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Adventure camping safari
On this 4-day camping safari, you will explore four of Tanzania’s northern nature reserves. Apart from the Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you will also visit the Tarangire National Park. You will see swamps and savannah, huge herds of elephants, and a crater full of game.
Key information
- Group safari
- Minimum of 5 and maximum of 7 participants
- Children of all ages years are allowed to participate under the supervision of a parent or guardian.
- Starting point and ending point: Arusha
- English-speaking guide
- All park fees (for non-residents) are included
Meet the guides
Highlights
- Multiple game drives daily
- Explore Tarangire National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater
- Experience staying in Central Serengeti
- Get to see lions, zebras, cheetahs, and many others
- Ride in a 4x4 Land Cruiser
- 4 nights tents camping accommodation
Skill level
- Beginner
Styles
Kilimanjaro International Airport (US$ 80 per person)
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (US$ 350 per person)
Accommodation
Jambo Campsite
This campsite is conveniently located in the Mto Wa Mbu village, not far from the gate to Lake Manyara National Park. It features well-maintained gardens and spotless en-suite rooms in two-story houses. Each room has a television, fridge, and terrace or balcony. There's also a swimming pool, restaurant, and baobab tree bar. The campsite has a spacious camping ground with good ablution facilities. Hot and cold showers are both available.
- Accommodation level: Budget
- En-suite rooms with television
- Fridge
- Garden
- Hot and cold showers
- Spacious camping ground with good ablution facilities
- Terrace or balcony
Nyani Campsite
Nyani Campsite is one of the most frequented public campsites in the Seronera area, located a few kilometers east of the tourist information center. Although most of the campsites in the area are similar, it is one of few that are on level ground and well-sheltered from winds, meaning fewer cold nights. It is a tents-only camp with the only facilities provided being separate kitchen and dining areas, a water supply, along with modern toilets and bathrooms - with a separate side for men and women. The kitchen operates on a self-catering basis.
Simba Campsite
Simba Campsite lies on the very rim of Ngorongoro Crater and has an excellent view across the caldera. A fantastic sunrise over the crater rim makes a fine breakfast scene. Often, there are elephants wandering around the camp. This campsite is guarded.
Tents have mats, and bathrooms are outside the tent. Facilities at Simba Campsite are basic, but this is more than made up for by the atmosphere of this camp in the clouds.
- Accommodation level: Budget
- Eating area
- Hot water showers
- 220V generator power in the evening
Program
Day 1: Arusha to TarangireNational Park
The professional guide driver will pick you up at Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO) and transfer you to your booked hotel and then he will brief you about your next-day safari. You will depart for Tarangire National Park with a picnic lunch for a full-day game drive. Tanzania’s third-largest national park is known for its majestic baobab trees that dot the landscape, dwarfing the animals that feed beneath them.
The Tarangire River is the centerpiece of this park which is famous for some of the largest herds of elephants in Africa. Here you may see lion, leopard, cheetah, lesser kudu, buffalo, Oryx, eland, giraffe, and zebra. Post the game drive, you will head back to your camp/lodge where a delicious dinner awaits you.
Day 2: Tarangire National Park to Central Serengeti
After finishing up a good breakfast, you will head out towards the Serengeti National Park and travel in the midst of the never-ending plain grasslands. The Serengeti is arguably the most impressive wildlife sanctuary in the world. You will have an afternoon game drive in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see the great herds of wildebeest, zebras, and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging in the shade.
A picnic lunch will be done during the day-long game drive itself. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.
Day 3: Central Serengeti
You can either have a relaxed breakfast and depart for full-day game drives around 9 a.m. with packed lunch and return back to the lodge late afternoon around 6 p.m. Or you can depart at 6 a.m. on an early morning game drive. Later return to the accommodation for breakfast and relax for a bit and depart on an afternoon game drive with packed lunch. You will explore the central portion of the Serengeti National Park today.
The legendary Serengeti National Park is the most renowned safari destination for its incredible population of lions and leopards. The central portion of the Serengeti - known as the Seronera area is one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and therefore attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti’s species.
During the off-season of the migration, one must really look out for the many lion pride that thrives in this region. The interactions and survival of these lion pride provide an excellent game-viewing experience all year round. Along with a picnic lunch during the full-day game drive, the day will come to a close by around 5 p.m. The long day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.
Day 4: Central Serengeti to Ngorongoro
After breakfast, you will have a morning game drive in Serengeti National Park. Later depart for Ngorongoro Conservation Area with a picnic lunch. Ngorongoro Crater is the largest collapsed volcanic crater in the world and has fourteen kilometers of isolated natural beauty. Ngorongoro Crater is surrounded by a ring of extinct volcanoes and the floor, dotted with watering holes, shelters some 30,000 animals. The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your accommodation.
