On this thrilling 6-day Tanzania Budget Camping Safari, you will explore iconic parks like Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and Lake Manyara. This affordable tour offers a combination of wildlife viewing, cultural experiences, and camping under the stars. Witness the majestic elephants of Tarangire, spot the famous tree-climbing lions in Lake Manyara, and enjoy exceptional game drives in Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater, home to the Big Five.
Experience the African wilderness from a comfortable mobile tented camp, and immerse yourself in Tanzania’s raw beauty while keeping your adventure budget-friendly.
African safari begins at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Arusha, safari capital of Tanzania.
African safari begins at Kilimanjaro International Airport in Arusha, safari capital of Tanzania. You will met with Matukio Adventures representative and transfer to your hotel at Arusha town for overnight stay.
Meals: Bed and Breakfast
Accommodation: Kika Hotel
Your safari begins with a warm welcome and briefing from our professional guide at your Arusha hotel.
Your safari begins with a warm welcome and briefing from our professional guide at your Arusha hotel. After an early breakfast, depart for Tarangire National Park, famous for its iconic baobab trees, vast elephant herds, and diverse wildlife, including lions, giraffes, zebras, and the rare tree-climbing pythons. Enjoy a full day of game drives through the scenic savannah, with a picnic lunch served inside the park.
In the late evening, continue to Karatu, where you will enjoy dinner and a restful overnight stay at Mamadunia Safari Lodge, the perfect retreat to unwind and prepare for the adventures ahead.
Meals: Bed and Breakfast
Accommodation: Mamadunia Safari Lodge Karatu
After breakfast, depart from the camp and drive through the scenic Ngorongoro highlands
After breakfast, depart from the camp and drive through the scenic Ngorongoro highlands, enjoying breathtaking views of rolling hills, Maasai villages, and wildlife grazing along the way. As you descend into the legendary Serengeti plains, take in the vast golden savannah stretching to the horizon, home to Africa’s most iconic wildlife.
Arrive in the heart of the Serengeti, renowned for its year-round abundance of animals and the life-giving Seronera River, which attracts predators and prey alike. Enjoy a freshly prepared lunch, then embark on an afternoon game drive, where your professional guide will help you spot lions, cheetahs, elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeest, and a variety of bird species. Capture unforgettable moments through photography while exploring the diverse landscapes of acacia woodlands, open plains, and riverine forests.
As the sun sets over the plain, drive to Nguchiro Campsite, a cozy and well-situated camp deep in the park, for dinner and overnight.
Meals: Breakfast Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Nguchiro Campsite (Mobile Tent)
Another day is dedicated to game viewing in the Serengeti National Park, a highlight of your Serengeti adventure camping safari.
Another day is dedicated to game viewing in the Serengeti National Park, a highlight of your Serengeti adventure camping safari. Your guide will take you to the best spots to observe the wildlife. Elephants, buffaloes, lions, cheetahs, hyenas, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, topi, Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles and many more can be seen in this large National park. Especially in the Seronera Valley you will be able to experience fantastic game viewing all year round. The Serengeti, together with the Masai Mara in Kenya, is also home to the largest animal migration on the planet.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Accommodation: Nguchiro Campsite (Mobile Tent)
Enjoy an early breakfast and then depart for Ngorongoro Crater for before descending 600 meters
Enjoy an early breakfast and then depart for Ngorongoro Crater for before descending 600 meters into the world-renowned Ngorongoro Crater, often called Africa’s “Garden of Eden”. Guided by your professional safari driver, spend the day exploring this UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to over 25,000 animals. The crater floor offers an unmatched chance to witness the Big Five in a single day: majestic lions, large-tusked elephants, buffalo herds, elusive leopards, and the rare black rhino. Alongside them, expect zebras, wildebeests, hippos, flamingos, and playful hyenas scattered across the grasslands, forests, and soda lake.
At midday, relax and enjoy a picnic lunch at the hippo poolside, with views of the surrounding wildlife. In the late evening, ascend the crater walls and journey toward Karatu town. Here, you’ll settle in for dinner and overnight, with breathtaking a perfect ending to your crater adventure.
Meals: Bed and Breakfast
Accommodation: Mamadunia Safari Lodge Karatu
After an early breakfast at Karatu town, depart for Lake Manyara National Park
After an early breakfast at Karatu town, depart for Lake Manyara National Park, a hidden gem renowned for its dramatic escarpment, lush forests, and the shimmering alkaline lake that attracts thousands of flamingos. With your professional guide, explore the park’s rich habitats, where elephants, giraffes, zebras, buffaloes, and the famous tree-climbing lions roam freely. Around midday, pause at a scenic picnic site inside the park to enjoy a delicious, packed lunch surrounded by nature.
Afterward, experience the canopy treetop walkway, an adventurous perspective that lets you observe monkeys, birds, and the forest from above. As the day comes to a close, exit the park and enjoy a comfortable drive back to Arusha, with a late evening drop-off either at your reserved hotel or at the airport for your onward flight back home.
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The departure dates for all our safaris and tours are totally flexible according to your own personal needs
The departure dates for all our safaris and tours are totally flexible according to your own personal needs (subject to availability). Please contact us for further and more detailed info.
| 1 People | 2 People | 3 People | 4 People and more | SSR |
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US$ 3611 |
US$ 2477 |
US$ 2100 |
US$ 1911 |
US$98 |
SSR: Single Supplement Rate for a non-sharing person in a room
Please note all prices are subject to change if Tanzania National Park entry fees or Tanzania Government Tax and / or VAT rates change.
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Our trip exceeded our expectations; Our guide was outstanding in every sense and contributed to the success of our trip. The hotel selections were excellent, we would not hesitate to recommend your services in the future
We just want to say thank you for the wonderful safari we had October 2005! It was just fantastic and our driver was really nice!!! We had so much fun and it was so exiting! We will of course recommend you to all our friends if they are going to Tanzania, and we hope to come back again someday.
Fidelis a driver guide was outstanding, I felt very safe at all times and very much enjoyed the drives each day, I would definitely hire him again - 7th August, 2005
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