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Tanzania, the budget to camp privately or join the safari explained from monkey territory to tsetse flies

Tanzania Camping Budget Safaris Private or Joining remain the authentic authentic African safari. First of all, we would like to inform you that some of the campsites in the National Parks of Tanzania, especially in Lake Manyara and Tarangire National Park, are outside the Parks.

This is because the camping area within the parks is not safe.

There are so many elephants and tsetse flies in Tarangire during the seasons of the year and in Lake Manyara for many monkeys. You can lose your 6 day safari meal in just five minutes and there is nothing you can do because you are within monkey territory.

The animal kingdom. Here the rules of nature and human demands are not a priority!

For Tanzania Camping Budget Safari, we normally use Land Rover / Land Cruiser / Minibus 4 x 4, depending on the safari schedule and the season. Most of our customers prefer to use Land Cruisers in the dry season and Land Rover in the rainy season between April and June of each year.

This is because Land Rover is always on all four wheels while driving through mud, but on Land Cruiser you have to engage all four wheels when you need to. Also, the Land Cruiser is easier to jam due to the rear springs, while the Land Rover does not jam as easily because all the front and rear tires are protected by coil springs.

Animals normally drink water in the early morning and late at night. These activities can be seen at Lake Manyara or in the Serengeti National Park. Serengeti is so much better because you are allowed to do game drives very early even before breakfast. It is possible to include a walking safari especially for those who go on a private safari.

This is charged directly or if you insist we also include it in the price. Of course, we will indicate the cost separately for those who join the safari. Not all clients want to go on a walking safari. Walking safari can be arranged at the camp i.e Twiga Camp / Fig Tree Camp / Zion Camp and Popo Camp at Lake Manyara and Tarangire.

We normally take 4 people in a normal Land Cruiser or 6 setter Land Rover for those doing a camping safari and 6 people in an 8 setter extended vehicle. We reserve other rear seats for additional camping facilities, i.e. mattresses, blankets, tents and sheets.

TANZANIA CAMPING SAFARI SAMPLE ITINERARY

DAY 1: Arusha-Tarangire

You will be picked up around 09:00 am and depart to Tarangire National Park for the safari. Tarangire is most spectacular during the dry season, when thousands of animals migrate to the park from the surrounding dry Maasai steppe, to use the permanent water supply of the Tarangire River.

You can see herds of elephants, numbering over a hundred. Tarangire is also famous for its tree pythons, which are easily seen. The animal population in the dry season rivals that of the Serengeti with wildebeest, zebra, eland, hartebeest, buffalo, gerenuk, fringe-eared oryx, and flocks of birds of many different species.

The main viewing of games is between July and November.

Famous giant baobabs dot the park, their branches looking like roots. Some of the baobab trees are over 300 years old. Legend has it that a disgruntled god turned them upside down at the time of creation. All meals and accommodation at Zion Campsite.

Approximate transit time Arusha – Tarangire 1 hour

Meal plan: {L, D}

DAY 2: Tarangire Park – Lake Manyara National Park. Breakfast around 07:00 am. Depart Tarangire around 08:00 am for Lake Manyara National Park, famous for its tree-climbing lions and large flocks of flamingos.

The park contains five distinct vegetation zones and is of scenic beauty. Picnic lunch will be served in the park / hot lunch at camp. Afternoon safari in the park. In the afternoon to Twiga camp for dinner and overnight.

Approximate transit time from Tarangire to Lake Manyara 1 hour

Meal plan: {B, L, D}

DAY 3: Lake Manyara National Park – Serengeti National Park. Breakfast around 06:30 am. Departure for Serengeti with lunch en route. Upon arrival, proceed for a drive. The park covers 12,944 km2 of open plains, making it one of the largest in the world.

The rocky outcrops commonly known as Moru kopjes in the eastern part of the park are of scenic beauty and cats can occasionally be seen lazing on them. Dinner and accommodation at Camping Seronera.

Approximate transit time from Lake Manyara to Serengeti 5 ½ hours

Meal plan: {B, L, D}

DAY 4: Serengeti National Park – Rim of the Ngorongoro Crater. Very early Game drive in the vast Serengeti plain. Breakfast at 09:00 hrs. After breakfast, leave Serengeti and drive to the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater with a safari and picnic lunch on the way to the Ngorongoro Simba camp, where you booked full board overnight.

Approximate transit time from Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Simba Camp 3.5 hours

Meal plan: {B, L, D}

DAY 5: Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha. Breakfast around 06:00 am. Take your picnic lunch with you and drive for 15 minutes to the Ngorongoro Crater floor for the game drive. See the various resident animals on the crater floor.

The largest uninterrupted caldera in the world, Ngorongoro has an area of ​​260 kilometers and a depth of 610 meters. The crater provides a protected habitat for thousands of mammals and birds. We spent the entire day on the crater floor seeing lions, hyenas, wildebeest, zebras, black rhinos, and many species of small antelope.

The Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area is located between the Serengeti and Lake Manyara. It is home to the famous Ngorongoro Crater, which is the largest intact caldera in the world. The crater is a spectacular setting in which to experience your African safari. Some scientists argue that before it erupted, the Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest intact caldera, would have been higher than Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest point in Africa.

At just 260 square kilometers (100 square miles), the 600-meter (1969-foot) deep crater is home to a permanent population of more than 30,000 animals. It is one of the few places in Africa where you have a good chance of seeing the Big Five (lion, leopard, buffalo, rhino and elephant) in the course of a safari.

Local Maasai are allowed to graze their cattle on the crater floor, and it is not uncommon to see Maasai cattle and buffalo grazing alongside the mother lion from yards away. There are around 1000 lions in the crater, about 20 black rhinos, and the spectacular Lerai forest is one of the best places in Africa to spot leopards. This is one of the natural wonders of the world.

Picnic lunch in the crater. In the afternoon, before 04:30 pm, drive to Arusha, where you will be dropped off at the hotel of your choice.

Approximate transit time from Ngorongoro to Arusha 3½ hours

Meal plan: {B, L}

END OF SAFARI

COST:

Registration fee – $ 799 per person maximum 4 people.

Private rate – $ 1020 per person minimum 2 people.

What is included

4 nights full support camping safari with meals as shown in the itinerary, park entrance fees, transportation in a 4×4 vehicle to Tarangire Park, Serengeti Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro, speaking driver guide English, crater fee, safari transport by private vehicle.

What is not included

The price does not include international flights or departure taxes, personal insurance, visa fees, vaccination costs, personal clothing and equipment, all items of a personal nature and all alcoholic beverages, gratuities / gratuities, meals unless specified above and transportation transfers.

Source: www.ZanzibarMagic.com

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