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Overview
Depart on this epic journey to the Ngorongoro Crater, Tarangire NP, Lake Manyara NP, Lake Eyasi & Lake Natron on a Private Camping Safari. Travel on a budget across Tanzania's Northern Circuit on this short safari yet full of highlights. Witness the famous big 5 and learn the traditional ways of life of the last remaining bushmen. Our private safari guide will accompany you for the 5 days on safari, sharing his extensive knowledge of the country, culture & wildlife.
What's included
All Accommodation as per Itinerary
Guide; In-person: English, Spanish, French, Italian
All Related Park Fees & Government Taxes
Camping Equipment
Lunch
Customized 4x4 Safari Vehicle
Dinner
Breakfast
Water & Soft Drinks
All Meals as per Itinerary
Professional Knowledgeable Safari Guide
Personal Items (Tips, Travel Insurance, Laundry, Souvenirs etc.)
Pick up from your hotel in Arusha and drive on a tarmac road 120Km (2 hours) Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is home to some dry-country antelope, such as the rare fringe-eared oryx and peculiar, long-necked gerenuk. The swampy areas in the south of the park offer some interesting wildlife viewing opportunities including wallowing elephants and buffalo, the Silale Swamp lion pride and sometimes wild dog. Big pythons can sometimes be found in trees when the swamps are drying up. You'll have lunch at the picnic site and proceed with game drives until around check out time. After game drives, drive to the camp for the overnight.
Day 2: Lake Eyasi (Bushmen & Blacksmiths Experience)
Very early in the morning we depart to the villages for a local hunting & gathering experience with Hadzabe (hunter-gatherer Bushmen) and Datoga (blacksmiths) tribes. The Bushmen rely on their foraging techniques to survive and you’ll need to be very attentive and at times very quiet, while they demonstrate their animal tracking skills and the use of locally made poisons in incapacitating their targets on which they depend for survival. We will later visit their homesteads, learn about their ways of life, medicinal plants and much more. Dinner and overnight at the camp.
After an early morning breakfast, drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend into the Ngorongoro Crater. The Ngorongoro Crater (19.2km of diameter, 610m deep, and 304 sq km) is one of the most densely crowded wildlife areas in the world and is home to some of Tanzania’s last remaining black rhinos. Its huge population of predators is another big draw card to this picturesque crater. Supported by a year-round water supply and fodder, this breathtaking oasis provides a haven for both predator and prey to live among grasslands. After game drives, drive to the camp for the overnight.
Day 4: Lake Manyara National Park - Lake Natron Area
After breakfast, drive to Lake Manyara National Park. The park has a massive but shallow soda lake located at the foot of the Great Rift Valley’s western escarpment. The varied habitat attracts a wide variety of animals, including one of Africa’s largest concentrations of elephants, Manyara’s unique tree-climbing lions, as well as large flocks of flamingos. Manyara is a scenic gem, with a setting extolled by Ernest Hemingway as “the loveliest I had seen in Africa”. From the entrance gate, along the roadside, blue monkeys scamper nimbly between the ancient mahogany trees, dainty bush buck tread warily through the shadows, and out sized forest horn bills honk cacophonous in the high canopy. After game drives, drive to Lake Natron for the overnight.
A rough dusty yet scenic drive along the rift valley floor leads to the remote Maasai land that is rarely visited by the majority. Morning walk along the Lake Natron Area, spend a couple of hours exploring the shoreline photographing the many thousands of flamingos and other birds that frequent this soda lake. Later during the day visit the Engaresero waterfall, by hiking through the steep gorges that lead to this amazing waterfall where there is a plunge pool where you can swim. After a long day of exploring this remote land, start your journey back to your hotel in Arusha.
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Pick up from Arusha City or Arusha Airport. We will pick you up at the hotel reception or Arusha Airport arrivals gate. The guide will be waiting for you with a signboard with the lead traveler name.
Additional information
Public transportation options are available nearby
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Cancellation policy
If you cancel at least 3 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.<br>If you cancel within 3 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.
