Compare Serengeti migration & action-packed Selous by Nomad Tanzania vs 4 Days Tanzania Camping Safaris by Lappet Faced Safaris
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| Duration | 8 days | 4 days |
| Price From | $ 7,832 | $ 1,600 |
| Price Per Day | $ 979 | $ 400 |
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| Trip Style | Group tour | Private guided tour |
| Lodging Level | Premium | Standard |
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| Flights & Transport | Ground transport included | Ground transport included |
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Experience the best of the Serengeti migration in the Mara River area of Northern Serengeti; then head over to the Selous for big mammals and river life. |
Short Tanzania camping safaris includes game viewing and culture tour at Lake Eyasi. This budget camping safari in Tanzania will take you to the beautiful Lake Manyara, Lake Eyasi inhibited by a small group of bushman then to Serengeti National park and Ngorongoro Crater. Affordable Short camping safaris Tanzania starts in Arusha at around 08:00 to 8:30 & drive across Arusha city with a chance of any last minutes parches before heading to Lake Manyara National Park. |
Day 1: Arusha - Northern Serengeti
Accommodation: Lamai Serengeti
Morning flight from Arusha to Kogatende in the northern Serengeti. Met by your Nomad car and guide for a short game drive to Lamai - almost invisible from the plains but commanding endless views across this beautiful landscape. Settle into your room before a delious lunch in the open dining room. A gentle afternoon game drive before returning to camp in time for a hot shower and ice cold gin and tonic.
Day 2: Northern Serengeti
Accommodation: Lamai Serengeti
After an early breakfast, head out with your Nomad guide to make the most of the day. At this time of the year, there's a strong possibility that the migration is in the area so you'll be out in search of the herds. Whether they are peacefully spread out in their thousands across the plains or gathering in a frenzy on the Mara River banks, it's always an unforgettable spectacle. Return for lunch in camp followed by a siesta and a swim to recharge batteries for an afternoon walk and sundowner.
Day 3: Northern Serengeti
Dominated by the Mara River, groaning with crocs and hippos, this area is great for elephant, big herds buffalo, lion, cheetah as well as leopard in the many kopjes that make this landscape so distinctive. Also look out for small Oribi which thrives in this area, but is otherwise extremely scarce in northern Tanzania generally.
Day 4: Serengeti – Selous
Accommodation: Sand Rivers Selous
Catch the morning flight from here via Arusha, to the Selous landing at our Kiba airstrip in the afternoon (stops at other airstrips along the way are expected). Settle in to your open-fronted room on the banks of the Rufiji River.
Take an early evening trip down the Rufiji River, slowly floating downstream with a cold beer, watching the river life go by.
Day 5: Selous Game Reserve
Accommodation: Sand Rivers Selous
Head out in the cool of the early morning and take a walk along the riverine forest; have a cook-out breakfast en route. After lunch we'd suggest a short game drive out towards the hide, where you can hang out and watch the game undisturbed.
Day 6: Selous Game Reserve
After breakfast in camp, take a game drive further out into the reserve, perhaps pausing for a picnic in one of our favourite spots. Head back to camp in the afternoon for a siest and a swim before a sundowner on the deck.
Day 7: Selous Game Reserve
Accommodation: Sand Rivers Selous
An early start with tea served in your room, before hopping on a boat for a zip up the river to Stiegler's Gorge. As the scenery changes dramatically, you find a sand bar in the river to enjoy a picnic breakfast, eyes trained on the towering forested walls of the gorge. Dip a rod in the water for a bream or tigerfish and relax with the sounds of the river around you. A gentle drift back to the camp for lunch.
Day 8: Selous - Dar es Salaam
A gentle wake up this morning with the sun over the river. Enjoy a leisurely breakfast and perhaps a last dip in the pool before heading for a short game drive to the airstip to catch your scheduled flight to Dar es Salaam and home.
Day 0: Arrival Day
Distance: 30/50 km
You will be met by our safari manager at Kilimanjaro international airport/Arusha airport and transferred to Planet Lodge in Arusha. After check-in, you will have a detailed safari briefing before leaving to relax and enjoy the nice atmosphere of Arusha city.
Overnight at Planet Lodge in Arusha. Breakfast include.
Day 1: Arusha – Lake Manyara – Lake Eyasi
- Distance: 120 km
- Non-game-viewing time: 2 to 3 hours.
