Enjoy the Adventure
This 8 Days – 7 nights Tanzania Camping Safari Tour is the One of the long safari holidays in the Northern Tanzania with a mixture of Wildlife safari and culture, with different activities based on game drive, walking tour, hunting, cultural village visit and some accompaniments. The tour will be from Tarangire National Park to Lake Natron, then Serengeti National Park and then the Ngorongoro, Lake Manyara and finally the cultural village tour of the Lake Eyasi then drive back to Arusha town, the initial point of your safari.
Included / Excluded
To help you plan your trip, we have put together a list of what's included and what's not included in your tour package. This will give you a clear understanding of what to expect and help you make any necessary arrangements before your journey begins.
- Airport pickup and drop off
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Professional, English-speaking guide
- Overnight accommodation according to the itinerary
- Meals while on safari
- Mineral water
- All government taxes
- All mentioned activities
- All national park fees
- Flying Doctors insurance (AMREF) during the safari for emergence evacuations
- International or Local Flights
- Optional activities
- Alcoholic and soft drinks
- Visa fees
- Tips
- Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.
- Travel insurance
Tour Map
This comprehensive map is designed to guide you through an exciting journey filled with remarkable destinations and captivating experiences.
Tour Itinerary
We have carefully planned out each day to give you the best possible experience. From exploring historic landmarks to tasting delicious local cuisine, each day is packed with adventure and excitement. Join us as we take you on a journey through some of the most fascinating destinations in the world.
You will be picked up at the Kilimanjaro International Airport and transferred to Moshi or Arusha town, at your arranged hotel. You will meet your driver guide who will brief you on your upcoming safaris, then rest until the next day morning.
After breakfast your driver/guide, will be ready there to pick you head into the Tarangire National Park for a game drive. The park runs along the line of the Tarangire River and is mainly made up of low-lying hills on the Great Rift Valley floor. Its natural vegetation mainly consists of Acacia woodland and giant African Baobab trees, with huge swamp areas in the south. Both the river and the swamps act like a magnet for wild animals, during Tanzania’s dry season
The Tarangire National Park is reputed to contain some of the largest elephant herds in Africa. This African national park is also home to three rare species of animals – the Greater Kudu, the Fringed-eared Oryx, as well as a few Ashy Starlings. We eat lunch at picnic after which we continue with game until late evening, then drive to the accommodation for overnight.
The day will be of a drive from Mto wa mbu to the mineral rich soda lake of Lake Natron which is at the border with Kenya below the volcanic Oldonyo Lengai Mountain. The destination is the bleeding ground for thousands of lesser flamingos with its red water Lake. You will do a walking tour along this flamingo paradise lake and have your hot lunch at a local restaurant. After your tour you will then drive back to mto wa mbu where you will arrive late in the evening for your dinner and overnight stay at your accommodation for your next day venture to the Serengeti.
On this day of your safari, the day will begin early in the morning with your breakfast from your hotel in Mto wa Mbu and start the morning drive to the Serengeti National Park. A drive will pass you through Ngorongoro conservation area, on its rim where you will spot some animals and the Masai as they live in Ngorongoro too. You will the drive up to the Naabi hill gate where you can take your lunch and take a walk up to the hill where you can see the true meaning of the Serengeti being an endless plain. After your lunch you will do an afternoon to evening game drive heading to your lodging place according to your itinerary.
The day will be of a game drive in the Serengeti National Park and then drive to the Ngorongoro. Your day will then start with a morning game drive and then your breakfast and continue with the game up heading to the Naabi Hill for your picnic lunch before your drive to the Ngorongoro conservation Area. During your drive you will have to see the flying balloons in the early in the morning and a good number of wild animals such as Lions, Elephants, Giraffe, Wildebeest, Zebra, Leopard, Cheetah, warthogs, Hyena with several bird species both migratory and non-migratory species. In Ngorongoro you will overnight at the accommodation outside the crater.
This is your last safari day where you will do the crater ascending and descending with a fabulous game viewing in the crater with your picnic lunch in it. The day will start with your breakfast from the accommodation and take a drive up to the crater start descending down the crater of 600M to its floor. In the crater there is no hustle to see the animals as most of the animals remain within the crater where you can find the big five with no struggle. The caldera is also home to zebra, hyenas, wildebeest, hippo, and water birds. Your picnic lunch will be in the crater, and then you will take a drive after your ascent drive to Mto wa mbu for tour dinner and overnight stay.
The day will be of visiting the lake Manyara National Park where you will be nestled at the base of the Great Rift Valley escarpment that gives a picturesque of varying scenery. You will do the game in Lake Manyara and have your picnic lunch in the park. The habitat of Lake Manyara National Park supports life for variety of animal and birdlife. During the game drive you can see the tree climbing lion and other wild animals. Moreover, you will have a walk along the Lake Manyara and see the paradise of beautiful flamingoes along the lake and other birds, then find a picnic for your lunch and after lunch you will do your afternoon game drive and exit the park heading to Lake Eyasi for your cultural tour.
Lake Eyasi is the homeland for the hunters (The Hadzabe or Tanzania Bushmen) and the Datoga and Mbulu who are livestock keepers. The famous and popular cultural tour is for the Hadzabe, who lives in the jungle where you can enjoy their unique jungle survival skills, hunting and their handmade local tools that they use in their daily life routine.
Hence the day will be a walking tour in this cultural village and you can enjoy, hunting, spot fishing and local and traditional life of the people in there. You will have a hot lunch in one of the restaurants or the local lunch as per your interest and concern. After this fabulous cultural tour, you will then start your drive to Arusha town where you will be arriving late in the evening.