Down to Earth: Tanzanian Wildlife Adventure

Get off the beaten track and explore the classic wildlife parks of Northern Tanzania with this camping safari lead by very experienced local guides and using very lightweight tents making it easy to move camp and make the most of your time sightseeing and game viewing.

The itinerary changes between dry and green season, as the movement of wildlife means that in the dry season, Tarangire National Park is well worth a visit with huge herds of elephant congregating there but in the green season, grass is very high in Tarangire, so this is replaced with Lake Manyara which has good game viewing year round.

Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater are good all year and although they are always busy, popular areas, the wildlife is prolific and you are pretty much guaranteed to see elephants, lions, giraffe, hippo, zebra and many more species.

This is one of Tribes' Down to Earth holidays. This is a great range of more affordable, set itinerary holidays, as opposed to our tailor made trips. The Down to Earth holidays also have their own website where you will find lots more details about each trip.

CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE DOWN TO EARTH HOLIDAYS PAGE FOR THIS HOLIDAY

Gallery and trip information

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Included

speaking safari driver guide(s), private safari transfport in 4WD Land Cruiser(s) with VHF radios, roof hatches and window seats for each guest, camp supply vehicle (for trips with more than 4 people), Crater entry fees, Maasai walking guides around Lake Natron for three excursions, fees for Cottage industry tour in Manyara, bottled water in vehicles and in camp, government taxes and levies, International flights (if selected).

Not included

International flights (if not selected), visas, travel insurance, tips, drinks other than water, airport departure taxes, personal expenses, items of a personal nature.

Is it for you?

This trip is for the adventurous traveller who likes to camp and enjoy remote wilderness areas with a bit of gentle walking and good wildlife. Minimum age 8.

Best time

Any time, depending what you want to see! For large herds of elephants and hot dry weather then July - October is best but for the wildebeest migration Jan - March is best. Walking (especially around Natron) is more comfortable in the cooler months. Green season is great for birding.

Weather and highlights

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Fantastic wildlife in 3 fantastic national parks!
Serengeti - vast savannah plains, famous for the spectacular wildebeest migration.
Ngorongoro Crater - packed full of animals all year round and very picturesque.
Great Rift Valley - beautiful scenery.
Olduvai Gorge - where some of the oldest humanoid skeletons were discovered.
Lake Manyara National Park - well known for its herds of elephants and tree-lions. OR
Tarangire - huge numbers of elephants, plus giant baobab trees. Great in the dry season.

Itinerary

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Duration: 7 days

Dry Season itinerary (July - October)

Day 1: Drive to Tarangire, gameviewing and overnight
Day 2: Tarangire National Park
Day 3: Tarangire National Park
Day 4: Drive to Serengeti, game viewing and overnight
Day 5: Full day in Serengeti
Day 6: Drive to Ngorongoro Crater, game viewing and overnight
Day 7: Serengeti National Park
Day 8: Visit Rift Valley Childrens Village project then return to Arusha

Green Season itinerary (November - June)

Day 1: Drive to Manyara National park, gameviewing
Day 2: Morning in Manyara, afternoon cultural tour
Day 3: Drive to Serengeti, game viewing and overnight
Day 4: Full day in Serengeti, overnight.
Day 5: Serengeti
Day 6: Drive to Ngorongoro Crater, game viewing and overnight
Day 7: Visit Rift Valley Childrens Village project then return to Arusha.

For a more detailed itinerary, please follow this link to the relevant page of the Down to Earth website.

Pricing guidelines for Tanzania

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We hope the following will give you a rough idea of costs. These are quoted per person based on twin share for two people, without international flights but including internal flights. We’ve used good standard accommodation throughout. There are nearly always ways to spend more money than we’ve suggested (!), but these prices show a good and realistic range for each type of trip.

International flights will add from about £600 to £800 depending on the season and route (unless the airlines have special offers). Tanzania can combine easily with other East African countries.

For each accommodation on this website you will find an indication of the price. The bands are based on the price per person per night at peak season and are represented by the following values for this country:
	£50 to £150
	£150 to £300
	£300 to £500
	£500 to £800
	Over £800

For a specific personal quote based on any tailor made itinerary you have in mind, please contact us and we’ll be happy to help you.

Example tripPrice per person
1 week high quality safari in the northern circuit (eg with Ngorongoro, Serengeti, Manyara, Tarangire ...)Between £2500 and £3500
2 week southern Tanzania safari and Zanzibar holidayBetween £3000 and £4000
1 week stay on an Indian Ocean island (Zanzibar, Mafia, Chole, Pemba)From £1000 +
1 week Kilimanjaro climbAround £1500

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7 days from £1655 per person (excluding flights)

For all dates and prices, see the Down to Earth website page.

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