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5 days | 4 nights

Tanzania Camping Safari -Tarangire, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater

Duration: 5 Days

Tour Highlights:

Day 1: Tarangire National Park
Day 2: Serengeti National Park
Day 3: Full game drive, Serengeti National Park
Day 4: Serengeti national park to Ngorongoro conservation Area
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater

Best time to visit: January to March & June to October

 

Overview

This 5-Day Tanzania Camping Safari – Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater will cover the two most popular destinations in Tanzania – Central Serengeti (2 nights), where you will sleep in the park, and Ngorongoro Crater (1 night), where you will sleep in the conservation area near the crater rim. The tour starts and ends at Arusha. With our experienced driver guides, you will travel in a private 4 × 4 safari Land Cruiser and stay at a public campsite. That makes to feel in a truly African safari with us. It will be a trip of a lifetime.
All these parks with unique features & wildlife.

5 Days | 4 Nights - Serengeti & Ngorongoro Crater Itinerary

Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park

Have an early morning pick-up from the lodge, start a beautiful journey to Tarangire National Park while carrying lunch boxes.
Tarangire National Park is well known for its large elephant herds, consisting of a diversity of landscapes, from seasonal swamps to savanna, with the Tarangire River wending its way through the parklands. We may have the experience of seeing a lion stalking its prey or leopards watching whilst relaxing in the trees above. Once the game drives are done, we will drive to your lodge for relaxation, dinner, and our overnight stay.

Accommodation: Fanaka Campsite

Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

 

Day 2: Mto wa Mbu to Serengeti (Game On Route)

After breakfast we depart from your stay in Arusha at 7 am with picnic lunch, we journey on heading up towards the fertile highlands where wheat, coffee, and corn, are grown by the Iraqw people passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, We will be afforded a view of the breath-taking Ngorongoro Crater before traveling onwards to the Serengeti National Park which we will reach by midday around 2 Pm. Serengeti National Park is one of the largest parks in Tanzania, covering an astounding 15,000 kms squared with diverse landscapes and habitats such as grassy plains, swamps, lakes, savannah, and mountains. Here, the great migration of wildebeest, zebra, and antelope takes place, and, depending on the season, we may have the opportunity to game on route and witness thousands of animals on their search for food and water.
After an extensive game drive, we drive to the central Serengeti for an evening meal and overnight stay at the Campsite.

Meal Plan: Full Board ( Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner )
Accommodation: Nyani Public Campsite ( Central Serengeti )

 

Day 3: Serengeti National Park (Full Game Drive)

After breakfast, we entire day is set aside for game drives in the Serengeti. The Serengeti habitat, of an abundance of wildlife such as impala, buffalo, crocodile, and hippo, is more well-known for its great migrating herds of zebra and wildebeest. The animals’ trek is determined by the rainfall and varies from year to year. In November and December, the animals move from the northern region, dominated by woodlands and hills, to the grassy plains of the south. During the longer rainy season from April to June, they return to the north, passing the western corridor of the Serengeti ( Kirawira Area ). Apart from the migrating herds, we may have the opportunity to see the resident predators, leopard, cheetah, and lion, fulfilling their role in the circle of life.
After an unforgettable day of full game drive, in the afternoon we will have a short break for Lunch at one of the picnic sites in the Serengeti. In the evening, we will return to our accommodation at the campsite for relaxation, dinner, and overnight.

Meal Plan : Full Board ( Dinner, Breakfast & Lunch )
Accommodation: Nyani Public Campsite ( Central Serengeti )

 

Day 4: Serengeti To Ngorongoro Conservation Area

After an early morning breakfast today, you will wake up early for the morning game drive to spot the animals when they are more active and also to have a fantastic sunrise in front of you. The sunrise in the African Savannah is one of the most beautiful experiences one can have. In the afternoon, we will take a break to have Lunch in Serengeti National Park, and then after Lunch, we will continue with a mid-afternoon game drive heading to Nabi Gate, transfer to Ngorongoro, the 8th natural wonder of the world. With walls 2,000 ft high and a crater floor that spreads for 102 sq. miles, almost 3hrs and a half hours. The crater is a virtual Noah’s Ark, inhabited by almost every species of wildlife indigenous to East Africa, including the rare black rhino. In fact, the crater has the greatest concentration of wildlife on the planet. It contains a river, several swamps, a soda lake that, from the top, looks like steam, full of flamingoes, a forest, and open plains. The large bull elephants that reside here have extremely large tusks due to the rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grasses. They are the most incredible elephants you’ll ever see in your life. We will arrive at Ngorongoro Conservation Area in the evening for dinner and overnight at the Campsite.

Meal Plan : Full Board ( Dinner, Breakfast & Lunch )
Accommodation: Simba A Public Campsite ( Ngorongoro Conservation Area )

 

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater To Arusha

After an early morning breakfast, we depart from our camp to Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive through the regions of the Ngorongoro highlands. The Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest volcanic caldera, formed with the massive explosion of a volcano once higher than Kilimanjaro some two to three million years ago, is almost 20km wide, approximately 600 m deep, and is known for its large variety of wildlife, including the “Big Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard. It is well recognized as one of the world’s wonders, veritably magnificent. In addition to the Big Five, the various springs attract animals such as wildebeest, gazelle, reedbuck, and more than 500 bird species, But for Rhinos and Leopard sometimes it’s rare species to see in the crater, In afternoon after extensive game drive we will drive back to the camp for hot lunch and to collect our luggage, After lunch we’ll drive heading to Arusha, drop off at your stay after great life time experience on the safari with us.

 

Note: This tour itinerary is flexible and can be customized according to your preferences and interests.

 

WHAT’S INCLUDED

  • Pick up from your stay in Arusha & Drop-off after safari
  • Private sharing 4×4 Safari Landcruiser transport
  • Camping safari according to the itinerary
  • Professional Safari Guide
  • Camping Chef
  • Camping Equipment Includes.. (Twin tents, Foam mattress, Camp beds, Pillows, Sleeping bags & Chairs, Tables, and Binoculars
  • All meals according to the Itinerary
  • Mineral water & Soft drinks
  • All activities mentioned
  • All park fees
  • First Aid Kit Box
  • Flying Doctors Air Ambulance ( AMREF )

 

WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED

  • International & Domestic Flights
  • Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour.
  • Tips
  • Personal items (souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.).
  • The government imposed an increase in taxes and/or park fees.
  • Services not mentioned in the program.

 

Note: Tips Ceremony for the staff, including Safari guide, Camping Chef,  it’s recommended after enjoying your lifetime experience on your  Safari and being satisfied with our service provided.

 

TIPPING RECOMMEND
1. Safari guide= USD 25 per day
2. Cook/Chef USD 20 per day

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Travel Tips

  • Bring Binoculars for better sighting
  • Bring appropriate clothes for Safari, including Safari Pants & T-shirts (Long and Short), Long sleeve shirts, Hats, Appropriate shoes for safari include full closed & Sandals, Sunglasses, Sun cream, Medicine, and 
  • Don’t forget/bring Cameras to take pictures for memories
  • It is recommended to bring mosquito spray with high mint
  • A warm sweater and Jacket as the night can be chilly at high altitudes (Up to 5 °C)
  • Blue and Black colors to avoid while in the park, as they attract Tsetse flies
  • Being on a long Safari ups your chances of seeing the Big Five
  • Visas are required when traveling to Tanzania. Foreigners may apply for a visa online in advance of travel
  • A passport valid for a minimum of six months beyond visa insurance and/or date of entry
  • Yellow fever vaccination is required for all travelers arriving from or having transited through countries where yellow fever is endemic

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