5-Day Budget Safari & Materuni Waterfalls (Camping)

• You'll be collected from the airport.
• Accommodation before the tour starts can be arranged for an extra cost.

Arusha to Tarangire National Park

After breakfast, your professional safari guide will pick you up from your hotel in Arusha for a short safari briefing before departing towards Tarangire National Park, approximately a two-hour drive away. Tarangire is renowned for its massive elephant populations, ancient baobab trees, and the Tarangire River, which serves as the primary water source for wildlife during the dry season. The park offers excellent opportunities to spot elephants, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, buffaloes, impalas, warthogs, and predators such as lions and leopards. You will enjoy a picnic lunch inside the park while overlooking the beautiful wilderness before continuing your afternoon game drive. As the sun begins to set, you'll leave the park and drive to Mto wa mbu for dinner and an overnight stay.

Main Destination:

Tarangire National Park

Best Time To Visit July to November (Animals come to the Tarangire River)

High Season June to October (The park is full of visitors)

Best Weather June to October (Little rainfall)

Wildlife in Tarangire NP

ElephantAbundant

GiraffeCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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HippoCommon

HyenaOccasional

LeopardRare

CheetahRare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Black RhinoNone

Activities:

Game drives (Pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Outside Tarangire NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Mto wa mbu - Serengeti National Park

After an early breakfast, depart for Serengeti National Park via the scenic Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Upon entering Serengeti, your game drive begins immediately. The vast plains are home to abundant wildlife including lions, elephants, cheetahs, leopards, giraffes, buffaloes, hyenas, and many antelope species. Enjoy a picnic lunch in the bush as you continue exploring the Central Serengeti, one of the best wildlife viewing areas in Africa. Arrive at your campsite in the late afternoon for dinner and overnight.

Main Destination:

Serengeti National Park

Best Time To Visit January to February and June to October (Different areas are best at different times)

High Season July to March (The Seronera area is crowded)

Best Weather June to October (Little to no rainfall)

Wildlife in Serengeti NP

ElephantCommon

LionCommon

CheetahCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

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GiraffeCommon

HippoCommon

HyenaCommon

LeopardOccasional

Black RhinoVery Rare

Wild DogVery Rare

White RhinoNone

Activities:

Game drives (Pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Serengeti NP

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Serengeti - Ngorongoro Highlands

After breakfast, enjoy a relaxed morning game drive as you exit Serengeti, with a final chance to spot wildlife across the endless plains. Continue through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, enjoying scenic landscapes, Maasai villages, and breathtaking highland views. You may stop at a crater viewpoint for photos.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Highlands

Activities:

Game drives (Pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Budget camping

• Inside Ngorongoro Highlands

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Ngorongoro crater - Arusha

After an early breakfast, descend 600 meters into the magnificent Ngorongoro Crater, one of Africa’s most iconic wildlife destinations and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The crater offers one of the highest concentrations of wildlife in the world, including lions, elephants, buffaloes, zebras, wildebeests, hippos, hyenas, flamingos, and the rare black rhinoceros. The scenery inside the crater is equally spectacular, with grasslands, lakes, forests, and swamps all within a collapsed volcanic caldera. Enjoy a picnic lunch at the famous Hippo Pool while surrounded by abundant wildlife. In the afternoon, ascend the crater and begin your drive back to Arusha, arriving in the early evening.

Main Destination:

Ngorongoro Crater

Best Time To Visit June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)

High Season Most of the year – July to March (Expect crowds)

Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)

Wildlife in Ngorongoro Crater

Black RhinoCommon

LionCommon

BuffaloAbundant

ZebraAbundant

WildebeestAbundant

HyenaAbundant

Show more

ElephantCommon

HippoCommon

White RhinoOccasional

LeopardOccasional

GiraffeNone

CheetahNone

Wild DogNone

Activities:

Game drives (Pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle)

Accommodation:

Gold Crest Hotel Arusha

• Mid-range hotel located in Arusha (City)

Meals & Drinks:

• All meals included
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

Materuni watefalls & coffee tour - Depature

After breakfast, depart Arusha for the scenic drive to Materuni Village, located on the lush foothills of Mount Kilimanjaro near Moshi. Home to the Chagga people, the village is surrounded by green coffee plantations and offers a wonderful opportunity to experience Tanzania's natural beauty and rich cultural heritage. Following the tour, begin your transfer to Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO). If your departure is from Arusha Airport or you have accommodation in Arusha, you will be transferred there instead.

Main Destination:

Materuni Waterfalls (Highlight)

Activities:

Game drives (Pop-up roof 4x4 vehicle) & Walking safaris (with an armed guide)

Accommodation:

No accommodation (End of tour)

Meals & Drinks:

• Breakfast & lunch (Dinner not included)
• Drinking water (Other drinks not included)

• Additional accommodation can be arranged for an extra cost.
• You'll be dropped off at the airport.