4 Day Tanzania Camping Safari

4 Day Tanzania Camping Safari: On this 4 Day Tanzania Camping Safari you will explore the Tarangire National Park with its huge elephant herds, the diverse landscapes of Lake Manyara National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater, a collapsed volcano filled with wild animals.

Day 1: Drive Arusha town to Tarangire National Park. 2 hours driving time

We will pick you up in the morning and after a short safari briefing, you travel southwest towards the Tarangire National Park. The park has a diversity of landscapes including grass, acacia woodlands and forests and it is especially popular for its huge elephant herds and animals gathering at the river and swamps. Animals range from swarms of yellow breasted lovebirds to kudus, buffaloes, giraffes, zebras and impalas. Predators include lions, leopards and hyenas, while wild dogs are rare. In the late afternoon you will leave the park to travel to a nearby campsite, where you will spend the night in tents.
Accommodation: Tarangire campsite.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 2: Drive out of Tarangire to Lake Manyara National Park. 1 hour driving time.

After breakfast ata your camp, you will leave the area around Tarangire National Park and drive via Mto wa Mbu town to the Lake Manyara National Park for full day animal sightings. Lake Manyara national park with its shallow alkaline lake stretches along the base of the Rift Valley wall. Lake Manyara attracts thousands of birds, including huge flocks of flamingos. Other animals in the park include buffaloes, elephants, hippos and Masai giraffes as well as troops of boisterous baboons and monkeys in the forests. The park once became famous for tree climbing lions and if you are lucky to spot them you will be amused by the site of these animals lounging on branches in the acacia trees. After a game drive in the park you will ascend to the Ngorongoro highlands, where you will overnight on a campsite situated on the crater’s edge with magnificent views of the caldera below.
Accommodation: Simba campsite inside Ngorongoro.
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner.

Day 3: Driver into Ngorongoro Crater.

Go up and be good at! After an early breakfast at the campsite, you will drive 20 minutes down a steep trail into the crater floor. Its grass plains and acacia forests are home to almost all the species of animals found in the East African savannah. In only a few hours you might see all of the “Big Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard. After an extensive game drive and a picnic lunch inside the crater, you will leave the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and travel to Mto wa Mbu, where you will spend the night in a tent on a campsite.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner.

Day 4: Mto wa Mbu back Arusha. 4 Day Tanzania Camping Safari.

After a leisurely breakfast, you will start your journey back to Arusha, where you will arrive around midday. You will be dropped off at a hotel of your choice or at the airport.Breakfast; Lunch

Items included:

• Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle.
• Professional, English-speaking guide and safari cook.
• Meals according to the itinerary.
• Mineral water (3 litres per person per day).
• Overnight stays in tents.
• Camping equipment (tents, sleeping mats, camping furniture etc.).
• All national park fees.

Items excluded:

• Sleeping bag.
• Flights.
• Optional activities
• Alcoholic and soft drinks
• Visa fees.
• Tips.
• Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.
• Travel insurance.

End of 4 Day Tanzania Camping Safari.