraton Arusha
Established in 1894, the Four Points by Sheraton Arusha is one of the oldest hotels in East Africa. Saturated with the history of a bygone era, traditional ambience is effortlessly combined with the style and service you wish for when travelling.
Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge
Tanzania’s towering Mto wa Mbu escarpment provides a remarkable backdrop for a one-of-a-kind visit. Lake Manyara Serena Safari Lodge welcomes you with a peaceful location amidst the rich wildlife and unsurpassed tranquility of Lake Manyara National Park. The lake is home to over 300 migratory birds including flamingoes, long-crested eagles and grey-headed kingfisher; the lodge is designed to mimic this extraordinary birdlife, with an architectural motif featuring swooping avian curves and vibrantly coloured wall frescoes depicting the intricacy of bird migratory patterns.
Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Located on the edge of the escarpment overlooking the plains of the south-western Serengeti National Park, home to many thousands of wild and rare animals, Serengeti Sopa Lodge lies within an area of out-standing natural beauty. An oasis of cool relaxation from the equatorial sun.
Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge
Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge is an award-winning gem of a hotel in one of the most beautiful settings in Tanzania. Seamlessly blended high into an acacia-lined ridge, the African-style lodge and infinity pool offer panoramic views across the Serengeti’s vast, endless grasslands, where lions and cheetahs stalk their prey and massive migrating wildebeest herds darken the landscape in a relentless search for fresh grazing grounds.
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Facing the always magnificent sunsets to the west and located at the highest point on Ngorongoro crater’s entire rim, Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge stands well over half a kilometre above the crater floor and offers unparalleled views across this enormous caldera.
Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge
Nestled high above the plains into the Crater’s jagged rim, cloaked in river stone and indigenous vines, Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge is barely visible to the naked eye. Framed by arched stone passages and timbered decks, its torch-lit walls are adorned with stylized cave paintings. At the stone heart of the lodge burns a glowing fire, which is kept constantly alight. Rooms are looped around the Crater rim. Each has its own rock-enclosed balcony, and all enjoy completely uninterrupted views of the volcanic amphitheatre far below. The Ngorongoro hotel lodge is a place that feels as ancient as the Crater itself, yet no modern comfort has been spared to bring you the best safari adventure in Africa and one of the most unique travel experiences in the world.
Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Built to blend in with the vastness of its surroundings, Tarangire Sopa Lodge lies hidden among the kopjes, ancient baobab and grasses of the Tarangire National Park - home to the greatest concentration of elephants in Africa. Many can be seen around the lodge, allowing visitors a close encounter.
Image Gallery
Serengeti
Migration
Game Drive
Lake Manyara
Lions
Elephant Herd
Sunset
Crater
Giraffe
Lake Manyara
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