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7 DAY TANZANIA ADVENTURE CAMPING & TREKKING

Lake Natron | Lake Manyara National Park | Serengeti National Park | Ngorongoro Crater

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Trip Highlights

Location

  • Lake Natron
  • Lake Manyara National Park
  • Serengeti National Park
  • Ngorongoro Conservation Area
  • Ngorongoro Crater
  • Tarangire National Park
  • Arusha Town

Activities

  • Game Drives
  • Hominid Footprints
  • Waterfall Walk
  • Water Exploration
  • Flamingo Walk
  • Maasai Boma Visit
  • Olduvai Gorge

DAY 1

Lake Natron

welcome to Tanzania! You will be greeted at your accommodation by one of the SafariHQ guides, who will provide you with a safety talk and a run down of your itinerary. Once the formalities are completed, you will head towards Lake natron, passing through Engaruka Maasai Village, made famous for its historical ruins. On arrival at Lake Natron, you will spend a couple of hours exploring the shoreline photographing the many thousands of flamingoes and other birds that frequent this soda lake. 

O/N stay World View Campsite

Optional activity – Climb Ol Doinyo Lengai

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Lake Natron
World View Campsite facilities.
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World View Campsite
The view of Ol Doinyo Lengai from the campsite
Lake Natron Flamingoes
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Lake Natron shoreline within easy walking distance from the camp

Accommodation: World View Campsite  | Meals: Selected Meals and Drinks

DAY 2

Lake Natron

Spend the day with a Maasai guide learning about the Hominid Footprints which are a short walk from the campsite. Footprints of early hominids have been preserved in cooling volcanic lava not to mention many species of wildife, some of which are now extinct. Return to camp for an early lunch. Set off again on another walk in the early afternoon to the waterfall and make sure you take your swimming costume so you can enjoy a refreshing swim.

  O/N stay World View Campsite

Old Doinyo Lengai View
Ol Doinyo Lengai
Ol Doinyo Lengai view from the campsite
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World View Campsite
Campsite amenities
Lake Natron Flamingoes
Lake Natron
Lake Natron

Accommodation: World View Campsite  | Meals: Selected Meals and Drinks

DAY 3

   Lake Manyara National Park

Today you will drive to Lake Manyara National Park for an afternoon of game viewing. Lake Manyara is situated on right of the escarpment of the Great Rift Valley and is famous for its tree climbing lions, elephants and many species of primates including vervet monkey, blue monkey and the largest baboon troop ever documented.  Enjoy a packed lunch near the soda lake which hosts a large variety of bird life including large and lesser flamingoes. In the late afternoon, drive toTwiga Campsite to a dinner prepared by your SafariHQ chef.

O/V Twiga Campsite

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Twiga Campsite
Twiga Campsite is located in the colourful market village of Mto wa Mbu, close to the entrance gate of Lake Manyara National Park and nestled at the foot of Great Rift Valley Escarpment.
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Manyara National Park
Located beneath the cliffs of the Manyara Escarpment, on the edge of the Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park offers varied ecosystems, incredible bird life, and breathtaking views.
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Twiga Campsite
Twiga Campsite is located in the colourful market village of Mto wa Mbu, close to the entrance gate of Lake Manyara National Park and nestled at the foot of Great Rift Valley Escarpment.

Accommodation: Twiga Campsite | Meals: Selected Meals and Drinks

DAY 4

Serengeti National Park

After breakfast you will head towards Serengeti National Park, stopping along the way at a Maasai village before heading to Serengeti National Park for an afternoon of game viewing en-route to Seronera Campsite in the central Serengeti. The Serengeti is unequalled for its beauty and scientific value and has come to symbolise the classic African safari. Your accommodation at Seronera Campsite is one of the few in East Africa where you truly get to experience the sights and sounds of Africa as the campsite has no fences and animal frequently pass through the campsite at night.

O/N stay Seronera Campsite

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Seronera Campsite
Seronera Campsite is one of the most famed campsites in Tanzania for animal encounters. Animals will pass through the campsite at night on their nocturnal wanderings.
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Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled for its natural beauty and scientific value, it has the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa
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Seronera Campsite
Seronera Campsite is one of the most famed campsites in Tanzania for animal encounters. Animals will pass through the campsite at night on their nocturnal wanderings.

Accommodation: Seronera Public Campsite  | Meals: Selected Meals and Drinks

DAY 5

Serengeti National park

Rise at dawn to enjoy a early morning game drive in the Serengeti National Park. At sunrise you may encounter animals grazing in the beautiful light of sunrise and predators may still be busy hunting before retiring to rest for the day.  Sunrise on the Serengeti is not to be missed and extraordinary photographic opportunities will abound at this magical time of day. You have the option to return to the campsite for a hot lunch or to opt for a packed lunch which can be enjoyed at one of the various picnic sites found in the Serengeti. After lunch you will continue on a game drive.

