TANZANIA BUDGET
CAMPING SAFARIS
SUGGESTED ITINERARIES
2 nights/3 days
Ngorongoro/Manyara (1/2 day crater tour)
Day 1: The tour
starts with lunch in Arusha town at 1230hrs. 1400hrs, drive to Ngorongoro
Conservation Area. Dinner and overnight at the
camping
Day 2: Today you
will descend 2000 feet (0ver 600 meters) to the floor of the crater for a half
day crater tour. Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkeys and
elephant, the lake area, where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah
where the lions hunt for food. Lunch at the lodge and then drive to Lake
Manyara for dinner and overnight at the camping
Day 3: Enjoy a
morning game drive in Lake Manyara National Park whose inhabitants include
hippos, monkeys, tree climbing lions, flamingos and other variety of birdlife.
Mid morning, drive back to Arusha. Lunch in Arusha town at 1230hrs.
End of our services.
3 nights/4 days
Manyara/ Ngorongoro Crater
Day 1: The tour
starts with lunch in Arusha town at 1230hrs. 1400hrs, drive to Lake Manyara.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge/hotel.
Day 2: Enjoy a
morning game drive in Lake Manyara National Park whose inhabitants include
hippos, monkeys, tree-climbing lions, flamingos and other varieties of
birdlife, Lunch at the lodge. Then drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Dinner and overnight at the lodge.
Day 3: Today you
will descend 2000 feet (over 600 meters) to the floor of the crater for crater
tour. Explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkeys and elephants, the
lake area, where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah where the
lions hunt for food. Picnic lunches will be served in the crater. Dinner and overnight
at the camping in Ngorongoro
Day 4: After
breakfast. Drive back to Arusha. Lunch in Arusha town then transfer to airport
End of our services.
3 nights/4 days
Ngorongoro/Tarangire
Day 1: The tour starts with lunch in Arusha town at 1230hrs.
1400hrs, drive to Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Dinner and overnight at the
lodge in Ngorongoro.
Day 2: Today you will descend 2000 feet (over 600 meters) to
the floor of the crater for crater tour. Explore the forest areas that are
inhabited by monkey and elephant, the lake area, where you may see the
flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food. Picnic lunches
will be served in the crater. Dinner and overnight at the camping in Ngorongoro.
Day 3: After breakfast, depart for Tarangire National Park
arriving in time for lunch and an afternoon of game viewing. Lesser kudu,
eland, lion and gerenuk can be found in this beautiful park, noted for its
multitude of baobab trees and its tree-climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at
the camping
Day 4: Enjoy an early morning game drives in the Tarangire
National Park. Breakfast at the lodge, followed by the drive back to Arusha
with game viewing en route, Lunch in Arusha town.
End of our services
3 nights/4 days
Ngorongoro/Serengeti/ Manyara
Day 1: After an early breakfast, you will depart for a
morning game drive in Lake Manyara National Park whose inhabitants include
hippos, monkeys, tree climbing lions, flamingos and other varieties of
birdlife. Dinner and overnight at Lodge.
Day 02: Manyara to
Serengeti
After breakfast depart 07:30 for Serengeti passing through Olduvai Gorge,
the site of the Leakey family discovery of fossils 50 km long and in some
places 90 meters deep. It drains the slopes of the nearby mountains plus of
human and animal ancestors dating back to almost two million years. Olduvai
Gorge is a canyon carved by water through the southern part of the Serengeti
Plain. Dinner and overnight at the camping .
Day 3: Enjoy a
morning game viewing in the endless plains of the Serengeti for a chance to see
the great herds of wildebeest, zebras and gazelles or a pride of lions lounging
in the shade. After exploration, drive to Ngorongoro conservation area. Dinner
andovernigth at the camping .
Day 4: Ngorongoro
Crater to Arusha
This day we will start early morning at 07:00 for the game
drive (with a picnic lunch) inside the Ngorongoro Crater. As very few animals
migrate in and out of the crater with its 2000 ft. high walls, you can expect
to see lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes,
many birds and other species. Your Driver/Guide will be in contact with other
safari drivers and will amaze you with his skill at locating the hidden
animals. After great all exploration in crater the drive back to Arusha and drop
off at your hotel.
