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8 Days - TANZANIA SIMBA SAFARI

Arusha | Lake Manyara  |  Serengeti  |  Ngorongoro Crater  |  Tarangire National Park  

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Trip Highlights

Location

  • Arusha
  • Lake Manyara National Park
  • Serengeti National Park
  • Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  • Ngorongoro Crater
  • Tarangire National Park
  • Arusha Town

Activities

  • Game Drive
  • Maasai Boma Visit

DAY 1

Kilimanjaro International Airport to Arusha

Welcome to Arusha. On arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, your driver guide will be waiting to brief you and transfer to your hotel for the evening. 

O/N Arusha Serena Lodge

Accommodation:  Arusha Serena Lodge | Meals: Selected Meals and Drinks

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Arusha Serena Lodge
Arusha Serena Hotel, Resort & Spa is unlike any other hotel in Tanzania with authentic, bespoke experiences that stir the traveller’s soul while showcasing the breathtaking tranquillity of the surroundings
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Arusha Serena Lodge
The ambience of this Arusha hotel is warmly reminiscent of their origins as a colonial era coffee farm, beginning with the welcoming stone-built reception area and extending to cottage-style rooms neatly arranged among landscaped lawns and the colourful banks of Bougainvillea.
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Arusha Serena Lodge
Set among the woodland slopes of Mount Meru at the edge of Lake Duluti, there’s no better destination for soaking in the beauty and magnificence of the Tanzanian “Northern Safari Circuit.”

DAY 2

Kilimanjaro International Airport to Lake Manyara

Afternoon 1400hrs 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 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.

O/N Lake Manyara Serena Lodge

Accommodation: Serena Lodge | Meals: Selected Meals and Drinks

Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
Lake Manyara Serena Lodge is nestled on the rim of the Great African Rift Valley with stunning views of Lake Manyara, Mount Meru and on a clear day, Mount Kilimanjaro.
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Manyara National Park
Lake Manyara National Park offers breathtaking views and a large variety of habitats supporting an array of wildlife. This small park is home to surprising biodiversity and features a magnificent landscape of acacia woodlands, water forests, baobab strewn cliffs, algae-streaked hot springs, swamps and the lake itself.
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Lake Manyara Serena Lodge
Lake Manyara Serena Lodge is nestled on the rim of the Great African Rift Valley with stunning views of Lake Manyara, Mount Meru and on a clear day, Mount Kilimanjaro.

DAY 3

Lake Manyara to Serengeti National Park

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

O/N stay Serengeti Sopa (comfort) or Serengeti Serena (comfort Plus)

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Serengeti Sopa Lodge
The Serengeti Sopa lodge has panoramic views over the savannah. An almost constant southerly breeze keeps the temperature at a comfortable level. The lodge accommodates 146 guests in 73 rooms and four luxury two-storey suites
Serengeti Plains Animals
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled for its natural beauty and scientific value, it has the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Serengeti Serena Lodge
Serengeti Serena Lodge is ideally situated in the Serengeti for game viewing

Accommodation: Serengeti Sopa Lodge (Comfort) or Serengeti Serena Lodge (Comfort Plus)  | Meals: Selected Meals and Drinks

DAY 4

Serengeti National Park

Morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park. It is possible to book an optional Balloon Safari at a supplementary cost.

 O/N Serengeti Sopa Lodge (C) Serengeti Serena Lodge (CP)

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Serengeti Sopa Lodge
Offering arguably the best wildlife to be seen anywhere in Africa, the Serengeti National Park provides the perfect backdrop for the Serengeti Sopa Lodge.The lodge now accommodates 146 guests in 73 rooms and four luxury two-storey suites, all overlooking the eastern plains of the Serengeti
Serengeti Plains Animals
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled for its natural beauty and scientific value, it has the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Serengeti Serena Lodge
Serengeti Serena Lodge is ideally situated in the Serengeti for game viewing

Accommodation: Serengeti Sopa Lodge (C) | Serengeti Serena Lodge (CP)  | Meals: Selected Meals and Drinks

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Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Perched on the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater, the magnificent Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge is the only property on the eastern rim of this World Heritage Site. Accommodating 186 guests in its 97 spacious en-suite bedrooms, the Lodge has its own private road to the crater floor.
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Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge arguably has the best location on the Ngorongoro Crater rim with sweeping views right across the Crater and is very close to the entry road.

DAY 5

Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater Rim

After breakfast you depart for Ngorongoro with a picnic lunch 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.

 O/N Ngorongoro Sopa (C) or Ngorongoro Serena (CP)

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Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Perched on the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater, the magnificent Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge is the only property on the eastern rim of this World Heritage Site. Accommodating 186 guests in its 97 spacious en-suite bedrooms, the Lodge has its own private road to the crater floor.
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Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater is best known for its natural beauty and abundance of diverse wildlife; which makes it one of Africa’s most popular safari destinations. Surrounded by Tanzania’s highlands, this UNESCO-listed crater is said to be the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera.
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge arguably has the best location on the Ngorongoro Crater rim with sweeping views right across the Crater and is very close to the entry road.

Accommodation:  Ngorongoro Sopa (Comfort) Ngorongoro Serena Lodge (Comfort Plus)  | Meals: Selected Meals and Drinks

 

DAY 6

Ngorongoro Crater & Maasai Boma

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.

O/N Ngorongoro Sopa (C) or Ngorongoro Serena (CP)

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Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Perched on the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater, the magnificent Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge is the only property on the eastern rim of this World Heritage Site. Accommodating 186 guests in its 97 spacious en-suite bedrooms, the Lodge has its own private road to the crater floor.
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Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater is best known for its natural beauty and abundance of diverse wildlife; which makes it one of Africa’s most popular safari destinations. Surrounded by Tanzania’s highlands, this UNESCO-listed crater is said to be the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera.
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge arguably has the best location on the Ngorongoro Crater rim with sweeping views right across the Crater and is very close to the entry road.

Accommodation:  Ngorongoro Sopa (C) Ngorongoro Serena Lodge (CP) | Meals: Selected Meals and Drinks

 

DAY 7

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.  

 O/N Tarangire Sopa (C) 

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Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park is one of Tanzania’s best-kept secrets. Close to the town of Arusha and hosting Tanzania’s highest concentration of elephant population in Africa, perhaps than anywhere else in the world.
Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Tarangire Sopa Lodge
Tarangire sopa Lodge has 75 large and airy rooms, accommodating 150 guests. Built to blend with the vastness of its surroundings, the Lodge nestles amongst the rocky outcrops in the north-east of the park. As the Lodge is one of only a handful in this park, visitors are often rewarded with an exclusive feel to their safari
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Tarangire National Park
Tarangire National Park is one of Tanzania’s best-kept secrets. Close to the town of Arusha and hosting Tanzania’s highest concentration of elephant population in Africa, perhaps than anywhere else in the world.

Accommodation:  Tarangire Sopa Lodge (C & CP) | Meals: Selected Meals and Drinks

 

DAY 8

Kilimanjaro International Airport

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 you are dropped off at the city centre for onward arrangements.

Accommodation:  N/A | Meals: Selected Meals and Drinks

INCLUDED:

  • Seat in vehicle only (shared)
  • Meals 
  • Game drives
  • vehicle fees 
  • Park and camping fees
  • Guide  & chef fees 
  • AMREF Airlift 
  • Coffee & Tea 
  • Bottled Water 
  • Return Airport or hotel transfer
  • Maasai Boma Visit

EXCLUDED:

  • Guide and chef tips
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Additional activities not
  • Tanzania entry visa
  • Travel insurance
  • listed in inclusions
  • Personal items required

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