O/N stay Seronera Campsite

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Seronera Campsite
Seronera Campsite is one of the most famed campsites in Tanzania for animal encounters. Animals will pass through the campsite at night on their nocturnal wanderings.
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Serengeti National Park
Serengeti National Park is undoubtedly the best-known wildlife sanctuary in the world, unequalled for its natural beauty and scientific value, it has the greatest concentration of plains game in Africa
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Seronera Campsite
Seronera Campsite is one of the most famed campsites in Tanzania for animal encounters. Animals will pass through the campsite at night on their nocturnal wanderings.

Accommodation: Seronera Public Campsite  | Meals: Selected Meals and Drinks

DAY 6

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater Rim

Spend the early morning game viewing in the Serengeti, returning to camp mid morning to enjoy breakfast. After breakfast, enjoy a game drive en-route through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area to the Ngorongoro Crater Rim. You will have the option to visit Olduvai Gorge, the site of Louis and Mary Leakey’s famous discoveries of man’s ancient ancestors Zinjanthropus Bosei. We will strike the camp on the Ngorongoro Crater rim.

O/N Simba Campsite

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Simba Campsite
Simba Campsite lies on the very rim of Ngorongoro Crater and has an excellent view across the caldera. A fantastic sunrise over the crater rim opposite makes a fine breakfast scene. Often there are elephants wandering around the camp! Facilities at Simba Campsite are basic but this is more than made up for by the atmosphere of this camp in the clouds. Guests are reminded not to keep any food in their tents whilst staying at Simba Campsite – unwelcome visitors such a bush pigs and hyena may be attracted.
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Simba Campsite
Simba Campsite lies on the very rim of Ngorongoro Crater and has an excellent view across the caldera. A fantastic sunrise over the crater rim opposite makes a fine breakfast scene. Often there are elephants wandering around the camp! Facilities at Simba Campsite are basic but this is more than made up for by the atmosphere of this camp in the clouds. Guests are reminded not to keep any food in their tents whilst staying at Simba Campsite – unwelcome visitors such a bush pigs and hyena may be attracted.

Accommodation:  Simba Campsite | Meals: Selected Meals and Drinks

 

DAY 7

Ngorongoro Crater.

At dawn we descend into the world famous Ngorongoro Crater,  ‘Africa’s Eden’ and the ‘8th Natural Wonder of the World’. The rich pasture and permanent water of the Crater floor supports a resident population of some 25,000 to 30,000 large mammals. The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the few parks in East Africa where you can witness the BIG 5 and the endangered Black Rhino.  We ascend the crater in the early afternoon and make our way back to Arusha, where your safari ends. 

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Simba Campsite
Simba Campsite lies on the very rim of Ngorongoro Crater and has an excellent view across the caldera. A fantastic sunrise over the crater rim opposite makes a fine breakfast scene. Often there are elephants wandering around the camp! Facilities at Simba Campsite are basic but this is more than made up for by the atmosphere of this camp in the clouds. Guests are reminded not to keep any food in their tents whilst staying at Simba Campsite – unwelcome visitors such a bush pigs and hyena may be attracted.
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Simba Campsite
Simba Campsite lies on the very rim of Ngorongoro Crater and has an excellent view across the caldera. A fantastic sunrise over the crater rim opposite makes a fine breakfast scene. Often there are elephants wandering around the camp! Facilities at Simba Campsite are basic but this is more than made up for by the atmosphere of this camp in the clouds. Guests are reminded not to keep any food in their tents whilst staying at Simba Campsite – unwelcome visitors such a bush pigs and hyena may be attracted.

Accommodation:  N/A| Meals: Selected Meals and Drinks

INCLUDED:

  • Meals 
  • Game drives 
  • vehicle fees 
  • Park and camping fees
  • Camping equipment
  • Guide fees 
  • Chef fees
  • AMREF Airlift 
  • Coffee & Tea 
  • Bottled Water 
  • Flamingo Walk
  • Waterfall Walk
  • Hominid Footprints
  • Olduvai Gorge
  • Maasai Boma Visit
  • Return Airport or hotel transfer

EXCLUDED:

  • Guide and chef tips
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Additional activities not
  • listed in inclusions
  • Personal items required
  • Oldoinyo Lengai Trek
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

PRICING:

  • 1 Guest – $4570
  • 2 Guests – $2840
  • 3 Guests – $2205
  • 4 Guests – $1890
  • 5 Guests – $1775
  • 6 Guests – $1640
  • 7 Guests – $1580
  • >7 Guests – contact SafariHQ for special group pricing
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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