6-Day Private Serengeti Budget Camping Tanzania Safari
This is a six-day wildebeest migration tour of Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater and Lake Manyara private camping safaris. The safari will take you around the best places in Tanzania visiting places such as Lake Manyara which is famous for its tree-climbing lions. You’ll also visit Ngorongoro Crater which is known also as the Garden of Eden, Serengeti National Park, Tarangire National Park and the chance to see great wildebeest migration crossing the Mara River.
Arrival in Arusha
Upon your arrival at either Kilimanjaro International Airport or Arusha Airport, you’ll be greeted by a representative from Masai Jungle Adventure who will escort you to your hotel. This initial day allows you to settle in and rest after your journey. Later, you’ll meet with our safari expert who will provide detailed information about the upcoming safari, including safety guidelines, wildlife expectations, and cultural insights.
Day 1: Arusha – Tarangire National Park
After an early morning breakfast, our driver will pick you up at Arusha Hotel and head to the Tarangire National Park. Along the way, you will enjoy a morning game drive and a boxed lunch. Later in the day, you will arrive at the Lilac Campsite where you will settle in, enjoy dinner and then turn in for the night to prepare for the amazing adventure ahead of you!
Day 2: Tarangire to Serengeti NP
After breakfast we will head towards Serengeti National Park via the beautiful, high lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we descend into the heart of wild Africa: Serengeti National Park, with its endless plains rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We will make our way to the central park area, which is known as the Seronera. This is one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area that attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species. We will arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the park.
Day 3: Western Serengeti NP
On this day, you will wake up early morning and have your full breakfast then you will start your game drive inside Serengeti. As you will have a full day in Serengeti, our driver will drive you to the key areas in Serengeti. We will make sure that you will follow wildebeest migration during your tour with us.
The great wildebeest migration varies every year the best chance of seeing it is from June up to September while the wildebeest calving is from January to March for July up to September. A million and a half of these majestic animals travel throughout the year as they look for fresh grazing pasture and follow the rainfall for better water sources. After your full-day game drive, you will head back to your accommodation for dinner and an overnight stay. Your day will end with dinner and an overnight stay inside Serengeti National Park Seronera Campsite.
Day 4: Southern Serengeti NP to Ngorongoro
You will wake up at 5:45 a.m. for an early breakfast and see the sunrise inside Serengeti. After you finish your breakfast, you will do an early morning game drive up to 11:30 a.m. Then, you will head back to the campsite for a hot lunch and pack your stuff in the jeep.
This time after finishing your hot lunch, you will proceed with a game drive in Serengeti while heading to Ngorongoro Crater in Simba Campsite for dinner and an overnight stay.
Your day will end with dinner and an overnight stay at Ngorongoro Crater Simba Campsite.
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater to Lake Manyara
You will wake up around 5:30 a.m. for your breakfast. After breakfast, you will descend the Ngorongoro Crater floor where you will able to see all the Big Five. Also, you will see different types of birds and black rhinos available inside the crater. On this day, you will have your lunch inside the crater while watching nature and high concentrations of flamingos.
Later after 6 to 7 hours of game drives inside the crater floor, you will start ascending from the crater passing through the campsite to pack your luggage inside the jeep ready to drive back to Jambo Lodge for dinner and an overnight stay. On this day, you will have a walking tour inside Mto wa Mbu village where you will experience how local people live and see banana plantations. You can also taste local food.
Your day will end with dinner and an overnight stay in Jambo Lodge.
Day 6: Lake Manyara to Arusha
After your breakfast, you will head to Lake Manyara for a full-day game drive inside the park. You will be able to see tree-climbing lions and flamingos attracted by the algae in the lake. You will visit a hot spring. Also, on the same day, you will visit a Maasai Boma where you will see how they live and learn about their culture and traditions. Later, you will drive back to Arusha for dinner and an overnight stay or drive directly to Arusha/ Kilimanjaro Airport.
For budget camping all equipment’s will be provided.
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