Our incredible 8 Days Tanzania Camping Safari Itinerary for All
An 8-day Tanzania camping safari typically explores famous parks like Tarangire, Serengeti, and the Ngorongoro Crater, often including arrival in Arusha and departure from there or an airport like Kilimanjaro International. Budget-friendly options are available, with prices ranging from around US$3,800+ for budget tours to over US$7,500+ for luxury options per person. The best time to go is during the dry season, from late June to October.
Thought-provoking 8 Days Tanzania Camping Safari Package, which can be enjoyed by a maximum of 6 people per vehicle. The Tanzania Camping Safari will take 8 days and 7 nights as you travel through the destinations that are put in the itinerary. The Eight days Best of Tanzania camping safari will start in Arusha and end in Arusha with trips to Lake Manyara, Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro crater, and the Serengeti National Park.
A Complete 8 Days Tanzania Camping Safari Itinerary
Day 1: Arusha to Lake Manyara National Park
We will leave Arusha after breakfast at either 8:00 am or 9:00 am and drive to our first destination which is Lake Manyara National Park. We shall then drive through the National park the whole day as we track down the various animals that live within the Park.
A packed lunch will be served at one of the picnic sites and later in the evening we will drive to the Alsamo Manyara camping site for an overnight and dinner.
Day 2: Lake Manyara to Serengeti
After breakfast at the camp, we drive to Serengeti National Park which is best known for the annual wildebeest migration. We drive around the Park with a lunch break before continuing with the afternoon drive. An overnight will be spent at the Seronera camp and this is where you will have dinner prepared by a cook.
Day 3 to 5: Serengeti National Park
Day 3 to 5 will be spent exploring the Serengeti National Park. Throughout your stay in Serengeti, you will be having dinner and spending the night at the Seronera camp.
Track down animals like zebras, antelopes, buffalos and lions while here, there are also optional activities that you can engage in like hot air balloon ride which is done very early in the morning and birding
Day 6: Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast, we will have a morning drive through Serengeti National Park especially Seronera before departing for Ngorongoro crater.
The drive to Ngorongoro will give you a chance to admire the Great Rift Valley where you can take some photos and have lunch at that spot.
After lunch, we will drive to Ngorongoro crater where we will first descend into the Ngorongoro crater where you will meet different types of wild animals like Zebras, elephants, hippos and buffalos. The evening will be spent around a camp fire as you have dinner before retiring for the night.
Day 7: Ngorongoro crater
We shall the whole day driving through the Ngorongoro conservation area. Lunch will be packed for an afternoon picnic and you also get to visit the Olduvai Gorge where archaeologists discovered fossils that were believed to be for the first humans.
Overnight will be spent at the campsite and the cook will prepare for you a delicious meal which has both local and international dishes.
Day 8: Ngorongoro to Arusha
After having breakfast in the morning, we will have a morning drive through the Ngorongoro crater before driving back to Arusha and this will be the end of our 8 Days camping safari in Tanzania.
End of the 8 Days Tanzania Camping Safari
Inclusions
- Professional Guide
- 4×4 safari vehicle
- Full Board Accommodation
- All activities detailed in the safari
- Park entrance fees
- Drinking water on the safari
- Airport transfer
Exclusions
- Tanzania hotel fees( the eve of the safari and the night after the safari),
- Tips,
- Laundry services,
- Beverages/ drinks,
- international flights,
- Visas,
- Items of a personal nature,
- optional activities and any other extras not detailed in the above itinerary
