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Arusha · Tanzania
Camping Safari: Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara & Tarangire
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From $1,768.63 per person
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The Experience
What your day looks like
5 Days Tanzania camping safari is a pocket-friendly package enable you to spot a variety of wildlife in Lake Manyara, Tarangire, Serengeti National park and The Ngorongoro Crater, & Masai village at Ngorongoro highlands is part of your safari. We mostly offer private budget camping safari in Tanzania for family, friends and groups which is more fun, flexible, enjoyable & at affordable prices. This is a stress-free safari so you don’t need to bother on where to sleep, what to eat & so on. Please feel free to visit the kitchen and ask your chef if you have any of your favourites that you need to be repeated. Bathroom facilities are shared with other travellers who will be staying at campsites.
Highlights
Why travelers choose this experience
- Explore top parks in affordable 5day camping safari
- Visit Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Tarangire, and Ngorongoro Crater
- Experience Maasai culture at Ngorongoro Highlands village
- Private safaris ideal for families, friends, and groups
- All meals, tents, and logistics fully taken care of
- Shared campsite bathrooms; flexible meals with friendly chef
Your Itinerary
Your day, step by step
Day 1
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Sightseeing at Tarangire National Park. Arusha – Tarangire National Park: Leave the lodge after breakfast for Tarangire National Park, the driving is via Arusha town & along the beautiful Masai steppe, drop your safari chef at Makuyuni junction and enter the park for your first game drive of the trip.
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Sightseeing. Tarangire runs along the beautiful lines of the Tarangire River and mostly is made up of low-lying hills on the floor of the Great East African Rift Valley. The vegetation in this park mainly consists of huge African baobab trees, scattered Acacia woodland, and a large swamp area in the south.
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Wildlife Safari. Tarangire River and the swamp are acting as a refugee camp for the wild animals during the dry season. This park is highlighted with some of the largest elephants heard found nowhere in Africa, the rare species of animals like Fringed-eared Oryx and the Great Kudu are also found here. Tarangire is home to 400 species of bird including the rare Ash Stalling.
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Leisure. End up this day of your Tanzania best-camping safaris & Zanzibar beach by driving to your campsite during or before sunset.
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Overnight at Lilac Campsites or Similar.
Day 2
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Sightseeing at Serengeti National Park. Tarangire – Serengeti National Park. After breakfast depart for Serengeti National Park “The wild Africa” driving is across local villages and along the high lying farmland of Karatu until you reach the Ngorongoro gate for registration and other formalities; Afterward, drive to Naabi Hills Gate for check in to Serengeti.
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Sightseeing. Spend some time for registration and other park formalities, this will be the time to have your packed lunch and thereafter start your afternoon game drives in the Serengeti in search of the Great Wildebeest Migration. Arrive at the Camp during or before the sunset.
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Overnight at Seronera Public Campsites or Similar accommodation.
Day 3
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Sightseeing. Full-Day Serengeti. We recommend an early morning game drive starting at 06:30, depart your campsite after a cup of coffee carry your breakfast box and lunch box. Early morning game drives allow you to witness the beautiful sunrise in the Serengeti with possibilities of spotting cat families on the road as they spend most of their morning time on the road avoiding the morning mist.
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Sightseeing at Serengeti National Park. You can also see other predators coming back from their long night of hunting or a group of lionesses planning a morning ambush or eating along the road. if the Wildebeest Migration will be packed in Serengeti you will go straight to where they are and spend much time with them, you can anticipate seeing some animal action like hunting, fighting, eating even hunting. Serengeti is still worth a visit with or without the Wildebeest Migration. Later on, you go back to your campsite during or before the sunset.
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Overnight at Seronera Campsites or Similar Accommodation.
Day 4
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Sightseeing at Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Serengeti - Ngorongoro Crater. Depart Serengeti after breakfast, en-route game drive up to Naabi Hills gate & past Malanja depression, reach Ngorongoro Conservation Area & descent 600 meters into the Crater floor for game viewing.
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Wildlife & Eco Tourism. Ngorongoro Crater the Eden of Africa has formed some million years ago due to internal forces, after the eruption it left a huge caldera which was mistakenly called Crater. Crater supports a larger variety of wildlife include herds of wildebeest, zebra, elephant, hippos, buffalo, topi, eland & the rare black rhino.
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Wildlife Safari. This picturesque crater has a dense population of predators like hyenas, lions, Cheetahs, jackals, and the mysterious leopard which needs a sharp and trained eye to spot. Birds are abundant from aquatic to forest birds, with a bit of luck the so-called Big Five can be seen in the course of one day of game drives.
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Eco Tour. You will visit the hippo pool & a large but shallow alkaline lake on the Southwest corner of the crater frequently visited by some flocks of flamingos & hippos.
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Overnight at Simba Public Campsites or Similar Accommodation.
Day 5
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Sightseeing at Lake Manyara National Park. Lake Manyara National Park - Arusha. This beautiful Park nestling at the base of the Great Rift Valley is blessed with rich overlapping habitats, swamps, and lakes. All these support a large number of animal and bird species.
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Wildlife Safari. The park has a big number of baboons found nowhere in the world, Lake Manyara tree-climbing lions and huge flocks of flamingos are some highlights of this park. You May expect to spot giraffe, zebra, elephant, wildebeest, hippos, buffalo, and predators like leopard, hyena, jackal, and a countless number of bird species.
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In the late afternoon depart for Arusha or Moshi.
Planning Details
Before you go
Included
All Fees and Taxes Toyota Landcruiser 4×4 Safari vehicle with pop up roof, 6 window seats & power adapters Professional, English speaking guide and safari cook + their wages Hotel/Lodge Accommodation before and after safari (2 Nights) Sleeping bag (if needed); Tents, mattresses & camping equipment
Not Included
Health requirements (Yellow Fever vaccination is compulsory if traveling to Tanzania) Items of a personal nature Visas, Flights, and airport taxes Travel & Health insurance Gratuities
What to Bring
Passport required
Meeting & Pickup
Airport transfer/ pick up and drop off Arusha - Arusha Urban Arusha, Arusha Region are included.
Planning Notes
Minimum age: 1 Hotel pickup offered: Yes Confirmation: Manual By Business
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