- March 14, 2018
- Posted by: Budget Tanzania
- Category: Wildlife Safaris
This 3- day Tanzania Camping Safari takes you around the best places in Tanzania. Experience the world-famous Serengeti National Park with elephants, giraffes, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, lions, leopards and cheetahs. You’ll also visit the Ngorongoro Crater which is known also as the Garden of Eden.
Day 1 : Arusha – Serengeti National Park
Distance: 383 km
Today you’re off to the famous Serengeti National Park, home of the Great Migration. Your drive today is spectacular as you drive up the crater highlands, stopping at the rim for a birds-eye view of the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater. Continuing on, as you crest the hillside spread out before you, as far as the eyes can see, is the vast Serengeti. Serengeti means “endless plains” in Kiswahili. This 6,900 sq mile (18,000 sq km) park is inhabited by more than 2 million large animals including more than a million wildebeest, hundreds of thousands of plains zebras, and Thomson’s gazelles.
Large predators including lions, cheetahs, and hyenas are drawn to the area by this abundance of prey that migrates throughout the park. Dinner and overnight at Tumbili Campsite.
Note: You can also view animals from the camp, mostly hyenas. There is close protection from active rangers, so no need to worry.
Day 2 : Serengeti National Park – Ngorongoro Crater
Distance: 213.1 km
On this day we suggest a very early wake up in order to do an early morning game drive (when the animals are more active) and see one of the best sunrises you’ll ever witness.
After the game drive, we will return to the camp for a rewarding brunch and then we’ll proceed to Ngorongoro, the 8th Wonder of the Natural World. The crater spreads for 102 sq miles and has 2,000 ft high walls, making it virtually Noah’s ark and inhabiting almost every species of wildlife that is indigenous to East Africa. It’s one of the very rare locations in the whole continent where you can witness the black rhino. The concentration of African wildlife is the greatest on the continent.
The crater has a river, several swamps, a soda lake with a great concentration of flamingos, a forest and open plains. It’s also famous for its elephants which are the largest in the world and have huge tusks. This is due to the rich mineral content of the volcanic soil and its grasses. Dinner and overnight at Simba Campsite
Day 3 : Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha
Distance: 170 km
We will start the day very early 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 short game drive and then ascend the crater and exit Ngorongoro Conservation Area towards Arusha. We expect to be back in Arusha around 5 pm although we are flexible in case there is a flight to catch or another situation.
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Inclusive
- Government imposed increase of park fees and/or taxes
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- All activities (unless labeled as optional)
- Meals (as specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water (on all days)
- All accommodation (unless listed as upgrade)
- Accommodation on the day before the tour departs
- A day room at the end of the tour
- Camping equipment
- Sleeping bag
- Bath towels
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport (Airport pick up and drop off)
Exclusive:
- All things of personal nature
- Tips and gratitudes for Driver Guide and Safari Cook
- Visas
- International flights
- Laundry Services
- Travel Insurances
What to bring:
- Clothes.
- A warm sweater as the nights can be chilly at high altitudes.
- Comfortable shoes.