6 Days Budget Camping Safari
A six-day camping safari covering Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro: the authentic way to sleep in the middle of the wild.
Duration: 6 Days · Style: Budget Safaris · Best time: All year · Route: Arusha → Tarangire → Lake Manyara → Serengeti → Ngorongoro
Highlights
- Four parks in six days
- Your own safari cook
- Two full days in the Serengeti
- Campfire evenings
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Arusha → Tarangire National Park
Drive about two hours to Tarangire for an afternoon game drive among baobabs and the park's famous elephant herds, then continue to your camp or lodge.
Day 2: Lake Manyara National Park
Explore the groundwater forest and lake shore beneath the Rift Valley escarpment, looking for tree-climbing lions, baboons, flamingo and pelican.
Day 3: Into the Serengeti
Climb through the Ngorongoro highlands and descend onto the endless plains. Game drive en route to central Serengeti, arriving in time for sundowners.
Day 4: Serengeti National Park
A full day of game drives across the Seronera valley: kopjes, river lines and open plains with some of Africa's best big-cat viewing.
Day 5: Serengeti → Ngorongoro
Morning game drive then drive to Simba campsite on the crater rim.
Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater → Arusha
Early descent into the crater for a half-day game drive, then return to Arusha in the late afternoon for your onward journey.