A 4 days Tanzania camping safari taking you through the highlights of the unrivalled parks of northern Tanzania. This budget Tanzania camping safari is an excellent way to explore three of northern Tanzania’s renowned wildlife parks at an affordable cost.
Expect to enjoy the safari and experience the thrill of camping under the African sky. Throughout your budget camping safari in Tanzania, you will stay under tents recapturing the spirit of the original African safari.
First day of your 4 day Tanzania camping safari starts with a visit to Lake Manyara National Park, an ornithologists’ paradise that is also noted for the elusive tree-climbing lions.
The second day of your Tanzania camping safari will take you to the Mighty Serengeti, arguably the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world – The Serengeti National Park is home to one of the world’s wonders – the great annual migration of wildebeest and home to over 3 million large mammals!
End your Tanzania camping safari with a tour of the Ngorongoro crater. Today, the Ngorongoro crater shelters the most beautiful wildlife haven left on the planet with a spectacular concentration of wildlife and stunning views from the highland rim. The Ngorongoro crater is home to over 25,000 large mammals within the crater itself.
What to Expect on this Budget Tanzania Camping Safari
After breakfast, start your Tanzania camping safari with a drive to Lake Manyara National Park which although is one of the smaller parks in Tanzania, also contains some of the most diverse habitats of all the Tanzanian parks with its towering mahogany trees and giant figs.
The park covers 330 sq. km, 70% of which is occupied by the lake. The varied ecosystem consists of groundwater forests, acacia woodland and open grassland along the lakeshore and sustains a wealth of wildlife, including the lion, elephant, leopard, giraffe, and buffalo.
Lake Manyara National Park is famous for the elusive tree-climbing lions that inhabit the woodland between the lake and the Rift Valley. It is also an ornithologists’ paradise and is host to over 400 species of birds. Dinner and overnight at camp close to the park, Migombani campsite.
After breakfast, depart at 0800 hrs for Serengeti National Park via the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. You will enjoy a picnic lunch before going for an evening game drive in the park.
The Serengeti is probably the most famous wildlife sanctuary in the world. Within its 15,000 sq km area it hosts 3 million large mammals. More than 35 species of plain animals- zebra, wildebeest, eland, giraffe, and others are found here. And so for the big five: elephant, lion, buffalo, leopard, and rhino.
The park is the staging zone for one of the most spectacular events in the natural world- the annual migration of wildebeest. This commences around June when over 1 million wildebeest, zebra and gazelle head for the Maasai Mara in Kenya in search of pasture. They are followed closely by the predators of the savanna- lion, cheetah, wild dog, jackal, hyena, and vultures. The Serengeti also has over 500 species of birds. Dinner and overnight at a campsite in Serengeti, Seronera campsite.
Go for an early morning safari in the Serengeti, this is the best time to spot the big cats coming from their night hunt. Return to camp for breakfast and collect lunch boxes before departing for the Ngorongoro conservation area.
Look out for the wildlife and Masaai homesteads along the way and enjoy en-route game viewing as you drive to your campsite perched near the jagged rim of the Crater. Dinner and overnight under tents on the Crater rim, Simba campsite.
After breakfast, collect lunch boxes in readiness for a day tour of the crater. The drive commences with the 600 m descent to the crater floor, a magnificent natural amphitheatre. Covering 260 sq. km, the crater is an attraction in its own right and is one of the wonders of the natural world.
The crater supports a year-round resident population of a variety of wildlife. You will have no trouble spotting lion, elephant, rhino, buffalo, and many species of plain animals- wildebeest, zebra, reedbuck, Thompson gazelle, and many more. You will have a packed picnic lunch on the crater floor. Later in the afternoon, drive back to Arusha
End of your Tanzania Camping Safari
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