The 7 Tanzania Camping Safari is a well-designed safari itinerary that allows you to experience the best of Northern Tanzania’s safari circuit at a low cost. Visit the Bushmen in Tarangire Park, Lake Manyara, and Lake Eyasi, as well as Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater, on this Tanzania camping safari.
DURATION: 7 DAYS
PLACES TO VISIT: LAKE EYASI, SERENGETI, TARANGIRE, NGORONGORO, MTO WA MBU
The Serengeti National Park has accommodations located in five specific migration focused areas as noted below. The park also has various seasonal mobile accommodations located in distinct areas of the park that tracks the wildebeest migration movement. Select your preferred region to view individual details of your lodge or camp including mobile camps.
Included:
| Excluded:
|
![]() |
The Serengeti offers one of the best safaris in the world. But you should know a few things before you go. Like when you can see the Great Migration river crossings. Contact us (info@arushacityguide.com) for Serengeti safari tips to help make your trip as magical as possible.
Map of Serengeti National Park
Distance: 30/50 km
You will be met by our safari manager at Kilimanjaro international airport/Arusha airport and transfer to Planet Lodge in Arusha. After check in you will have detailed safari briefing before leave you to relax and enjoy the nice atmosphere of Arusha city.
Overnight at Planet Lodge in Arusha. Breakfast include.
Following a brief briefing in the morning, you will depart for Tarangire National Park. Huge elephant herds roam the park’s grassland, baobab trees, seasonal wetlands, and lagoons. The life-giving Tarangire River attracts a wide variety of species, including giraffes, bushbucks, and hartebeests, as well as the strange-looking gerenuk and fringe-eared oryx. Buffaloes, zebras, and wildebeests also live in the park, and they are constantly pursued by predators such as lions. Leopards are occasionally sighted, while cheetahs are rarely seen. You will be able to take in the scenery and observe the wildlife from the safari vehicle’s open top. In the late afternoon, you will arrive at a campsite inside the park, where you will spend the night in a tent.Lunch; Dinner
After breakfast, depart from Tarangire National Park and travel to Mto wa Mbu, a multicultural village. From here, you’ll journey down the Rift Valley Escarpment on a spectacular and very bumpy gravel road, with Ol Doinyo Lengai, the Maasai’s “holy mountain” in the distance. The picturesque Masai town of Ngare Sero, an oasis in the hot and dusty Rift Valley, is our destination today. Thousands of flamingos breed and feed on the algae of the alkaline Lake Natron, creating a pink glow in the distance. In the afternoon, you’ll go on a walk with a Maasai guide to a nearby waterfall before returning to the campground for the night. Lunch; Dinner
After an early start, your vehicle will rise out of the Rift Valley and onto the Serengeti’s grassy plains by lunchtime, following challenging dirt routes with breathtaking views. The Maasai language refers to the Serengeti as “endless plains,” as the grassland savannah stretches to the horizon. The Serengeti is Tanzania’s most well-known park, and it is home to the world’s largest wildlife migration, with hundreds of thousands of animals migrating to find fresh grass and water. You’ll spend the night at a campground in the park’s northern or central areas
In the Serengeti National Park, the entire day is dedicated to game viewing. Depending on your last night’s stop, you will either go on a full-day game drive or join early morning and afternoon drives in the Seronera area. Huge herds of wildebeests and zebras can be seen between December and May, with calves and foals born between January and March. In addition, the Seronera area is the ideal site to see the secretive and nocturnal leopard. You’ll spend the night in the Seronera area at a campsite. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are all options.
Another game drive in the Serengeti is planned for the morning, and you might see some animals you haven’t seen before. Before the temperatures peak around midday, animals are more active in the morning. After lunch, you’ll depart the Serengeti plains and journey to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area’s highlands. You’ll stay at a campground right on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater, with a view of the crater’s collapsed volcano. It’s the ideal location for a sunset sundowner. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Get up and shine! It’s up early in the morning to tackle the steep slope that leads down into the 600-meter-deep crater. The hills are forested, but the landscape quickly transitions to savannah, with the occasional acacia tree thrown in for good measure. The wildlife in the crater is incredible, and you might even spot the Big Five — lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard – if you’re lucky. Warthogs, wildebeests, zebras, hippos, and some of the area’s more than 500 bird species should all be seen. You will go to Mto wa Mbu, where you will spend the night after an entire morning of game viewing and a picnic lunch in the crater. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner
Following a leisurely breakfast, you will begin your return journey to Arusha, arriving at about lunchtime. You will be dropped off in the city center or at the airport. Breakfast; Lunch; Dinner
Mid-range tourThis mid-range tour uses tented camps which are budget. |
Private tourThis tour will be organized exclusively for you and won’t be shared |
No Fixed DateIf availability permits, this tour can start on any day. |
“If I have ever seen magic, it has been in Africa” – Hemingway
On average, a one-week safari in Serengeti National Park can cost between $2,500 USD (budget) and $7,500 USD (luxury). Booking a safari with TourRadar provides the advantage of eliminating expenses as most amenities and permits are included in the price of the tour.
YES! Overall, it is entirely possible to have an epic safari on both a high and low budget. If you don’t mind foregoing certain frills and sticking to a larger, easier-to-reach national park, then the low end offers a unique opportunity for adventure that certain seasoned travelers prefer.
The most convenient option is to fly from Arusha to one of the park’s seven airstrips. It is also possible to book an overland safari in a 4×4 safari vehicle from Arusha to Serengeti National Park and visit one or two other parks along the way.
Short answer: no. Public restroom facilities are few and far between within national parks. If the call of nature hits while you’re out on safari and you can’t hold it until you get back to camp, you’ll be paying a stop to the bush toilet.
The North of the Serengeti is hugely popular due to the high-quality campsites and also because it is by far the best place to see the herds of the Great Migration. The North is also the chosen region for safari aficionados because it’s one of the finest regions for a walking safari as well as driving.
The North of the Serengeti is hugely popular due to the high-quality campsites and also because it is by far the best place to see the herds of the Great Migration. The North is also the chosen region for safari aficionados because it’s one of the finest regions for a walking safari as well as driving.
24/7 Support | Flexible | Authentic | Personalized |