5-Day Private Camping Safari Tanzania

5-Day Private Camping Safari Tanzania Overview

The 5-Day Private Camping Safari in Tanzania is the perfect adventure for two or more travellers seeking an authentic wildlife experience. This unforgettable journey takes you through four of Tanzania’s most iconic national parks: Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, and the Ngorongoro Crater. Each park offers its own unique landscapes and wildlife encounters, from Tarangire’s elephant herds and baobabs, to Lake Manyara’s tree-climbing lions and flamingos. Spend two days exploring the vast plains of the Serengeti, home to the Great Migration and Africa’s top predators. Conclude your safari at the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater, a UNESCO World Heritage Site teeming with diverse wildlife, including the Big Five. Enjoy comfortable camping accommodations, delicious meals, and the guidance of a professional safari guide throughout. This private tour offers flexibility, intimacy, and a deep connection to nature.

Day by day itinerary

Day 1: Arusha - Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, you’ll meet our office representative for a safari briefing before driving about 2 hours to Tarangire National Park. Enjoy scenic views of open plains and iconic baobab trees along the way. The park is famous for its large elephant herds, tree-climbing pythons, and sightings of lions, leopards, and cheetahs. After a picnic lunch, continue with an afternoon game drive before heading to your lodge or camp for dinner and overnight.

Distance: 109 km

Transport: 4wd Custom Safari Vehicle

Accommodation:  Fanaka Safari Campsite & Lodge 

Lunch, Dinner

Day 2: Tarangire national Park - Serengeti National Park

After a hearty breakfast, you will pack your belongings into the safari vehicle and begin your journey with an en-route game drive toward Serengeti National Park, enjoying a packed lunch along the way.  Upon arrival, you will embark on a late afternoon game drive in the central Serengeti, offering the chance to spot wildlife against the backdrop of a spectacular savanna sunset. After the game drive, you will proceed to your campsite for dinner and an overnight stay. The Serengeti is world-famous for its vast plains and the annual Great Migration, where over 1.5 million wildebeest, accompanied by zebras, gazelles, and other herbivores, traverse the ecosystem in search of fresh grazing—followed closely by predators. Your guide will help maximize your chances of witnessing this extraordinary natural event.

Transport: 4wd Custom Safari Vehicle

Accommodation: Seronera Public Campsite

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Serengeti National Park - Ngorongoro Highland

You’ll wake up at 5:45 AM to enjoy an early breakfast while watching the sun rise over the Serengeti. After breakfast, you’ll embark on an exhilarating morning game drive, exploring the park until 11:30 AM.

After lunch, you’ll continue your game drive through Serengeti as you make your way to the Ngorongoro Crater, soaking in the breathtaking landscapes and wildlife along the way

In the late afternoon hours you will get drive to Ngorongoro Simba Campsite

Transport: 4wd Custom Safari Vehicle

Accommodation: Ngorongoro Simba Campsite  

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater

You’ll wake up around 5:30 AM for breakfast before embarking on a thrilling descent to the floor of Ngorongoro Crater. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to see the Big Five, along with various bird species and the elusive black rhino.

During the day, you’ll enjoy lunch in the crater, surrounded by stunning landscapes and high concentrations of flamingos. After an exciting 6 to 7 hours of game driving on the crater floor, you’ll drive back to your camp.

Transport: 4wd Custom Safari Vehicle

Accommodation:  Fanaka Safari Campsite & Lodge

Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: Lake Manyara National Park

After breakfast in morning and your picnic lunch will drive way to Lake Manyara for game drive. Lake Manyara National park, the park has more than 400 species and which are famous for availability of climbing lions tree and flamingos on the lake. After game drive you will drive back to Arusha Town or Airport.

Distance: 62 km

Transport: 4wd Custom Safari Vehicle

No Accommodation

Breakfast, Lunch

Includes

  • A 4×4 safari jeep with the pop-up roof, which enable you to spot wildlife easier
  • All park entry fees
  • Accommodation on safari
  • A professional English speaking driver guide
  • All meals
  • Mineral water 1.5lt per person per day
  • Activities as per itinerary above

Excludes

  • Flights
  • Optional activities
  • Visa fees
  • Alcoholic and soft drinks
  • Travel insurance
  • Tips
  • Personal spending money for souvenirs etc.