End of our services
4 nights/5 days
Manyara/Serengeti/Ngorongoro Crater
Day 1: Arusha to Lake
Manyara National Park
After breakfast at your hotel we will meet and drive to Lake
Manyara National Park, although small in size, this park is one of the most
diverse reserves in the country. Lake Manyara covers two thirds of the park. At
the backdrop is the wall of the Great Rift Valley, before which lies the ground
water forest, areas of open grassland near the lake foreshore, and the Soda
Lake. We enjoy a picnic lunch in this area. The area, consists of open grassy
areas, hot springs, dense woodlands and steep mountainsides. Lake Manyara
National Park is a birding paradise that has more than 350 species of bird. The
park is also famed for its unique and elusive tree- climbing lions.overnigth at
the camping .
Day2: Manyara to
Serengeti
After breakfast depart 07:30 for Serengeti passing through Olduvai Gorge,
the site of the Leakey family discovery of fossils 50 km long and in some
places 90 metres deep. It drains the slopes of the nearby mountains plus of
human and animal ancestors dating back to almost two million years. Olduvai
Gorge is a canyon carved by water through the southern part of the Serengeti
Plain. The gorge is about the Serengeti Plain. Its chief claim to fame is the
rich treasure-trove of human and animal fossils that it has yielded.overnigth
at the camping
Day 3: Full day in
Serengeti Park
this day after breakfast at 07:00 we will take your packed lunch for a full
day game drives in the wilderness tracking the Great migration trails. Thorough
explanation about this great world event that Tanzania proud of will be
provided. And in the evening as the sun goes down, drive back to the for dinner
and overnight Meals and overnight at Lodge
Day 4: Serengeti to
Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast we have yet another game drive before proceeding to the
next highlight of our Tanzanian safari – the incredible Ngorongoro Crater. We
will use the Malanja Depression route allowing us to see many Masai villages
enrooted. Overnight at the camping
Day 5: Ngorongoro
Crater Tour then – arusha
Today we start very early at 07:00 am, with a packed picnic lunchbox, for
the game drive inside the Ngorongoro Crater. As very few animals migrate in and
out of the crater with its 2000 ft. high walls, a population of approximately
25,000 large animals can be seen. This is reputedly the highest density of
mammalian predators in Africa. The crater has the highest known population of
mountain reedbuck, zebra, gazelle and wildebeest. It is also known for the big
five rhino, lion, leopard, elephant, and buffalo. Your driver/guide will be in
contact with other safari drivers and will amaze you with his skill at locating
hidden animals. The birdlife is prolific here and up to a 100 species can be
seen in one day. In the middle of the crater there is a large lake inhabited by
hundreds of flamingos and from a distance appears as a pink border around the
lake. With late afternoon approaching, while the east African sunset colors
take your breath away, we will be leaving the Ngorongoro Crater and heading
back to Arusha or airport for your home flight.
End of our services
6 Nights/7Days
Tarangire/Ngorongoro/Serengeti/Manyara
Day 1: Arrive at JRO. After clearing customs and immigration
formalities, you will be met by our representative and transferred to Arusha.
Overnight on Bed & Breakfast at Impala Hotel.
Day 2: Arusha to
Tarangire National Park
After breakfast at the lodge you leave early to the
Tarangire National park. This is the third largest park in Tanzania and it is
characterized by the amazingly large herds of elephants that can be encountered
in this park. The Baobab trees are one of the other highlights of Tarangire and
the Tarangire River that flows all year round is the life blood of the park.
Many animals; predators and the preys alike gather around the river where you
can do excellent game viewing. Overnight at the camping
Day 3: Tarangire to
Serengeti National Park
After breakfast depart 07:30 for Serengeti passing through Olduvai Gorge,
the site of the Leakey family discovery of fossils 50 km long and in some
places 90 meters deep. It drains the slopes of the nearby mountains plus of
human and animal ancestors dating back to almost two million years. Olduvai
Gorge is a canyon carved by water through the southern part of the Serengeti
Plain. The gorge is about the Serengeti Plain. Its chief claim to fame is the
rich treasure-trove of human and animal fossils that it has yielded. Meals and
overnight at the camping .