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater Tour (5 hours) to Arusha
On the last day of your safari, you will have an early start. Finishing up with a quick breakfast you will make an early descent at around 6:30 a.m into the crater floor. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera. It has a massive floor of about 260 square kilometers with a depth of over 2000 feet. The 5-hour game drive on the crater floor will show you a lot of animal action.
Keeping the camera ready is definitely recommended. The African elephant, buffalo, black rhino, hippos, hyenas, cheetahs, and lions are found in plenty. Post the picnic lunch at the beautiful Hippo pool, you will begin a steep ascend to the top exit of the crater.
This is the last leg of your safari, with a 4-hour drive left to Arusha. You will be dropped off at your preferred location in Arusha by 6 p.m. in the evening or at the airport. With an incredible experience and loads of memories to cherish, this is the time you bid goodbye to your team.
Included excursions
Transport in a 4x4 safari vehicle
Professional, English-speaking guide
Professional safari cook
4 nights’ stay in dome tents
Camping equipment (tents, sleeping mats, chairs, tables etc)
Meals according to the itinerary
Drinking water
Activities as per itinerary
All national park fees
Flying Doctors insurance (AMREF) during the safari
Location
Tarangire National Park
The Tarangire National Park is known as a wonderful birding destination and also features large numbers of games, particularly during the dry season, when the Tarangire River is the only source of water in the area. The landscape is of particular interest too, due to the high number of scenic baobab trees.
Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park in Tanzania is famous for being the location of the Great Wildlife Migration, which involves two million wildebeests, zebras, and antelopes. It's also an extremely large and wild game park and home to the Big Five of Africa.
Ngorongoro Crater
The property has global importance for biodiversity conservation in view of the presence of globally threatened species such as the black Rhino, the density of wildlife inhabiting the Ngorongoro Crater and surrounding areas throughout the year, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, Thompson's and Grant's.
Food
Zicasso Expeditions offer vegan, vegetarian, regular and gluten-free food as well. For other dietary requirements, simply tell us in advance. We are happy to work out something and happy to keep your tummy happy.
Breakfast or brunch:
You can expect anything from omelets to quiches with a variety of salads. Continental breakfast is also typically served with toast, sausage, pastries, charcuterie, cold meat, coffee, and tea. Cereals, fruits, bread, eggs, and cheese are also very common.
Lunch:
More often than not, lunches are served picnic style in the middle of your game drive. Sometimes, guides/drivers also take you back to the lodge or camp for a hearty meal before going on an afternoon or sundowner game drive. Food is usually composed of sandwiches and fruits.
High tea:
Before setting off to your late afternoon game drive, afternoon snacks — or bitings, as it is usually called in East Africa — will be provided. Freshly roasted peanuts or cashews, cakes, sandwiches, biscuits, quiches, and tarts are the usuals.
Sundowners:
On your final game drive of the day, you will be enjoying alcoholic beverages (think wine and beer) with snacks such as nuts, dried fruits, and savories as you watch the sunset across the wildlife-ridden fields.
Dinner:
Prepared at the lodge or camp, dinner is usually served in three courses: soup, mains, and pudding. Butternut soup, vegetable curry, and fruit pudding is a very common combo, but of course, there will be a variety during your stay ranging from meat, fish and pasta dishes served with assorted vegetables and sauces.
Drinks:
For the drinks, it could be anything from water to coffee and tea to wine and beer. Filtered water is typically available but in the event that it’s not, the camp or lodge will either tell you in advance or provide water for you to drink each day.
The following meals are included:
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Dinner
- Snacks
The following drinks are included:
- Water
- Coffee
- Tea
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
- Vegetarian
- Gluten Free
- Regular (typically includes meat and fish)
- Hallal
- Other dietary requirements on request
What's included
- Park fees (for non-residents)
- Concession/camping fees
- Daily game drives while on safari
- A professional driver/ guide
- 4x4 Land Cruiser
- All taxes and VAT
- All daily meals (as per itinerary)
- Drinking water while on safari (2 liters per person per day)
- Roundtrip airport transfers
- 4 nights accommodation
What's not included
- International flights
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour (Unless mentioned otherwise)
- Tips
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and or park fees
- Any activities not mentioned in the itinerary
How to get there
Recommended Airports
Kilimanjaro International Airport
44 km
Transfer not provided
Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
229 km
Transfer not provided
Arrival by plane
The professional guide driver will pick you up at Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO) to your hotel and then he will brief you about your next-day safari. Also, he will drop you at the airport on your last day after finishing your safari.
Cancellation Policy
- A reservation requires a deposit of 40% of the total price.
- The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
- The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.
