A 4-Day Budget Camping Safari in Tanzania offers an incredible, affordable way to explore some of the country’s most iconic national parks. This type of safari combines adventure, nature, and wildlife in a comfortable yet budget-friendly way. You’ll be able to experience the best of Tanzania’s wildlife in Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti National Park while staying at well-managed, basic campsites.
Highlights of the 4-Day Budget Camping Safari:
- Tarangire National Park: Famous for its large herds of elephants and iconic baobab trees, Tarangire offers fantastic game viewing opportunities and is one of the lesser-crowded parks.
- Ngorongoro Crater: A UNESCO World Heritage Site with incredible biodiversity and some of the highest concentrations of wildlife in Africa, including the Big Five.
- Serengeti National Park: The most famous wildlife park in Africa, known for its endless plains, large predators, and, if you visit during the right time, the spectacular Great Wildebeest Migration.
- Budget-Friendly: Experience the best of Tanzania’s parks without the high cost of luxury lodges, making it perfect for travelers on a budget who still want to enjoy a genuine safari experience.
- Authentic Camping: Experience the wild up close, with basic but comfortable tented accommodations that bring you closer to nature.
Best Time to Visit:
- Dry Season (June - October): This is the best time for game viewing as animals congregate around waterholes and the vegetation is sparse, making wildlife sightings more frequent and accessible.
- Green Season (November - May): A great time for bird watching and seeing young animals, though some areas may be less accessible due to rain. If you're interested in seeing the Great Migration, plan to visit between July and October.
Accommodation and Comfort:
- Camping Tents: You will sleep in basic camping tents with sleeping mats and sleeping bags provided. Some campsites have shared facilities (toilets and showers), while others may have more minimal setups.
- Meals: Meals are typically simple but filling, often prepared by your safari chef or guide. Expect hearty meals such as pasta, rice, stews, and salads. A picnic lunch is often included during game drives.
- Campsites: Campsites are typically located near or within the national parks, and you will often be surrounded by wildlife sounds and natural beauty.
Day 0: Welcome to Tanzania
When you arrive, you will meet our driver with a sign bearing your name, He will pick you and drive to Masai Land Hotel in Arusha for dinner and overnight. Your Safari Guide will meet you at the hotel for a safari briefing.
Dinner on your own, overnight at Masai Land Hotel www.masailandsafari.com
Day 1 Arusha – Tarangire National Park
In the morning you will be picked up from your hotel in Arusha and drive to the Tarangire National Park. This park with its huge baobab trees, the perennial Tarangire River and seasonal swamps is home to the largest elephant herds in northern Tanzania. Animals gather at the river and you should be able to see elephants, giraffes, bushbucks, hartebeests, dik-diks, waterbucks, warthogs and reedbucks all year round. Furthermore, the park is also home to buffaloes, zebras and wildebeests which are always closely followed by a range of predators such as lions. Leopards are seen every once in a while but cheetahs are rarely spotted. From the open roof of the vehicle you will be able to absorb the landscape and watch the animals. After an extensive game drive, you will leave the park in the late afternoon and drive to Sunbright campiste where you will spend the night.
Lunch; Dinner
Day 2 Tarangire Area – Ngorongoro Crater – Serengeti
After an early start you will make your way to the cooler regions of the Ngorongoro highlands. On your game drive you have the possibility of seeing all different kinds of mammals ranging from the “Big Five” – lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino and leopard – to Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles and mountain reedbucks. You might also see spotted hyenas and some of the more than 500 bird species of the area. After a picnic lunch in the crater and some more game viewing, you will leave the crater in the afternoon and drive to Serengeti National park where you will overnight at Nyani public campsite Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner
Day 3 Serengeti Full Day
You will spend full day in Serengeti, game drive, lunch box and in the evening you will return to the camp for dinner and overnight. Nyani public campsite
Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner
Day 4 Serengeti via Ngorongoro conservation area – Arusha
After breakfast, you will leave Serengeti with your picnic lunch and drive to Arusha via Ngorongoro conservation Area.
Dinner and Overnight at Masai Land Hotel www.masailandsafari.com.
If you have night flight you will go to the airport on the same day
Day 5: Departure Day
After breakfast at the hotel, we will take you the airport to catch your flight back home. The departure time depend on your flight time.
| Number of Pax | 1pax | 2 -5pax | 6-10pax |
| Price per person | $2,100 | $1,297 | $921 |
Items included:
- Camping safari according to the itinerary
- Transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle
- Professional, English-speaking guide
- Cook
- Overnight stays in safari tents
- Camping equipment (tents, chairs, tables etc.)
- Meals according to the itinerary
- Mineral water
- All mentioned activities
- All national park fees
- Sleeping bag
- Sleeping mats
Items excluded:
- Flights
- Optional activities
- Alcoholic and soft drinks
- Visa fees
- Tips for driver guide & cook
- Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.
- Travel insurance