Day 4: Full day in
Serengeti Park
After breakfast at 07:00 we will take your packed lunch for a full day game
drives in the wilderness tracking the Great migration trails. A thorough
explanation of this great world event (which Tanzania is very proud of) will be
provided. In the evening as the sun goes down, drive back to Lodge for dinner
and overnight.
Day 5: Serengeti to
Ngorongoro Crater
After breakfast we will start at 08:00 drive to Ngorongoro Crater, passing
through Olduvai Gorge, the site of the Leakey family discovery of fossils 50 km
long and in some places 90 meters deep.
It drains the slopes of the nearby mountains plus of human
and animal ancestors dating back to almost two million years. Olduvai Gorge is
a canyon carved by water through the southern part of the Serengeti Plain. The
gorge is about the Serengeti Plain. Its chief claim to fame is the rich
treasure-trove of human and animal fossils that it has yielded. Meals andovernigth at the camping ,
Day 6: full day,
Ngorongoro Crater
We will start early at 07:00 for the game drive (with a picnic lunch)
inside the Ngorongoro Crater. As very few animals migrate in and out of the
crater with its 2000 ft. high walls, you can expect to see lions, elephants,
zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, many birds and other
species. Your Driver/Guide will be in contact with other safari drivers and
will amaze you with his skill at locating the hidden animals. After great all
exploration in Ngorongoro Crater we will drive to lodge for dinner and
overnight.
Day 7: Lake Manyara
National Park to Kilimanjaro Air Port
We depart at 07:00 from your lodge and proceed to Lake Manyara National
Park. Although small in size, this park is one of the most diverse reserves in
the country. Lake Manyara covers two thirds of the park. At the backdrop is the
wall of the Great Rift Valley, before which lies the ground water forest, areas
of open grassland near the lake foreshore, and the Soda Lake. We enjoy a picnic
lunch in this area. The area consists of open grassy areas, hot springs, dense
woodlands and steep mountainsides. Lake Manyara National Park is a birding
paradise that has more than 350 species of bird. After great all exploration in
the Lake Manyara National Park we will drive to Kilimanjaro port for your
flight.
End of our service
Tanzania camping Safari takes in three of Tanzania's most
famous parks: the Ngorongoro Crater, Lake Manyara, Tarangire National Park and
Serengeti National Park. Sleep in spacious dome tents and on comfortable
mattresses, whilst sharing basic toilet and shower facilities at public
campsites.
Our Guides
Your Tanzanian Camping safari will be lead by your own
knowledgeable and passionate driver-guide, who has a wealth of experience in
the bush. He will have a good knowledge of wildlife, birds and local culture
and will also act as your camp host.
Safari Tents
Throughout the Tanzania camping safaris you will sleep in
spacious two-man dome tents which are 3 x 3 meters and made of strong green
canvas. Each tent has a sewn-in groundsheet as well as mosquito-proof mesh over
the windows and to cover the door. Every tent is furnished with twin mattresses
on the floor, and sheets, sleeping bags, pillows and towels are provided.
Bathroom facilities
The bathroom facilities are very basic shared facilities at
the various public campsites and they are maintained by the Tanzanian park
authorities. This means that they can often be poorly looked after, but
unfortunately we are not able to provide any separate facilities at these
sites. There is either a flushing toilet with a proper seat, or a squat toilet.
The shower is in a separate building and is cold running water. We recommend
that you pack a roll of toilet paper and a box of wet wipes in your luggage as
these can occasionally be useful here. It is also advisable to have flip flops
for the shared showers.
