5 Days Big Five Budget Camping Safari in Tanzania

Day 1: Tarangire National Park

Morning departure from Moshi to Tarangire National Park, for game-viewing and photography. The park has the thousands of animals including wildebeests, zebras, elands, elephants, buffaloes, hartebeests and more migrate from the Maasai steppe to the Tarangire River. Not surprisingly, lions and other predators find the place attractive.

Afternoon break for picnic lunch then continue with a game drive. In the late evening. In the late evening Leave Tarangire National Park, drive to the campsites at Mto wa Mbu near Lake Manyaraor or Karatu for dinner and overnight.

Day 2: Serengeti National Park

After breakfast drive to the Great Serengeti National Park with picnic lunch. Tanzania’s oldest and most popular national park, the Serengeti, is famed for its annual migration, when some six million hooves pound the open plains, as more than 200,000 zebras and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelle join the wildebeest’s trek for fresh grazing.

Even when the migration is quiet, the Serengeti offers arguably the most scintillating game-viewing in Africa: great herds of buffalo, smaller groups of elephant and giraffe, and thousands upon thousands of eland, topi, kongoni, impala and Grant’s gazelle.

After you arrive at Serengeti you will continue to explore the vast rich-game animal plains of Serengeti National Park. In the evening leave the Park to drive to the campsites for dinner and overnight.

Day 3: Serengeti National Park

Full day game drive to explore the vast rich animals of Serengeti plains. In the evening, you will drive back to your campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater

Morning game drive en-route the Serengeti or Ngorongoro plains via Oldupai Gorge with your picnic lunch. The Oldupai Gorge provides evidence of the earliest signs of mankind, where hominid footprints are preserved in volcanic rock 3,600,000 years old. Ngorongoro Crater is the world largest caldera measuring 600 meters in depth and covering 250 square kilometers in area. Dinner and overnight at Simba campsite Ngorongoro.

Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast the morning, descend 610 meters, 20,00 feet down into the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater for a full morning tour. This collapsed volcano is home to a large concentration of wildlife including lion, rhino, hippo, hyena, and elephant. Afternoon, enjoy lunch by the hippo pond before beginning your drive back to Moshi/ Arusha

On the fourth day of your safari, you will stop by Oldupai Gorge for a picnic lunch.

This safari will take place in Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and in Serengeti National Park in Tanzania.

Serengeti National Park

The Serengeti is the mother of all parks. Despite its fame and a reputation to the contrary, the park remains remarkably remote and undisturbed once you get off the main safari routes. A good quality safari here can be an incomparable wildlife experience.

Northern Tanzania, the main area for a safari in Tanzania, uses the town of Arusha as a hub from which to visit the greatest game parks in Africa. Arusha and the smaller town of Moshi are used as bases from which to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.

Ngorongoro

The dramatic landscape of the Ngorongoro Highlands is the perfect complement to the flatness of the Serengeti. Populated by Maasai tribes, this area of grasslands, volcanoes, and forests makes utterly superb hiking terrain.

Lake Manyara National Park

This pretty little park, tucked into the base of the Rift Valley escarpment, is often used simply as a gentle introduction for safaris heading North, but Manyara can become a real live safari experience if you stop to camp here overnight.

During this safari, your daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner will be provided for you by Kilimanjaro Trekking Mate including bottled drinking water. Vegetarian and vegan meals are available for those with special dietary requirements.

• Capture photos of the sceneries and wildlife
• Enjoy the game drives and activities
• Explore the surroundings
• Rest in your accommodation
• See the stunning views

• Two nights accommodation in Moshi before and after the safari (bed and breakfast )
• 4 nights accommodation
• All administrative costs
• All park entrance and camp fees + VAT 18%
• Bottled drinking water
• Daily breakfast, lunch, and dinner
• Game drives
• Picnic lunches
• Services of experienced drivers, guides, and cooks
• Tables and chairs while camping
• Tents, sleeping mattresses, and pillows
• Transport on a 4x4 Land Rover or Cruiser
• Unlimited mileage on safari

• Airfare
• Gratuities and tips for safari guide and chef
• Health and travel insurance
• Lodging before and after the safari
• Personal equipment such as sleeping bags and clothing for rent
• Soda and alcoholic drinks
• Visa fees

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• A reservation requires a deposit of 30% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid 30 days before arrival.