3 Days Budget Tanzania Safari
Safari tour hosted byBudget Safaris Tanzania
Safari tour location
Duration of the tour
Languages spoken
Flexible cancellation before the tour starts
Tour highlights
Embark on an unforgettable 3-day budget camping safari in Tanzania, covering the country’s most popular northern circuit destinations: Tarangire National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, and the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ngorongoro Crater. This tour offers a chance to spot the famous Big Five and experience breathtaking landscapes, starting and ending in Arusha. With experienced driver-guides and overnight stays in a charming lodge, this is a trip of a lifetime designed for adventure seekers.
Itinerary
After a hearty breakfast, your adventure begins with a stop in Arusha Town for any last-minute purchases before setting off on your safari. From there, you will head to Tarangire National Park for an exciting game drive, enjoying a delicious picnic lunch amidst the stunning park scenery. Known for its impressive elephant population and iconic baobab trees, Tarangire is a key destination in the annual migratory cycle, hosting up to 3,000 elephants, 25,000 wildebeests, and 30,000 zebras. As the day winds down, you will enjoy a relaxing dinner and an overnight stay surrounded by the beauty of nature.
Lunch, Dinner
Meals included
Budget, Fig Big Tree Lodge
Accommodation included
This morning, after an early breakfast, you will descend to the crater floor for a 5-hour game drive. You can expect to see lions, elephants, zebras, hippos, flamingos, jackals, rhinos, antelopes, and many bird species. The birdlife here includes eagles, vultures, flamingos in the crater lake, storks, bats, sacred ibis, kori bustards, blacksmith plovers, and long-necked herons. Lunch will be served at the beautiful Hippo Pool picnic site. After lunch, continue the game drive before beginning a steep ascent to the top exit of the crater in the evening. You will then drive to your accommodation in Karatu to close the day.
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Meals included
Budget, Fig Big Tree Lodge
Accommodation included
The final day of your safari begins after a luscious breakfast. The destination for today is Lake Manyara National Park, where you will enjoy a game drive with a picnic lunch. As you enter the national park, lush forests of Acacia and Mahogany trees set the mood for what lies ahead. Keep an eye out for buffaloes, giraffes, impalas, baboons, and blue monkeys. Another spectacle of Lake Manyara is the famous tree-climbing lions, though spotting them is a matter of luck. In the right season, you may also see the shoreline turning pink with millions of flamingos. In the afternoon, after lunch, you will head back towards Arusha where you will be dropped off at your accommodation, bidding goodbye to your team with incredible memories to cherish.
Breakfast, Lunch
Meals included
What's included
Included in your tour
Hotels, meals and transfers as described in the program, certified and experienced English-speaking safari guide, National Park fees, 4x4 Safari vehicle.
Not included in your tour
International flights, visa fees, travel insurance, tips.