After breakfast at your lodge Back to Africa safaris driver guide and chef will meet you at the lobby and you will start your driving via Arusha city to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive. Manyara park is placed in the most dramatical wildlife area in Tanzania & consisting of a huge shallow salt Lake covering almost two-thirds of the park & lies at the base of the Great Rift Valley’s Western escapement.
Rich and varied habitats in this park attract a variety of animal species which include herds of buffalo, zebra, giraffe, wildebeest, warthog, African elephant, the famous Lake Manyara tree-climbing lions, and countless numbers of flamingos attracted by green algae in the Lake. Packed lunch will be served inside the Park. In the afternoon drive across the Great East African Rift Valley where you can stop for some nice pictures of Lake Manyara & its forest before starting your way to Lake Eyasi.
On arrival at Lake Eyasi, you will visit the Datoga tribe which are “blacksmiths”, accompanied by a local guide you will go around their homes to experience their livelihood & meet members of the family & kids. Later you will visit the blacksmith & after is a sunset walk at the Lakeshore before going to your Campsite for dinner & overnight.
Overnight at Bushman Campsite close to the Lake. All meals included.
Day 2: Lake Eyasi – Serengeti National park
- Distance: 175 km
- Non-game-viewing time: 3 to 4 hours
On this day, short Tanzania camping safaris take you for an early morning hunting with bushmen including short tuition on survival skills. The bushman at Lake Eyasi is divided into small groups of Hadzebe, Tindiga, and Datoga living in hunting with bows and arrows, feeding on roots and wild fruits just as much as humankind lived in the Stone Age.
Afterward, you will come back to the campsite for a full breakfast before departing for Serengeti National Park, the driving is along the beautiful high lying farmland of Karatu up to Ngorongoro main gate & across Ngorongoro Conservation Area at (2,300 m). You will stop at the Crater viewpoint for some great pictures of the Ngorongoro Crater floor from the rim. Then drive down to the heart of “The wild Africa” Serengeti National Park with its endless rolling plains. You can have your packed lunch at Naabi Hill Gate or at the kopjes (rocky outcropping) before starting your en-route game drive toward the central Park area called Soronera. Sunset game drives while searching for Wildebeest Migration (it will be packed in Serengeti). Late afternoon drive to your campsite for dinner & overnight.
Overnight at Seronera Public Campsite Central Serengeti. All meals included.
Day 3: Serengeti – Ngorongoro Conservation Area
- Distance: 145 km
- Non-game-viewing time: 2 to 4 hours.
On the 3rd day of your short Tanzania camping safaris we take you for an early morning game drive-inn the Serengeti starts at 06:30. You will spend much time in Serengeti before driving to Ngorongoro with an en-route game drive. Morning game drive in Serengeti can allow you to spot cat families on the road as they avoid the morning mist. You can as well see other predators coming back from their long night of hunting or a group of lionesses organizing a morning ambush and other animals waking up ready to start their new day.
If the Wildebeest Migration will be in Serengeti you will go straight to where they are & spend much time with the herds before starting your en-route game drive toward Ngorongoro highlands. (Option) Masai village visit on your way to Ngorongoro Conservation Area (extra cost $30 per car), reach Ngorongoro Conservation Area for sunset watch dinner & overnight.
Overnight at Simba Public Campsite at the Crater rim. All meals included.
Day 4: Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha
Distance: 215 km
Non-game-viewing time: 2 to 4 hrs.
As early as 06:30 you will be ascending 600 meters into the Crater floor for great game viewing. Ngorongoro Crater is believed to be one of the natural wonders of the world. Supported by a yearly water supply and fodder the Crater supports a variety of wildlife which include herds of buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, eland, warthog, hippos, African elephant & the rare black Rhino. This is among few places in the world where you can find black rhinos in their natural habitats.
Another drawcard in this picturesque Crater is the dense population of predators which include lions, cheetah, Jackals, hyenas & the mysterious leopard that needs a binocular eye to spot. You will also visit Lake Magadi larger but shallow salt Lake at the southwest corner of the crater floor frequently visited by hippos, flocks of flamingos & other aquatic birds. After picnic lunch more game drive before starting your way back to Arusha for overnight or drop off at Kilimanjaro international airport for a late flight. (Accommodation on this day can be included upon request at extra cost).
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