7 DAYS ESSENTIAL SAFARI (SIMBA)

Tarangire NP, Lake Manyara NP, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti NP

TOUR OVERVIEW

Thanks for Choosing Natamani Africa Safaris as your travel company. Once you think of visiting or making a safari to Tanzania your mind has made a life to a chain of local Tanzanian people depending on your vacation budget. So, your safari is more important as it improves people’s lives. In this program, you will enjoy and witness the real nature of National Parks and adventures. You will have a good time seeing Tarangire National Park, you will explore and get to see the beautiful landscape of Lake Manyara
escarpments, Ngorongoro highlands, and Ngorongoro Crater. As well as the endless plain of the Serengeti National Park, you will also experience the traditions of Hadzabe, Datoga, and Maasai tribes within their societies.

Day One: 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 at.
Overnight: Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge.
Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.

Day Two: Lake Eyasi Excursions.

You will work up early in the Morning and drive to the Hdzabe village, for hunting and excursions, you will also visit the Datoga tribe 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 at Hhando Coffee Lodge.
Overnight: Hhando Coffee Lodge.
Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.

Day Three: 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 will be at,
Overnight: Embalakai Tented Camp.
Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.

Day Four: 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 Thomsons gazelles. As for Big Cats and large predators, it
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 will be at,
Overnight: Embalakai Tented Camp.

Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.

Day Five: 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 will be at.
Overnight: Hhando Coffee Lodge.
Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.

Day Six: 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 at,
Overnight: Winters Tented Lodge.
Meal Plan: Lunch, dinner, and breakfast.

Day Seven: Tarangire National Park to Arusha City.

you will check out and drive to Tarangire National Park for a half-day
game drive. 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 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.

END OF SAFARI.

  • All national park and conservation area entry fees
  • Government taxes and levies
  • Private 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof
  • Unlimited game drives
  • Professional English-speaking driver-guide
  • Full board accommodation (meals and lodging)
  • Drinking water during game drives
  • Airport pick-up and drop-off
  • All activities mentioned in the itinerary
  • Safari briefing before departure
  • International and domestic flights
  • Travel insurance
  • Visa fees
  • Tips and gratuities for driver-guide and lodge staff
  • Alcoholic and soft drinks
  • Personal expenses such as laundry and phone calls
  • Optional activities not mentioned in the itinerary
  • Pre- and post-safari accommodation (unless specified)
  • Medical expenses and vaccinations
  • Meals not listed in the itinerary