5-Day Private Tanzania Camping Safari: Tarangire, Serengeti & Ngorongoro

Your 5-day private Tanzania camping safari begins with a morning pickup from your hotel in Arusha. Meet your professional safari guide and travel by private 4x4 safari vehicle toward Tarangire National Park, one of northern Tanzania’s most scenic wildlife destinations. After entering Tarangire, begin your first game drive through a landscape of ancient baobab trees, open grasslands and seasonal wetlands. The park is particularly known for its elephants, while giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, impalas and a wide variety of birdlife can also be encountered. Depending on the season and current wildlife activity, there may also be opportunities to see lions and other predators. Enjoy a picnic lunch at a designated picnic site before continuing your afternoon game drive. Your private guide will select suitable routes according to wildlife sightings, seasonal conditions and road accessibility, giving you time to enjoy Tarangire without rushing from one sighting to the next. Later in the afternoon, exit Tarangire National Park and continue toward Mto wa Mbu, a lively town on Tanzania’s northern safari circuit near Lake Manyara. Settle into your campsite, enjoy dinner and relax after your first day of wildlife viewing. Spending the night around Mto wa Mbu provides a practical and authentic camping base before continuing toward the Serengeti the following morning.

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Twiga Campsite & Lodge

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast at your campsite in Mto wa Mbu, continue your private Tanzania camping safari toward Serengeti National Park. Travel through the scenic landscapes of the Ngorongoro highlands before descending toward the vast plains of the Serengeti. As you approach and enter Serengeti National Park, begin your first game drive through one of Tanzania’s most famous wildlife areas. The journey itself becomes part of the safari, with opportunities to encounter wildebeest, zebras, giraffes, elephants, buffalo, gazelles, lions and a variety of birdlife depending on the season and current wildlife activity. Enjoy a picnic lunch at a designated safari picnic site before continuing your game drive toward the Seronera area of Central Serengeti. Your private guide will select suitable routes based on wildlife sightings, road conditions and the time available, giving you opportunities for wildlife viewing and photography along the way. Continue toward your campsite in the Seronera area as the afternoon progresses. After arriving, settle into camp, enjoy dinner and spend your first night in Serengeti National Park. Being based in Central Serengeti gives you a convenient starting point for the full-day wildlife experience planned for Day 3.

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Seronera Public Campsites – Central serengeti

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Wake early at your campsite in the Seronera area and enjoy breakfast before setting out for a full-day private game drive across Serengeti National Park. With the entire day dedicated to the Serengeti, there is time to explore different wildlife areas and follow current sightings rather than rushing between destinations. The Seronera area is one of Central Serengeti’s important wildlife regions, offering opportunities to encounter lions, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, buffalo, gazelles, hippos and abundant birdlife. Wildlife sightings vary naturally with season, weather and animal movements, so your professional guide will adapt the route throughout the day to make the most of current conditions. Enjoy a picnic lunch at a designated picnic site during the game drive, surrounded by the open landscapes of the Serengeti. After lunch, continue exploring the plains, river areas and wildlife-rich habitats around Central Serengeti, with time for photography and quiet observation. As the afternoon light changes across the plains, continue your game drive before returning to the Seronera-area campsite for dinner. Spend your second night in Serengeti, surrounded by the sounds and atmosphere of the African wilderness, ready for the following day’s journey toward the Ngorongoro highlands.

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Seronera Public Campsites – Central serengeti

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

After breakfast at your campsite in the Seronera area, begin your final morning game drive in Serengeti National Park as you gradually make your way toward the park exit. This gives you one more opportunity to experience the Serengeti and observe wildlife along the route before leaving the plains. Continue toward the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, travelling through the changing landscapes of northern Tanzania from the open Serengeti plains toward the forested and scenic highlands of the Ngorongoro area. Depending on the day's timing and wildlife activity, your guide may make suitable stops along the route for wildlife viewing and photography. Enjoy a picnic lunch during the journey before continuing toward the Ngorongoro Crater rim. Arrive at Simba A Public Campsite, where you will settle into camp and take in the dramatic highland surroundings. Enjoy dinner at camp and spend your third night camping in the Ngorongoro area. An early night allows you to rest before the following morning's descent into the Ngorongoro Crater for a dedicated wildlife game drive.

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Simba A Public Campsite – Ngorongoro

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Start the final day of your private Tanzania camping safari with an early breakfast at Simba A Public Campsite before descending into the Ngorongoro Crater for a dedicated game drive. As you enter the crater floor, explore its diverse habitats with your professional safari guide and look for lions, elephants, buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, hippos, gazelles and a wide variety of birdlife. With patience and good timing, there may also be an opportunity to spot the endangered black rhinoceros. Wildlife sightings are naturally unpredictable, and your guide will choose suitable routes according to current conditions and wildlife activity. Enjoy a picnic lunch at a designated picnic site while taking in the dramatic scenery of the crater. Continue exploring the crater floor before ascending the steep crater walls and beginning the journey back to Arusha. Arrive in Arusha in the afternoon or evening, depending on the day’s crater conditions and departure time. Your 5-day private Tanzania camping safari ends with drop-off at your hotel or another agreed location in Arusha, leaving you with memories of Tarangire, the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro Crater.

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Venus premier hotel

Meals included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner