6-Day Tanzania Camping Safari

After breakfast, your guide will pick you up from your lodge and drive straight to Tarangire National Park. The drive takes you through beautiful landscapes and small villages, giving you a chance to see local life. You will arrive at the park and enjoy a picnic lunch in a peaceful spot surrounded by nature. In the afternoon, you will go on a game drive, exploring the park’s open plains, woodlands, and the Tarangire River, which attracts many animals. You will see large herds of elephants, zebras, giraffes, buffaloes, and possibly lions and leopards. Tarangire is also home to many birds and the famous baobab trees. As the sun sets, you will drive to Fanaka Lodge, where you will enjoy a delicious dinner and relax for the night, preparing for more adventures ahead.

After breakfast, you will depart from Tarangire National Park and head towards Lake Eyasi, passing through Lake Manyara National Park. The drive offers stunning views of the Great Rift Valley and the lush forests surrounding Lake Manyara. If time allows, you may stop for a short break at a viewpoint to admire the landscape.

As you continue your journey, the scenery transitions to the dry, open lands of Lake Eyasi. This remote area is home to the Hadzabe and Datoga tribes, known for their traditional hunter-gatherer lifestyle.

Upon arrival, you will check in at Lake Eyasi Safari Lodge, where you can relax and take in the peaceful surroundings. Enjoy dinner at the lodge while preparing for an exciting cultural experience the next day. The area offers an authentic insight into the lives of Tanzania’s indigenous tribes.

After the hunt, drive to Serengeti National Park via the Ngorongoro Crater, enjoying game viewing along the way. Serengeti, Tanzania’s oldest and most popular national park, is famous for its annual migration. Each year, millions of wildebeest, along with over 200,000 zebras and 300,000 Thomson’s gazelles, travel across the plains in search of fresh grazing. Even when the migration is quiet, Serengeti offers some of the best game-viewing in Africa. The famous book Serengeti Shall Never Die highlights the park’s diverse ecosystem, from wildebeests and zebras to predators and dung beetles, all playing a role in the food chain. The Southern Serengeti, with its rich mineral salts, is the birthing ground for wildebeests, where babies are born from February to March. Dinner and overnight at Osupuko Tented Camp inside the park.

As the mornings are cool, many animals that are most active at night are still out and about. Cheetahs and lions will be hunting, along with rarer animals like the African wildcat, bat-eared fox, and honey badger. While Serengeti is home to a variety of wildlife, it has a particularly large population of gazelles, making it a prime hunting ground for cheetahs. There are also many species of birds in the area. The vast Serengeti plains, with their incredible scenery, will stretch out around you. The sight of the wildebeest migration, as far as the eye can see, is nothing short of spectacular. Dinner and overnight will be at Osupuko Tented Camp.

Early in the morning, enjoy a game drive in Serengeti National Park. If you're interested, you can visit the Olduvai Gorge Museum, a site rich in history and famous for its archaeological discoveries. Afterward, you'll transfer to the Ngorongoro Crater rim, with a game viewing experience along the way. The drive offers a chance to spot more wildlife as you make your way to the crater. Dinner and overnight will be at Ngorongoro Lion's Paw, a cozy lodge offering a relaxing stay with stunning views of the surrounding area.

Descend into Ngorongoro Crater for an exciting game drive. The crater is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including the Big Five: lions, rhinos, elephants, leopards, and buffalo. Ngorongoro is the world’s largest intact volcanic caldera, covering 304 sq km. It’s a prime wildlife destination, with over 25,000 animals living on its floor. The area has a rich geological history, with Olduvai Gorge and Laetoli Footprints nearby, where you can learn about early human evolution. The Ngorongoro Highlands are also home to nine volcanoes, including the active Oldoinyo Lengai. After your game drive in Ngorongoro Crater, you will transfer to Arusha City. Here, you can either head straight to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your departure or opt for an overnight stay in Arusha.