5 DAYS BUDGET CAMPING SAFARI IN PUBLIC CAMP SITE (Tarangire, Serengeti National Park & Ngorongoro Crater)
PARKS OF 5 DAYS BUDGET CAMPING SAFARI IN PUBLIC CAMP SITE
- Tarangire National Park
- Serengeti National Park
- Ngorongoro Crater
OVERVIEW
On this 5-day midrange safari, you will visit Tarangire, whereby you will have an opportunity to see what the park has to offer starting from the giant baobab trees to the huge number of largest African Elephants inside Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater which is a UNESCO world heritage site and the best place to witness the endangered black rhino, and Serengeti National Park which has the greatest concentration of wildlife as well as famous for its great migration and spend 2 nights inside the park.
DETAILED ITINERARY OF 5 DAYS BUDGET CAMPING SAFARI IN PUBLIC CAMP SITE
Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park (approximately 149 km (92.6 mi) & 2.5hrs drive)
Early morning after breakfast in your hotel at around 8:00 am, you will have a short briefing before you depart to Tarangire National Park. The park with its endless tree savannah including the impressive baobab trees and seasonal marshes is also home to the largest population of elephants in northern Tanzania. You are also likely to spot giraffes, buffaloes, lions, zebras, gnus and other types of antelopes and gazelles. Your guide will open the roof of the vehicle for excellent wildlife viewing. Hot Lunch will be served at around 12:30 pm at the picnic site and after that you will continue to explore this incredible park.
In the evening after exploration, you will drive straight to your camping site area for dinner and overnight stay.
| Destination: | Tarangire National Park |
| Accommodation: | Kizumba Public Camp Site |
| Meal plan: | Full Board (B, L & D) |
Day 2: Kizumba to central Serengeti National Park (approximately 167 km (104 mi) & 3.25hrs drive)
Early morning after breakfast at around 8:00 am, you will drive straight to Serengeti National Park passing through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and stop at a viewing point has a built pavilion that provides a near 180° view of the Ngorongoro Crater. Continue your journey around the crater and descend the other side, enjoying your free “African massage” on the bumpy road, passing through Maasai villages on your way to the Serengeti National Park. At the Naabi Hill entrance gate, you can walk to a viewpoint with spectacular views across the endless plains of the Serengeti. Hot lunch will be served either at the gate or en-route towards the heart of Serengeti with an incredible set up by your guide inside the bush.
The Serengeti National Park is home to the largest concentration of wildlife than anywhere else on the planet. You will have an unlimited drive until in the evening where you will drive straight to your camping area for dinner and overnight stay.
| Destination: | Serengeti National Park |
| Accommodation: | Seronera Public Camp Site |
| Meal plan: | Full Board (B, L & D) |
Day 3: Full day game drive inside Serengeti National Park
Early morning after breakfast at around 8:00 am or according to your preference, you will continue exploring the endless plains of the Serengeti National Park for a full day game drive. The park offers a multitude of wildlife including the Big Five – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. Hot lunch will be served inside the park at around 12:30 pm with some soft drinks and unlimited drinking water.
You will have an unlimited drive until in the evening where you will drive straight to your tented camp or lodge for dinner and overnight stay.
| Destination: | Serengeti National Park |
| Accommodation: | Seronera Public Camp Site |
| Meal plan: | Full Board (B, L & D) |
Day 4: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater Rim (approximately 137 km (85 mi) & 3hrs drive)
Today you will depart early after your delicious breakfast in your accommodation and drive for the morning game drive in Serengeti to maximize your chance to see the big five later evening by around 4 pm you will drive to Ngorongoro for dinner and overnight. The best for this two days in Serengeti you will have chance to enjoy late evening game drive for the first day of arrival and the early morning game drive in the next days in Serengeti, remember the best game drives are in the let hours and early morning with sunrise.
| Destination: | Ngorongoro Crater Rim |
| Accommodation: | Simba Public Camp Site |
| Meal plan: | Full Board (B, L & D) |
Day 5: : Ngorongoro crater to Arusha (approximately 190 km & 3hrs drive)
Early morning after breakfast at your accommodation, you will drive straight to Ngorongoro conservation area whereby you stop at the view point of Ngorongoro Crater before you descend down the crater. The Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera forming a spectacular bowl of about 265 square kilometres, with sides up to 600 meteres deep and is home to approximately 30,000 Animals. The crater offers a breathtakingly beautiful scenery and is the best place in East Africa to see the «Big Five» (elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo, lion and rarely leopard). Any safari in northern Tanzania should ideally include a visit to the Ngorongoro Crater. The Ngorongoro Crater offers excellent birding, with over 500 species.
You will have packed picnic lunch boxes with you and, after having lunch at the picnic site, you will proceed with game drive until the late afternoon where you will ascend the crater and drive straight back to Arusha.
| Destination: | Arusha |
| Meal plan: | Breakfast & Lunch |
INCLUSIONS
- Professional Safari guide
- Accommodation on Safari in 1 double tent as per the request in those mentioned accommodation or similar one on Full Board basis
- Shared transportation in a 4 x 4 Toyota Land cruiser with pop up roofs
- Park Entry Fees, VAT inclusive
- Unlimited (pure) drinking water during safari
- Unlimited mileage during game drives
- Some soft drinks in the safari vehicle
EXCLUSIONS
- International & domestic airfare
- All items of a personal nature
- Accommodation in Arusha before and after safari.
- Gratuities for safari guide and camp staff highly recommended
- Travel insurance
- Visa fees
- Airport Transfers from the arrive day and the last day of your tour that will end up in Arusha
- Olduvai Gorge if you will be interested, that you will need to pay 40 usd per person as an Entry fees.
