4 Day Tanzania Camping Safari

4 days—A high-quality budget camping safari to top Tanzania safari parks (Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire, and Lake Manyara National Park) in northern Tanzania

$1225-1290 USD

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Safari summary

An excellent value-for-money budget camping safari in Tanzania.

This Tanzania Camping Safari takes you to 3 top wildlife parks on the famous Northern Tanzania Safari Circuit. Explore Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, and more. Travel by 4x4 safari vehicle in a small tour group (max 7 travelers). All with a professional safari guide and a trained cook.

Experience an unforgettable African wildlife safari on this scenic journey through northern Tanzania.

About this tour

	Tour type	Set-date, set-itinerary, group
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	January, February, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Lake Manyara Ngorongoro Crater Tarangire

What’s included?

Accommodation
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

Alcoholic beverages
Internal flights
International flights
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Arusha to Tarangire National Park

Tarangire

After a short tour briefing in Arusha, your safari guide drives you to Tarangire National Park. Embark on a guided afternoon game drive in the Tarangire Park of Tanzania. See a variety of wild animals, including elephants, lions, buffalos, leopards (4 of the Big 5), cheetahs, wild dogs, and more. Camp inside this scenic Tanzania national park.

Safari campsite inside Tarangire National Park.

Tarangire to Lake Manyara Park

Lake Manyara

Exit Tarangire National Park after breakfast, game viewing en route. Travel to Lake Manyara National Park, nearby. Enjoy a guided afternoon game drive in your 4x4 safari vehicle. Encounter plenty of elephants, buffalos, baboons, and antelopes, as well as tree-climbing lions and Masai giraffes, amongst others. Next, your guide drives you through the scenic Great Rift Valley to the Ngorongoro Highlands of Tanzania. Here your campsite on the rim of the crater offers spectacular views.

Safari campsite on the rim of Ngorongoro Crater.

Ngorongoro Crater and Mto wa Mbu

Ngorongoro Crater

After breakfast, take a 4x4 game drive into the Ngorongoro Crater, home to one of the highest concentrations of wildlife in Africa. Search out the Big 5 of Africa, along with zebras, wildebeests, various antelopes, monkeys, jackals, and more. Stop for a picnic lunch in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Ngorongoro Crater, before leaving Africa's Garden of Eden. From the crater, your guide transfers you to your next campsite near the village of Mto wa Mbu.

Safari campsite near the village of Mto wa Mbu.

Mto wa Mbu to Arusha

The final day on this Budget Tanzania Camping Safari starts with a leisurely breakfast. Then your guide drives you back to Arusha via the beautiful Great Rift Valley. After lunch, this affordable Tanzania Safari comes to an end, in Arusha.

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