Arusha: 4-Day Camping Safari Top Northern Destinations

Embark on a 4-day camping safari from Arusha. Explore Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti National Park, and spot elephants, lions, and more.
Day 1: Arusha – Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, meet your guide and chef, then drive via the Masai steppe to Tarangire National Park. The park features diverse landscapes, baobab trees, and the Tarangire River, which draws large herds of elephants, zebras, giraffes, wildebeest, buffalo, and more. Look out for rare species like the Greater Kudu and Ash starling. Enjoy a picnic lunch and game drive. In the late afternoon, head to Migombani Public Campsite at the Rift Valley edge for sunset, dinner, and overnight.

Day 2: Tarangire – Ngorongoro Crater – Serengeti

After an early breakfast, descend into Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive. Spot elephants, zebras, hippos, buffalo, black rhinos, and a dense population of predators including lions, hyenas, and leopards. Visit Lake Magadi for flamingos and water birds. After a picnic lunch, drive across the Crater rim to Serengeti via Maasai villages and Malanja Depression. Enter Serengeti through Naabi Gate and enjoy a game drive en route to Seronera. Dinner and overnight at Seronera Public Campsite.

Day 3: Serengeti – Karatu via Ngorongoro

Start early with breakfast and lunch boxes. Enjoy a morning game drive to spot cats like lions, cheetahs, or leopards before they hide from the sun. Watch for the Great Migration (seasonal), and see predators in action. After lunch, continue with an en-route game drive through the Serengeti and into Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Arrive in Karatu and head to Migombani Public Campsite near Lake Manyara for dinner, a campfire, and overnight stay.

Day 4: Lake Manyara (Optional) – Arusha – JRO

After breakfast, depending on your flight time, enjoy a game drive in Lake Manyara National Park. This scenic park sits below the Rift Valley escarpment and features a shallow soda lake, forest, and open plains. Spot elephants, giraffes, zebras, flamingos, and possibly tree-climbing lions. Later, drive back to Arusha or transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport for your flight. Overnight in Arusha can be arranged on request at extra cost.

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.

This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.