5 Days Tanzania Camping Safari

After breakfast in Arusha, depart for Tarangire National Park. Enjoy a full-day game drive among ancient baobab trees and impressive elephant herds. Look out for giraffes, zebras, wildebeest and predators before heading to your campsite for dinner and an overnight stay.

Accommodation: Public campsite near Tarangire

After breakfast, travel to Lake Manyara National Park for a game drive through groundwater forests, open grasslands and lakeshore habitats. Search for elephants, baboons, hippos and the park's famous tree-climbing lions. Bird lovers may spot flamingos and many other species, depending on seasonal conditions.

Return to your campsite for dinner and overnight.

Accommodation: Campsite in the Lake Manyara or Mto wa Mbu area

After an early breakfast, journey through the scenic Ngorongoro Highlands towards Serengeti National Park. Enjoy wildlife viewing along the route and an afternoon game drive across the vast savannah. Look for lions, elephants, giraffes, zebras and, with luck, leopards and cheetahs.

Arrive at your campsite and enjoy dinner beneath the African night sky.

Accommodation: Serengeti public campsite

Start with an early morning game drive to enjoy the Serengeti's active wildlife hours. After breakfast, continue exploring the park before travelling towards the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Enjoy the beautiful scenery and wildlife sightings along the way.

In the evening, arrive at your campsite near the crater rim and relax before the following day's crater tour.

Accommodation: Ngorongoro-area campsite

Enjoy an early breakfast before descending into the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive. The crater offers excellent opportunities to see lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, hippos and, with luck, the endangered black rhino.

Enjoy a picnic lunch on the crater floor before ascending and returning to Arusha, where your five-day camping safari concludes.