Authentic Mobile Camping Safari
Tanzania "Authentic" Mobile Camping Safari 7 days
Type : Camping Safari Duration: 6 nights 7 days
Locations Visited: Arusha, Manyara, Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti
Description:7 day camping safari in Northern Tanzania. On our "Authentic Mobile Safaris" we offer a style of travel which is extremely comfortable, yet allows our guests to get off the beaten track and away from the "main routes". Our choice of campsite for your safari will be determined by the movement of game.
DAY 1
After an early breakfast, we will meet at the ARUSHA HOTEL in the centre of Arusha at 08h00 for a short briefing, and depart for Tarangire National Park or Lake Manyara National Park. The safari crew will have gone ahead to set up camp. The drive to Tarangire is just over two hours and you will be able to enjoy a full day there game viewing. The Tarangire ecosystem is the third largest in Tanzania (20 000 square kilometres), of which the park occupies a mere thirteen per cent. During the dry season, the park has the second largest concentration of wildlife in Tanzania. The unique acacia and baobab vegetation provides a home for over five hundred and fifty bird species, as well as lion, leopard, buffalo and large herds of elephant; also species such as gerenuk, oryx and eland, rarely seen in the other parks in the North. Note: At certain times of the year we recommend Lake Manyara in place of Tarangire (November - April).
DAY 2
After a morning game drive in either Manyara or Tarangire, we will stop for a picnic lunch in the park, and then take a leisurely drive up through the bustling town of Karatu and into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Opportunity to stop for curios Mto-wa-Mbu en route up the escarpment, or at Karatu there is a good t-shirt shop! Arrive mid afternoon at our private campsite. Ngorongoro Crater is one of the natural wonders of the world. A large volcanic caldera, with an area of 259 square kilometres, it contains a huge variety of game and birds and is often referred to as a microcosm of Africa with its dramatic weather changes and varied terrains consisting of forest, grasslands and both freshwater and soda lakes. We will descend steadily down the steep 610 metre sides of the crater from our campsite perched on the crater rim. A days game viewing in the crater is almost guaranteed to turn up four of the Big Five, as well as zebra, gazelle, warthog and a rich variety of birds, all viewed against the backdrop of the thickly forested crater walls.
DAY 3
A full day in the crater with a picnic lunch, or you may hire a local Masai guide and go for a game walk, or visit the local village during the afternoon. Discuss the options with your guide who will assist you with arrangements.
DAY 4
We drive from Ngorongoro Crater to Serengeti via Olduvai Gorge where in 1959 Mary Leakey made her groundbreaking discovery of a hominid (human-like) skull dating back 1.8 million years. Since then other hominid species, possibly our early ancestors, have been found in the area dating as far back as 3.7 million years. The whole area is often referred to as the "cradle of mankind". From here we make our way through to the great plains of the Serengeti beyond. Depending on the number of animals and magnificent bird life we stop to observe more closely along the way, we should reach camp by late afternoon.
DAY 5 & 6
Two full days excursion through the Serengeti plains, during which our guide will make every effort to locate the migration if it is at all possible - this will depend on your dates of travel. If not, you won't be disappointed with a veritable feast of other fascinating wildlife to observe in this central Serengeti zone. The Serengeti is unequalled for its beauty and contains more than three million large mammals spread over the vast endless plains. It is here, at certain times of the year, that we may encounter the breathtaking spectacle of the annual wildebeest migration, where one and a quarter million wildebeest trek in columns of up to forty kilometres long in search of grazing, drawing with them their predators and numerous other species of game. From January to March the herds can largely be found in the southern area, proceeding north through the Western Corridor during June and July before entering Kenya's Masai Mara. They return south in November to repeat this amazing instinctive procession all over again.
DAY 7
We recommend that you take the option of flying back from the Serengeti to Arusha today - it is a scenic flight over the highlands of Ngorongoro and the Rift Valley area, dropping down to Arusha - on a clear day you will see fantastic views of Mount Meru hovering close by. This is an additional cost. Alternatively, you may drive back to Arusha, arriving late afternoon (picnic lunch would be included). There will be a little time to shop for curios, either on the road back, or just outside the town centre.
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Trip Prices
| 7 DAYS TANZANIA CAMPING | ||||
| RATE | GROUP | DESCRIPTION | FROM | TO |
| US$1400 | 9 | Per Person | 01/01/2009 01/12/2009 | |
| US$1420 | 8 | Per Person | 01/01/2009 01/12/2009 | |
| US$1440 | 7 | Per Person | 01/01/2009 01/12/2009 | |
| US$1460 | 6 | Per Person | 01/01/2009 01/12/2009 | |
| US$1480 | 5 | Per Person | 01/01/2009 01/12/2009 | |
| US$1500 | 4 | Per Person | 01/01/2009 01/12/2009 | |
| US$1520 | 4 | Per Person | 01/01/2009 01/12/2009 | |
| US$ 1540 | 3 | Per Person | 01/01/2009 01/12/2009 | |
| US$1560 | 1 | Per Person | 01/01/2009 01/12/2009 | |