“Witness the best of Tanzania”
7 Day Big Five Budget Camping Safari in Tanzania's Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara
Moshi, Tanzania
Exciting Tanzania Safari
Enjoy this one-of-a-kind safari as you tour Tanzania's bests! You will surely experience the excitement of game viewing in Serengeti, one of the most spectacular national wildlife game parks in Tanzania. You can also trek the Lake Manyara National Park, one of the country's most dramatically located wildlife areas, consisting of a shallow but huge soda lake, at the foot of the Great Rift Valley’s western escarpment.
Key information
- Group safari
- Starting point and ending point: Moshi / Arusha
- Spoken language: English
- Park fees are included
Highlights
- 4 exciting game drives with transportation in a 4x4 safari vehicle
- Ngorongoro Crater tour
- Witness the Great Migration in Serengeti (seasonal)
- Spot elephants, hippos, wildebeest, impalas, and giraffes
- See the beauty of Lake Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti
- 6 nights total accommodation with great meals and drinking water
- 4 nights accommodation during the safari
- 2 nights in Moshi before / after the safari
Styles
5 activity days
Airport transfer available:
Kilimanjaro International Airport (US$ 50 per person)
Kilimanjaro International Airport (US$ 50 per person)
Accommodation
You will stay in camps for the duration of the safari, but on the first and last nights, you will stay in Moshi (bed and breakfast basis). For the camping, tents, sleeping mattresses, pillows, tables, and chairs will be provided while other equipment such as sleeping bags will be available for rent.
During your trip, you will have camping accommodation at Mto wa Mbu near Lake Manyara. For the following two nights, you will stay at the campsite in the Seronera area. Spend the last night of your safari in Ngorongoro.
Program
Arrival day
Your stay in Moshi on this day is included.
Day 1: Arusha / Moshi - Lake Manyara National Park
In the morning, you will travel from Arusha / Moshi to the small Lake Manyara National Park. Not only is this park a bird lover’s paradise with over 400 species of birds, but it is also home to primates such as baboons and blue monkeys and many herbivores, such as elephants, hippos, wildebeest, impalas, and giraffes.
You might even catch a glimpse of the more carnivorous inhabitants, such as leopards and lions.
Through the pop-up roof of your safari vehicle, you will see the landscape changing from lush acacia woodlands to grassy floodplains, where colonies of flamingos and other waterfowls can be found on the alkaline Lake Manyara’s shoreline.
After extensive game viewing, you will leave the park and head to your campsite in the small town of Mto wa Mbu. The evening can be spent lounging at the pool or bar, before you have your evening meal and overnight. The night will be spent in tents.
- Lunch and dinner
Day 2: Lake Manyara area - Serengeti National Park
After the breakfast plates have been cleared, you will continue toward the fertile highland where wheat, coffee, and corn are grown by the Iraqw people. Passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you will be able to see the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater before traveling onwards to the Serengeti National Park, which you will reach by midday.
The Serengeti National Park is the largest park in Tanzania, with a diversity of landscapes and habitats, such as grassy plains, swamps, lakes, savannah, and mountains. There, the biggest wildebeest and zebra migration takes place and depending on the season, you will have the opportunity to witness thousands of animals on their search for nourishment.
You will camp the night in the Seronera area in central Serengeti.
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 3: Serengeti National Park
This day, you will explore the Serengeti National Park. Your guide will take you closer to where the migrating herds are to be found. During the short rainy season in November and December, the herds make their way from the hills in the north to the plains of the south, returning north during the longer rainy season from April to June.
Their exact location differ yearly as they migrate according to the rainfall, but your guide will know where you will be able to see them best. Lurking close by, you might even spot some leopards, cheetahs, and lions. After an eventful day, you will return to your campsite in the Seronera area for your evening meal and overnight.
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 4: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Conservation Area
In the early morning you will set out on another game drive in the Serengeti before continuing towards the Ngorongoro Crater. Soon, the 600-meter deep unbroken caldera will open up before you and you will have a moment to take in the fantastic, awe-inspiring views of the collapsed volcano.
The campsite lies directly on the crater’s edge, offering a once-in-a-lifetime view as the sun slowly sets over the crater. Nestled in your tent, thinking about the adventure that the next morning will bring, you will drift off to sleep.
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater - Arusha / Moshi
Early in the morning, you will head down the forested slopes and into the crater on a steep and narrow path. The crater floor is covered in open grassland with the occasional acacia tree and two small wooded areas.
Teeming with wildlife, you will be able to see many animals in a short period of time and might even be able to tick the Big Five - lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard - off your list. Other animals present in the crater area include wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, warthogs, hippos, and more than 500 species of birds.
You will spend the entire morning exploring the park and after a picnic lunch in the crater, you will return to Arusha / Moshi where you will arrive by early evening. You can stay the night in Moshi as the accommodation is included in the price.
- Breakfast and lunch
Last day
This day will be your day of departure.
Location
This safari will take place in Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and 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 there can be an incomparable wildlife experience. You can even witness the magical wildebeest migration in Serengeti National Park.
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 for an 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 there overnight.
Northern Tanzania
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 also used as bases from which to climb Mount Kilimanjaro.
Food
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.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Drinks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Other dietary requirements on request
If you have special dietary requirements it's a good idea to communicate it to the organiser when making a reservation
Things to do (optional)
- Capture photos of the sceneries and wildlife
- Enjoy the game drives and activities
- Explore the surroundings
- Rest in your accommodation
- See the stunning views
What's included
- Game drives
- Picnic lunches
- Services of experienced drivers, guides, and cooks
- Transport on a 4x4 Land Rover or Cruiser
- Unlimited mileage on safari
- All administrative costs
- All park entrance and camp fees + 18% VAT
- Tables and chairs while camping
- Tents, sleeping mattresses, and pillows
- 6 nights accommodation in total
- 2 nights accommodation in Moshi before and after the safari (bed and breakfast)
- 4 nights accommodation
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner as per itinerary
- Bottled drinking water
What's not included
- Airfare
- Gratuities and tips for safari guide and chef
- Health and travel insurance
- Personal equipment such as sleeping bags and clothing for rent
- Soda and alcoholic drinks
- Visa fees
How to get there
Recommended Airports
JRO
Kilimanjaro International Airport
32 km
Transfer available for additional US$ 50 per person
Arrival by airplane
Please book your flight to arrive at Moshi Airport (QSI). Transfer from this airport is available for an additional cost of 50 USD.
Airport: Kilimanjaro International Airport
Airport transfer available:
Kilimanjaro International Airport (US$ 50 per person)
Additional charges may apply. You can request this in the next step.
Cancellation Policy
- 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.
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