On this four days Northern Tanzania Camping Safari,we experience two of the Northern Circuits renowned parks. Starting with a day and night at Manyara National Park or {Tarangire}, so named for the shallow soda lake that occupies seventy percent of the parks surface area and famed for its tree climbing lions and the sight of a thousand feeding flamingo. After our time at Manyara we make our way to the most famous park in the world, the Serengeti, home to the Earths last great terrestrial migration and full of creatures both big and small. Accommodation can be provided across the spectrum from to budget with our clients welcome to mix and match as suits their needs.
Upon arrival at Kilimanjaro International Airport, you will be met by your driver and transferred Karibu Heritage House in Arusha for dinner and overnight. Settle into your accommodation, ready to start your safari proper in the morning. If time permits, a complimentary town tour can be arranged.
Accommodation: Karibu Heritage House
Our personal safari guide and driver will meet you at hotel to undertake the drive, on good tarmac road, the some hundred and twenty kilometres to Tarangire National Park where we undertake our first day of game drives. Tarangire well known for its elephant populations, three families numbering in the region of one thousand each, is so named for the life giving Tarangire River which wends its way through the park and gives sustenance from its cooling waters to a broad variety of game that come here to imbibe. We may hope to see zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, elephant, and giraffe, to name a few. It is possible we will glimpse our friend leo panthera, simba, the mighty lion, stalking his prey or, the leopard watching in relaxation in the trees above. An ornithological paradise, some five hundred birds have been here identified. Returning to our lodge for a hot lunch we again at 1400 hrs head out to continue our game viewing experience in the park, i search of the creatures at their daily business With the day coming to a close and the sun setting over The Rift Valley our driver will convey us to our accommodation for a delectable dinner and an overnights .Kizumba Campsite is located at the top of East African rift valley in Manyara region,it gives you a great and amazing view.
Accommodation: Kizumba Public Campsite
We make an early start today to make the most of our adventure and, after our breakfast in our accommodation at Kizumba we will depart to Serengeti with en route game drive in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, at early in the morning we set out on our adventure to the one of the seven wonders of Africa, The Serengeti National Park, taking our lunch and enjoying game drives en-route. The Serengeti, largest park in Africa at 15,000 sq km, is home to some three million large mammals and is made up of a diversity of landscapes with the southern region being dominated by the lush grassy plains that draw the two million wildebeest, half a million zebra and some quarter million antelope to make the hazardous journey in search pasture when the autumn rains come. All of ‘the big five’ here inhabit, elephant, lion, buffalo, rhino, and the elusive leopard, alongside a multitude of other large mammals. Grant’s and Thompson’s gazelle, cheetah, hyena, eland, hartebeest, bushbuck, the flightless ostrich, and the largest flighted bird in the world, the kory bustard. We will seek out these creatures with the keen intuition and experience of our Signature guide and, with day drawing to a close, we will wend our way to our selected lodgings to unwind, dine and take our ease by the fire under the endless East African sky.
Accommodation: Central Serengeti Public Camp
After our hearty breakfast at the lodge we head out to enjoy our wildlife adventure on the ‘Endless Plain’. There is to be found upon the plain an abundance of wildlife with over three million large mammals here resident easily justifying the landscapes recognition as a UNESCO world heritage site. Other than the great migrating hordes we seek, we may also see cheetah, lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, wildebeest, hartebeest, topi, eland, crocs , Thomson’s and Grant’s Gazelle, amongst many many more. With over five hundred bird species identified the park is a veritable ornithological paradise, ostrich abound, secretary bird, marabou stork, and the largest flighted bird on Earth, the kori bustard the you will drive back to camp for dinner and overnight Central Serengeti Public Camp.
Accommodation: Central Serengeti Public Camp
Again an early start so as to maximize our adventure, after our breakfast we set out at 0600hrs for a game drive on the Serengeti Plains. Serengeti, ‘Endless Plain’ in the tongue of the Maasai, warrior tribe who have called the scape of land their home for millennia. We return to our lodge for breakfast at 0845.There is to be found upon the plain an abundance of wildlife with over three million large mammals here resident easily justifying the landscapes recognition as a UNESCO world heritage site. Other than the great migrating hordes we seek, we may also see cheetah, lion, leopard, buffalo, elephant, wildebeest, hartebeest, topi, eland, crocs , Thomson’s and Grant’s Gazelle, amongst many many more. With over five hundred bird species identified the park is a veritable ornithological paradise, ostrich abound, secretary bird, marabou stork, and the largest flighted bird on Earth, the kori bustard the you will drive to the accommodation ,we set out on our drive to the Ngorongoro Highlands, enjoying a game drive en route looking forward to our rest at our lodge high up on the crater rim where we can enjoy our dinner and the sweeping landscape spread out before our eyes. Rest, relax, rejuvenate, take in the spectacle in anticipation of our days adventure to come and take our ease in commodious quarters.The eventful day comes to an end with a heavy dinner and a good night’s rest in your camp.Ngorongoro Simba Public Campsite.
Accommodation: Ngorongoro Simba Public Campsite
Rise and shine , Northern Tanzania Camping Safari we visit one of the most extraordinary landscapes. Again we take an early breakfast so as to enjoy our adventure to the maximum . After our 0600 hrs breakfast we descend the windy bumpy track to the crater floor. More precisely a caldera, this 610 metre deep 304 square kilometer enclosed ecosphere was formed some two or three million years ago in the massive explosion of a volcano once higher than Kilimanjaro, and offers the best game viewing opportunities in all of Tanzania. With some 25,000 large mammals within the caldera as soon as we hit the floor we will have the opportunity to see In addition to ‘the big five’ elephant, lion, rhino, buffalo, and leopard, the various springs attract animals such as wildebeest, gazelle, reedbuck, bushbuck, hartebeest, hippo, antelope, both Grant’s and Thompson’s gazelle, impala, to name a few, as well as over 500 species of bird. It is well recognised as one of the world’s wonders, veritably a magnificent spectacle for the human witness lucky enough to traverse her wildlife laden floor. Lunch served at a picnic site by the hippo pool followed by further game drives with eventually as evening comes on, our ascent to the highlands again and on to the accommodation at Kizumba Campsite.
Accommodation: Kizumba Public Campsite
After a breakfast you will leave Kizumba Public Campsite to Arusha, you can go for an optional Arusha town tour to visit the Cultural Heritage gallery, the Tanzanite Experience, the Maasai market, before transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport to check in for your departure Flight. Meals included: Breakfast End of our 4 Days Northern Tanzania Camping NB:We can also prepare for you a Mountain Climbing Program at Mount Kilimanjaro or Mount Meru or if you prefer Zanzibar beaches we can also make it unforgettable for you as a private tour,group tour ,couple,honeymooners or even volunteers.
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