3-Day Camping Safari: Explore Tanzania
Experience the excitement of an African safari while visiting some of the best wildlife spots in northern Tanzania!
A Tanzanian safari is an experience of a lifetime. Unfortunately, not everyone has enough time for an extended adventure. We have therefore designed this safari package to give you a short but intense taste of what Tanzania has to offer in three of the most amazing national parks in the north of the country. We will first visit Lake Manyara National Park, famous for its lush landscapes and tree-climbing lions, followed by Ngorongoro Crater, one of the most breathtakingly beautiful places in Tanzania and home to the Big Five. And last but not least, we will visit Tarangire National Park, renowned for its large elephant herds and its majestic baobab trees.
A safari fully adaptable to your needs
As with all of our safari packages, this suggested itinerary can be adapted to suit your own personal preferences. Departure dates are also completely flexible.
Accommodation
On this safari, your two nights will be spent in campsites with facilities on the outskirts of the national parks. Please note that we have something to offer for every budget, from basic campsites, to mid-range accommodation, to superior and luxury tented camps and lodges. If you wish to enquire about the price for another accommodation category for this safari package, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Itinerary
DAY 1
Moshi or Arusha - Lake Manyara National Park
Activities: Travel (4.5 hours from Moshi / 2.5 hours from Arusha) / Half-day game drive
Meals: Lunch & dinner
Accommodation: Camping
Meet your professional tour guide/driver in Moshi or Arusha and receive a short briefing about your safari before hitting the road in direction of Lake Manyara National Park. We arrive in time for lunch at the campsite and then head out for our first game drive. Lake Manyara National Park is a relatively small but diverse park, known for its massive but shallow soda lake that covers two-thirds of its surface, flooding and drying with the seasons and home to thousands of flamingos and 500 other bird species. Located at the foot of the Great Rift Valley’s western escarpment, the park’s varied habitat attracts a wide variety of animals, including one of Africa’s largest concentrations of elephants, as well as monkeys, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffaloes and the famous tree-climbing lions, although they are a rare sight. After an event-filled afternoon, we will head back to the campsite for dinner and an overnight stay.
DAY 2
Lake Manyara National Park - Ngorongoro Crater - Tarangire National Park
Activities: Travel (2 hrs in the morning & 3.5 hrs in the afternoon) / Half-day game drive
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Accommodation: Camping
After an early wake-up and breakfast, we will head to the Ngorongoro Crater for an action-packed half-day safari. Home to the Big Five (elephants, lions, leopards, buffaloes, rhinos), the crater alone boasts a whopping 25,000 animals, all of which live together in this natural enclosure, including some of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhinos. Apart from the popular Big Five, you will see a multitude of other wild animals, from the pink flamingos of Lake Makat, to large herds of wildebeest, zebras, elands, and warthogs. Another big attraction in this picturesque national park is its dense population of predators, which includes hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, lions and the ever-elusive leopard, which sometimes requires a trained eye to spot. We will also visit Lake Magadi, a large but shallow alkaline lake in the southwestern corner of the crater, home to a large number of hippos and water birds. In the early afternoon, we will head to our campsite in the Tarangire National Park area for dinner and an overnight stay.
DAY 3
Tarangire National Park - Arusha or Moshi
Activities: Half-day game drive / Travel (2 hrs to Arusha / 4 hours to Moshi)
Meals: Breakfast, lunch & dinner
Accommodation: Camping
After breakfast, we will enter Tarangire National Park for a half-day game drive. This reserve runs along the Tarangire River and is made up of low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor. The park is defined by lush grasslands studded with giant baobab trees and sun-baked termite hills, and is a key staging ground of the annual Great Migration. Tourists who prefer to visit its more famous neighbours often ignore this lesser-known game reserve; yet during the dry season, it has a greater concentration of wildlife per square kilometre than any other park in Tanzania. The huge swamp areas in the south attract large numbers of animals such as zebras, wildebeest, buffaloes and giraffes, to name just a few. Moreover, the reserve is not only notorious for having some of the largest elephant herds in Africa, but also for being home to three very rare species that are almost impossible to find in other Tanzanian parks – the Oryx, the Elk and the Greater Kudu. We will have lunch inside the park and then head back on to the road in the afternoon for the drive back to Arusha or Moshi.
Included in package
- Professional English speaking driver/guide
- Pick-up at your hotel or at Kilimanjaro/Arusha Airports if arriving in the early morning on Day 1
- Drop-off at your hotel or Kilimanjaro/Arusha Airports on Day 3
- All meals prepared by and experienced cook, except breakfast on Day 1 & dinner on Day 3
- Bottled water
- Campsite accommodation with common showers, flush toilets & common dining area
Not included in package
- Flight tickets
- Visa fees
- Travel insurance
- Personal expenses (laundry, telephone, soft drinks, juice or alcoholic beverages, any other items of a personal nature)
- Tips for your safari guide and cook (suggested amount: $30 per day per vehicle for your guide / $15 per day per vehicle for your cook)