Simba Safaris Adventures
Itinerary
Day 1 Moshi – Lake Manyara National Park
Morning at leisure with safari briefing followed by lunch. Afternoon joins seat in vehicle safari and you depart Moshi passing through the Masai Steppe filled with many picturesque African villages as well as maize, coffee, and banana plantations. At the town of Makuyuni, you turn North West and continue the journey up 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 lodge or camp
Day 2 Lake Manyara National Park – 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’ll hopefully start spotting game well before you get into the park. Overnight at Serengeti lodge or camp.
Day 3 Serengeti National Park
Morning and afternoon game drives in Serengeti National Park.Overnight at Serengeti lordge or camp.
Day 4 Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater
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 then continue to your lodge, set high on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater.
Overnight at Ngorongoro Lodge or camp.
Day 5 Ngorongoro Crater
A highlight awaits you this morning as you depart to explore what is commonly referred to as the Worlds largest wildlife zoo. 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. It’s an awesome wildlife experience. A picnic lunch is served overlooking a small lake populated with hippos. You return to the lodge in the late afternoon. Overnight at Ngorongoro Lodge or camp.
Day 6 Ngorongoro Crater – Tarangire National Park
Departing 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 where you turn south on to the main Arusha Dodoma road and into the park. From here to the lodge, you’ll enjoy a game drive en route. After lunch, the remainder of the afternoon will be spent on a game drive. Overnight at Tarangire Lodge or camp.
Day 7 Tarangire National Park – Moshi
Depart after breakfast and head northeast 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 Moshi, you will be provided lunch followed by transfer to Kilimanjaro Airport to connect international departure flight.