7 Nights
Simba Safari
The 7-night Simba Safari explores some of Tanzania's most stunning and diverse wilderness areas, including the Serengeti National Park, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tarangire National Park and Lake Manyara National Park.
Expect to see an incredible variety of wildlife, including the Big Five (lion, elephant, buffalo, leopard, and rhinoceros) and large herds of wildebeest, zebras, and other grazing animals during their migration. The scenery is just as spectacular, with rolling grasslands, towering cliffs, and shimmering lakes providing breathtaking backdrops for your safari.
Tour Highlights
DAY 1
ARUSHA
Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport where you will be met and transferred to the Arusha Serena Hotel. The Arusha Serena Hotel stands amid coffee plantations on the shores of tranquil Lake Duluti. Designed to echo the traditional style of the colonial coffee farm, which originally stood on this site, Arusha Serena Hotel offers a range of tastefully presented cottage-style rooms set amid extensive landscaped grounds.
Accommodation: Arusha Serena Hotel
Meals: N/A
Activities N/A
TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
Morning at leisure with safari briefing followed by lunch. In the afternoon, join seat in vehicle 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 continue to Tarangire National Park Gate to clear formalities. Enter the park and begin exploring and game viewing as you continue to your way to the lodge arriving for dinner.
Accommodation: Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activities: Afternoon Game Drive
DAY 2
DAY 3
LAKE MANYARA NATIONAL PARK
This morning you will head out on a morning game drive in Tarangire National Park in search of its large lion prides and elephant herds. Drive through the baobab tree lined park and explore the silale swamp. Return to your lodge for lunch. Afternoon lunch drive north through the park and to the town of Makuyuni where you 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.
Accommodation: Lake Manyara Serena
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Activities: Morning Game Drive
LAKE ELEMENTAITA
Leaving the Masai Mara after breakfast, travel across the ‘breadbasket’ of Kenya, where acres of wheat and barley dominate the landscape. Lunch will be a picnic stop en route to Lake Nakuru National Park. Arrive at Lake Nakuru in the afternoon and head out on a game drive. Known for its birdlife, the park, with the right climatic conditions, offers the possibility to view thousands of flamingoes feeding in the shallow alkaline lake.
While not a large national park, Lake Nakuru is incredibly scenic and has several unique wildlife sightings that make it a worthwhile visit, including good chances of finding black and white rhinos and the endangered Rothschild Giraffe.
Accommodation: Lake Elementaita Serena Camp
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Activities: Afternoon Game Drive
DAY 4
DAY 5
TARANGIRE NATIONAL PARK
After breakfast, continue south towards the Tanzania border and then on to Arusha for lunch. After lunch, you will depart Arusha and pass through the Maasai Steppe, filled with picturesque African villages and coffee and banana plantations. Arrive at Tarangire National Park, enter the park, and begin exploring with a game drive as you slowly make your way to the lodge arriving for dinner.
Tarangire is most famous for its giant baobabs, a network of swamps, and large herds of elephants rumoured to be the largest population in Tanzania. It is less known for a yearly secret migration where masses of wildlife are drawn to the Tarangire River during the dry season as it remains the last viable water source for miles.
Accommodation: Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Activities: Afternoon Game Drive