Tanzania
Northern Circuit Camping Safari
Duration: 8 day(s)
Priced from: EUR 1639 / US $ 1930
Experience a Camping Safari with Eco Tours on our Tanzanian Northern Circuit
Camping Safari of Tanzania.
The Tanzanian Northern Circuit is an adventure camping safari
through a land of Superlatives.
Explore the northern part of Tanzania and join our 8-day
Tanzanian Northern Circuit Safari that starts and ends in Arusha. Experience Tanzania's National Parks and the Ngorongoro Crater and enjoy the variety of wildlife.
Highlights: Tarangire National Park, Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara National Park.
View your safari route on the map below...
Group Size: Maximum 5 people
Type of Safari: Adventure Camping Safari
Vehicle: 4x4 safari vehicle
Accommodation: 2 guests per 3-man dome tents
Price: Per Person Rate
Tour Fare 2011*
2 pax: USD 2329 / EUR 1979
3 pax: USD 1930 / EUR 1639
4 pax: USD 1735 / EUR 1475
5 pax: USD 1620 / EUR 1375
*Tour fare to be paid in currency applicable to country of origin
Includes: Camping Safari inclusive of 4X4 transport, English speaking
driver/guide(s), all meals on safari, Services of a Cook, Camping Equipment
(table, chairs, dining tent, 2-man spacious sleeping dome tents, stretcher bed
with bedding, lamps, all kitchen equipment and cutlery). Park fees, Crater
Service fees, Medical Evacution, and transfers as indicated in the Itinerary.
Price excludes: Visa, local and international flights, tips, beverages,
any other activities or excursions not mentioned above
Tailor-Made Travel: This safari runs on scheduled
dates throughout the year. We can tailor-make a private safari to meet your departure
date, time period, group size and budget. Contact the office for further
information.
Day 1: Arusha to Tarangire National Park
Pick up from airport or hotel by your guide and transfer to Tarangire National Park. Afternoon game drive. Tarangire National Park gets its name from
the river that threads its way through it. The park has one of the highest
animal concentrations during the dry season. Herds of elephants, buffalos,
wildebeest, zebras, giraffes, and Elands, as well as leopard can bee seen throughout
the year. For the bird enthusiast, the park offers over 300 species of birds.
The vegetation in Tarangire is primarily acacia, mixed woodland, dense elephant
grass along the river and numerous baobab trees.[LD]
Accommodation: Camp site in Tarangire National Park (tents with basic ablution
facilities)
Day 2: Serengeti National Park
Early morning we continue to Serengeti National Park. Have packed lunch and
a game drive en route.[BLD]
Accommodation: Seronera Campsite (tents with basic ablution facilities)
Day 3 + 4: Serengeti National Park
Spend the next two days on morning and afternoon game drives. The Serengeti
is renowned for its annual wildebeest migration and large predator population.
From February to May, a herd of over a million wildebeests migrate for the
Western corridor of the park in search of greener pastures. Serengeti’s' other
common animals include lions, leopards, zebras, Thompson gazelles, impala,
Grant’s gazelles and buffalos. Most of the park is open grassland broken by
isolated granite kopjies (hills) and patches of acacias woodlands. [BLD]
Accommodation: Campsite in Serengeti National Park (tents with basic ablution
facilities)
Day 5: Ngorongoro Crater
Breakfast and a morning game drive before departing to Ngorongoro Crater.
Stop at Olduvai Gorge en-route to visit the site where the Leaky family
discovered the “Early East African Man”. Those interested can visit the museum
on site (own cost). Dinner and overnight at campsite. [BLD]
Accommodation: Simba Campsite (tents with basic ablution facilities)
Day 6: Ngorongoro Crater
A half day game drive in the crater.
One of the World’s largest Calderas, 20 km wide, Ngorongoro Crater is also one
of the best Wildlife viewing areas where Black Rhinos can be seen in Tanzania. The crater at 2.286 m above sea level is the largest unbroken Calderas in the
world. Surrounded by very steep walls, rising 610 m from the crater floor, it
covers 260 km2 and is home to over 30,000 animals, almost half of them being
zebra and wildebeest. Ngorongoro is listed as a World Heritage site. [BLD]
Accommodation: Simba Campsite (tents with basic ablution facilities)
Day 7: Manyara National Park
Depart to Manyara National Park with a packed lunch en-route. Later in the
afternoon we enter the park for game drive around Lake Manyara. Lake Manyara National Park is well known for its tree-climbing lions. The park covers 390
km2 and is sanctuary to over 400 species of bird that include the pink
flamingos, pelicans, storks, Ibis and Egyptian Geese. The park also contains
huge herds of buffalo and elephant. [BLD]
Accommodation: Twiga Campsite (tents with basic ablution facilities)
Day 8: Manyara Narional Park to Arusha
Depart for Moshi after breakfast. Drop off at Kilimanjaro Airport or Hotel in Moshi. [BL]
