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Sleep under canvas inside the parks, with a camp cook and a private vehicle
Camping is the most affordable way into the Serengeti, and the closest you can get to the wild. You sleep in spacious dome tents with mattresses at public campsites inside the parks, hear hyenas and lions at night, and eat fresh meals prepared by your camp cook. Your vehicle and guide are private for your group.
Dry season and the Mara River crossings: the best game viewing, book early
Short rains: quieter parks, lower prices, lush scenery
Holidays and the calving season on the southern plains
Warm, end of the calving season, good value
Long rains: green and very quiet, our lowest prices
After breakfast drive about 2.5 hours south-west from Arusha to Tarangire National Park. Tarangire is elephant country, with herds of up to several hundred along the Tarangire River, ancient baobab trees, tree-climbing pythons and over 500 bird species. Game drive through the day with a picnic lunch in the park.
Drive from Mto wa Mbu up through the Ngorongoro highlands, stopping at the crater viewpoint, and down onto the short-grass plains to Naabi Hill Gate. Game drive into the central Serengeti, where lion, cheetah and leopard are seen year round, arriving at camp for sunset.
Morning game drive in the central Serengeti, then drive back to the Ngorongoro highlands to camp on the crater rim at 2,300 m. It is cold at night, so bring a warm layer.
Descend into Ngorongoro Crater at first light for a morning game drive, then drive back to Arusha (about 3 hours).
Private transfer between Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) or Arusha Airport and your hotel in Arusha or Moshi, one way, for up to 4 people with luggage.
One more night in a mid-range Arusha hotel with breakfast, per person sharing a double room.
A warm sleeping bag with a liner for camping safaris.
About one hour aloft at sunrise over the central Serengeti, followed by a champagne bush breakfast. Booked through a licensed balloon operator; flights depend on the weather.
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