Overview
Tanzania is one of Africa’s premier safari destinations, celebrated for its spectacular landscapes, incredible wildlife, and rich cultural heritage. This safari takes you to the breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater, renowned for its lush scenery and exceptional concentration of wildlife. You’ll also explore the world-famous Serengeti National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its vast plains, thriving populations of lions, cheetahs, and countless other animals, as well as the spectacular Great Wildebeest Migration during the appropriate season.
Trip Highlights
- Budget tour: This budget tour includes camping and hotels.
- Shared tour: On this shared tour, you will join a group of other travelers. Max 7 people per vehicle.
- Can start any day: If availability permits, this tour can start on any day.
- Cannot be customized: The accommodations and destinations of this tour cannot be changed.
- Suitable for single travelers: Single travelers can join this group tour, but it requires a minimum of 7 people to run.
- Suitable for all ages: This tour is suitable for children of all ages.
Itinerary
After breakfast, we will head towards the Serengeti National Park via the beautiful, high-lying farmland of Karatu and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Leaving the highlands behind, we will descend into the heart of wild Africa—the Serengeti National Park—with its endless plains, rolling into the distance as far as the eye can see. We will head to the central park area, known as the Seronera area, one of the richest wildlife habitats in the park. It features the Seronera River, which provides a valuable water source to this area and attracts wildlife well representative of most of the Serengeti's species. We will arrive in time for lunch and enjoy an afternoon game drive in the Serengeti National Park. Dinner and your overnight stay are at a public campsite.
Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Budget camping
Inside Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
Lunch & dinner (Breakfast not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
We recommend an early morning start with breakfast at 6:30 am, followed by an exhilarating early morning game drive to witness active wildlife and stunning sunrise views. Later, depart for the Ngorongoro Area, where the crater resembles a forgotten world.
Ngorongoro Crater is among the world's most breathtaking wildlife havens. It offers panoramic views of steep volcanic walls, pristine savannah, acacia woodlands, open plains, and glistening streams. Here, you can witness a concentration of flamingos and encounter the Big Five (lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, leopard), providing an excellent opportunity for wildlife sightings. Keep an eye out for majestic cats in the branches of sausage trees along the Seronera River banks. Finally, we'll head to Ngorongoro Simba Campsite for dinner and overnight stay.
Main Destination:
Serengeti National Park
Accommodation:
Budget camping
Inside Serengeti NP
Meals & Drinks:
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After an early breakfast at daybreak, you will drive down into the crater. The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest unbroken caldera and has unbelievable wildlife diversity. On the grass steppe and in the acacia tree woods, you will find almost all species in the East African savannah except topis, giraffes, and impalas. Within a couple of hours, you can often observe the Big Five (lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard). Later, you will drive to Mto Wa Mbuu for overnight at fig tree lodge.
Main Destination:
Ngorongoro Crater
Accommodation:
Fig Tree Lodge
Budget hotel located 1-2hr drive from Ngorongoro Crater
All meals included
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
After breakfast, embark on a rugged journey to Lake Eyasi, a soda lake in the Rift Valley. Upon arrival in the afternoon, enjoy a cultural interaction with the Tatoga people, guided by our Tatoga guide. Explore the dry, rugged landscape inhabited by the Hadzabe or Watindiga, known for their traditional way of life, hunting with bows and arrows and gathering wild fruits. Encounter the Datoga (Barabaig or Mang’ati) people, historically rivals with the Maasai over grazing land. After lunch and activities at Lake Eyasi, depart either to the airport or a hotel in Arusha.
Main Destination:
Lake Eyasi
Accommodation:
No accommodation (End of tour)
Meals & Drinks:
Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
Drinking water (Other drinks not included)
Includes/Excludes
Cost Includes
- Park fees (For non-residents)
- All activities (Unless labeled as optional)
- All accommodation (Unless listed as upgrade)
- Camping equipment
- A professional driver/guide
- All transportation (Unless labeled as optional)
- All Taxes/VAT
- Roundtrip airport transfer
- Meals (As specified in the day-by-day section)
- Drinking water (On all days)
Cost Excludes
- International flights (From/to home)
- Additional accommodation before and at the end of the tour
- Bath towels
- Tips (Tipping guideline US$10.00 pp per day)
- Personal items (Souvenirs, travel insurance, visa fees, etc.)
- Government imposed increase of taxes and/or park fees
FAQs
The 4-Day Budget Tour of Tanzania typically includes visits to Serengeti National Park and the Ngorongoro Crater, giving you the opportunity to experience Tanzania’s most iconic wildlife destinations and breathtaking landscapes.
During the 4-Day Budget Tour of Tanzania, you may encounter the Big Five—lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and black rhino—along with cheetahs, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, hyenas, hippos, crocodiles, and a wide variety of bird species.
The 4-Day Budget Tour of Tanzania generally includes park entrance fees, transportation in a 4×4 safari vehicle with a pop-up roof, accommodation, all meals during the safari, bottled drinking water, and the services of a professional English-speaking safari guide.
Yes, the 4-Day Budget Tour of Tanzania is an excellent choice for first-time visitors, families, couples, and solo travelers who want to experience Tanzania’s famous national parks at an affordable price.
The 4-Day Budget Tour of Tanzania usually includes accommodation at comfortable budget lodges or public campsites, depending on the package selected, ensuring a safe and enjoyable safari experience.
The 4-Day Budget Tour of Tanzania is available throughout the year. The dry season from June to October is ideal for wildlife viewing, while the green season offers beautiful scenery, excellent birdwatching, and fewer crowds.