Meals on camping
safaris
Breakfast usually starts with a plate of fruit, followed by
eggs of your choice, bacon and sausage. Tea, coffee and fruit juice are also on
offer. You will often head out with a boxed lunch which usually includes pieces
of barbecued chicken, samosas, sandwiches, fruit and a juice drink. This allows
for the flexibility to stop en route to your next destination, or to head out
on a full-day safari around the park. Or you may have lunch back at the camp,
in which case expect fresh green salads, pasta, quiches and fruit. Dinner
usually consists of three courses - a starter of soup, followed by a main such
as roast chicken or stew, fresh seasonal vegetables, and finished off with a
dessert such as fresh fruit or perhaps a mousse !
SAFARI VEHICLES IN
TANZANIA
The vehicles used on these safaris are custom-made 4WD Toyota Land Cruisers.
The pop-top roof allows for unobstructed game viewing and also provides some
welcome shade. Each traveler is guaranteed a window seat, with one being at the
front next to the driver. The connected driver-passenger compartments allows
for great communication between the guide and his or her guests.
Camping Safari team
The camp team is made up of the safari chef and camp
assistant, who will travel with you on your safari. You carry your camping
equipment with you, either on the roof of the vehicle or by trailer, and on
arrival at the camp your chef and camp assistant will start cooking whilst you
put up your own tents. Before departure from each camp you help to break down
the tents, whilst the camp team packs up the vehicles or trailer.
Quotation Details
All quotes featured in the manual are expressed in US
Dollars. US Dollars are freely accepted in most places and are also freely
exchangeable (legally) at foreign exchange bureau. Most hotels and lodges also
have facilities for foreign currency exchange.
Prices include:
Camping equipments and meals as stipulated on each itinerary
Ground transportation with an English speaking driver/guide
or naturalist guide
Game drives or sightseeing depending on the itinerary –
where indicated
Park or reserve entry fees – where applicable
Olduvai museum visit – where applicable
All land Transfer in private car
Prices do not include:
Visas (currently US$ 50 per person)
Tips
Inoculations and personal insurance
Any internal flights and departure taxes (with Tanzania)
International flights and departure taxes
Optional activities and excursions
Items of personal nature such as beverages, telephone,
postage etc
Holiday (Christmas, Easter) and other seasonal surcharges –
please see the details separately.
Per person rate (P/Pax): This is the cost of one client
sharing a twin or double room with another.
Terms & CONDITIONS
Contract Variations
The contractual rates mentioned in this agreement are
subject to change without prior notice; however, every effort will be made to
maintain them. In the event of a change in Government Taxes or Levies affecting
the rates mentioned herein, BOTH AFRICAN ADVENTURES serves the right to pass on
any increases to Tour Operator or a client.
Payment Policy
A deposit of 35% is required at the time of booking. The
balance is due 45 days before commencement of the tour program. If the
reservation is made within 45 days of departure the whole amount must be paid
at the time of confirmation.
Children Policy
Children between the age of 3 and 12 years:
Pays 60% of the adult rate if sharing a room with two adults.
Pays 80% of the adult rate if sharing a room with another
child.
Pays 100% of the adult rates if sharing a room with one
adult.
No discount on Holiday and other supplements.
Cancellation Policy
All cancellations must be received in writing. As all
suppliers charge cancellation fees, they are in turn passed on to us.
Reservations that are cancelled, reduced in length of stay or reduced in number
of occupancy are subject to cancellation and no-show fees. Following is the
scale for cancellation charges:
35% if cancelled between 45 and 35days prior to arrival
50% if cancelled between 34 and 15 days prior to arrival.
100% if cancelled 14 days and 24hours prior to arrival
Itinerary Changes
Although every effort is made to adhere to schedules, it
should be noted that the hoteliers in Tanzania may be obliged to occasionally
change routes on safaris as dictated by changing conditions.
Such conditions may be brought about by seasonal rainfall on
bush tracks, airfields and in game areas, by game migrations from one region to
another, or airline or other booking problems, etc. BOTH AFRICAN ADVENTURES it will communicate with you for such itinerary
or accommodation changes
NOTE: Please note that some bookings might straddle between
two seasons
Making the below seasonal quotations on accommodation NOT
APPLICABLE.
In such cases, please contact us for TAILOR-MADE QUOTATIONS
cutting across seasons.
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