5Days Budget Safari, Northern Tanzania

5Days Budget Safari, Northern Tanzania

5 Days 4 Nights Tanzania Basic Budget Camping Safari – Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro

• Day 01: Arusha/Tarangire National Park (120km – 1½hours) 
  Pick up from your hotel in Arusha at 0900am and drive on tarmac road 120km to Tarangire National Park (2,850 sq km or 1,005 sq mile’s) for game drives.
  Lunch picnic there after lunch continue with afternoon game viewing in the park, a home to Lion, Leopard, Elephant, buffalo, Python, Zebra, Oryx, Impala and more…
  Over 450 species of birds have been observed.
  Tarangire National Park is most spectacular during the dry season when thousands of animals migrate into the park from the surrounding dry Maasai steppe, to use the permanent water supply of the Tarangire River.
  You can see herds of elephants, numbering over a hundred.
  Tarangire is also renowned for its tree pythons, which are easily seen.
  The animal population in the dry season rivals that of the Serengeti with wildebeest, zebra, eland, hartebeest, buffalo, gerenuk, fringe eared Oryx and flocks of birds of many different species.
  Prime game viewing is between July through November.
  The famous and giant baobab trees dot the park, their branches looking just like roots.
  Some of the baobab trees are over 300 years old. Legend has it that a displeased god turned them upside down at the time of creation.
  Dinner and Overnight at Tarangire Zion Campsite
  Meals Plan: {Lunch, Diner}
  Day 02: Tarangire National Park/Lake Manyara National Park (70km – 1hour)
  Breakfast at 0700am. Pick up from the Campsite at 0800am and drive on tarmac road 60km with lunch box to Lake Manyara National Park (330 sq km or 127 sq mile’s) on the base of the Great Rift Valley, for the Afternoon game drives.
  The park is home to Lion, Hippo, Elephant, Zebra, Buffalo, Giraffe, Baboon, Blue and Vervet monkey, Warthog and more…
  About 350 species of birds have been recorded.
  This small park contains also five distinct vegetation zones.
  Thus supporting a large variety of birds and animals.
  The Manyara National park is also famous for its large flocks of flamingos.
  In this park canoeing has recently been added to the tourist activities in this park at extra cost.
  This is a great way to see the park from a new perspective.
  Dinner and overnight at Lake Manyara Twiga Camp Site.
  Meals Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch, Diner}
  Day 03: Lake Manyara National Park /Serengeti National Park (205km – 5 hours)
  Breakfast at around 0700am. Pick up from the Campsite at 0800am and drive to the Great Serengeti National Park (14,763 sq km or 5,700 sq mile’s) with your Picnic Lunch Packed and game drives en route via Ngorongoro Crater rim.
  Serengeti National Park is a home to lion, leopard, Elephant, Cheetah, Buffalo, Zebra, Wildebeest, Eland, Wild dog, Gazelles, Crocs and more.
  Lot of birds includes the Eurasia migrants.
  Dinner and Overnight at Serengeti Seronera Camp Site.
  Meals Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch, Diner}
  Day 04: Serengeti National Park/Ngorongoro Crater Rim(145km – 3 hours)
  Wake up at 0600hours for early morning game drives in Serengeti at 0900 hours back to the Campsite for breakfast.
  Then check out and drive with lunch and game viewing en route to Ngorongoro Crater Rim.
  OPTION: Visit the Olduvai Gorge at extra fee $20.- USD for the museum.
  Dinner and Overnight at Ngorongoro Simba “A” Campsite. 
  Meals Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch, Diner}
  The Serengeti means endless plains in Maasai language. In the central plains there are carnivores like leopard, lion, hyena and cheetah.
  This park is normally the scene of the annual migration of wildebeest and zebra that occurs between the Kenyan Mara and the Serengeti.
  Varied bird species can be seen here including eagles, ducks, geese, egrets, vultures, secretary birds, ibis, stork, herons, kites, pelicans, cranes and guinea fowl.
  Day 05: Ngorongoro Crater Floor/Arusha (190km – 3 hours)
  Wake up early morning for breakfast then at 0730hours descend into the Crater floor (19.2 km of diameter, 610m deep, 304 sq km) for game drives.
  All the Big five Rhino Lion, Leopard, Buffalo and Elephant live in this wonderful caldera, others are Zebra, Hippo, Wildebeest, Hyena and more…
  Birds includes flamingos on the Soda lake, Geese, Storks, Vultures and more…Your lunch will be served in the picnic site in the Crater at Ngoitoktok swamp a Hippo pool.
  Ngorongoro Crater- The largest unbroken caldera in the world, Ngorongoro has an area of 260 kilometers and a depth of 610 meters.
  The crater provides a protected habitat for thousands of mammals and birds. The entire day is spent on the crater floor viewing lion, hyena, wildebeest, zebra, black rhinoceros, and many species of small antelopes.
  The Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area is located between the Serengeti and Lake Manyara. It is home to the famous Ngorongoro Crater which is the largest unbroken caldera in the world.
  The Crater is a spectacular setting in which to experience your African safari.
  Some scientists maintain that before it erupted, Ngorongoro Crater- the largest intact caldera in the world would have been higher than Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa.
  Covering a mere 260 square kilometers (100 square miles), the 600 meter (1969 foot)-deep Crater is home to a permanent population of more than 30 000 animals.
  It is one of the few places in Africa where you stand a very good chance of seeing the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant) in the course of a game- drive.
  The local Maasai have permission to graze their cattle on the Crater floor, and it is not unusual to see Maasai cattle and buffalo grazing together with lion mere meters away.
  There are around 1000 lions in the Crater, approximately 20 black rhino, and the spectacular Lerai Forest is one of the best places in Africa to spot leopard.
  After lunch proceed with fame viewing while ascending the Crater and Arusha for drop off in Arusha Town or Arusha Airport for your flight.
  Meals Plan: {Breakfast, Lunch}
  END OF YOUR SAFARI