Affordable SHARED safari using luxury tented camps  Shared Standard Safari (North Tanzania) 6 Days in Northern Tanzania —A shared safari using luxury Under Canvas camps - Gold  This itinerary is designed to be extended. Contact us for options.  If you enjoy staying in pristine wilderness areas away from the crowds, in the heart of the bush, but prefer the comforts and safety of luxury under canvas at affordable rates then this safari is perfect for you!
The Camps   Tents are spacious, and include two permanent beds with duvets, hot water bucket shower, eco-friendly toilet and shady veranda.   Lighting is by 12 volt, with bedside lamps, and paraffin lamps, plus limited battery recharging facilities (for videos and cameras). Camp staff will look after your every need, and will be on attendance virtually around the clock! A large dining tent, as well as a comfortable lounge area with a small reference library, and a typical safari campfire make up the balance of the facilities. Unlike lodges, your guide will be close at hand, and staff will look after your every need. The camp runs in as eco-friendly way, with all waste etc being disposed of under Park’s guidelines. The location of the camp is fixed but semi - permanent e.g. no permanent structures allowed, and may be moved in the future to follow the game movements. It is a bush camp, not a lodge, with the following services: - Ten spacious tents with en-suite shower and eco-friendly toilet – (not a long-drop) - comfortable beds - quality linen including duvets, decent pillows, towels etc - solar power lighting inside the tents comfortable chairs - spacious dining tent offering delicious cuisine - ‘chill tent’ for relaxing with lounge and bar area - maps and reference books at your disposal - attentive camp crew - well stocked bar   We provide a friendly, intimate tented bush camp, with good facilities in an amazing area, with due respect for this fragile ecosystem.		Inclusions / Exclusions Included - Park fees, naturalist guide and well-maintained safari vehicle, game drives, one visit to Ngorongoro Crater, one-way flight from the Serengeti to Arusha, two liters of water per day a person.   Excluded - Drinks, gratuities, items of a personal nature, additional nights before and after the safari, international flights, transfer to meeting point at the start of the safari in Arusha, transfer from Arusha Airport to your destination on day 6.
ITINERARY - GOLD STYLE Day 1—Lake Manyara National Park (LD): This morning depart to Lake Manyara NP, flanked by the 500 feet escarpment on the left and the lake on the right. It is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including leopard, buffalo and elephant. It is famous for its elusive tree-climbing lions and hot springs, reaching a temperature of 60ºC/140ºF - hot enough to cook an egg! Other wildlife includes Maasai giraffe, zebra, warthog, hippo, slender mongoose, blue monkey, honey badger, porcupine, hyena, wildebeest, Coke's hartebeest and impala. The park features the highest density of baboons anywhere in Africa— up to 200 members per troop! In the late afternoon we depart for the  Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Overnight: Luxury tented camp near the Crater Rim Day 2—Ngorongoro Conservation Area (BLD): We descend the steep crater wall early this  morning and spend half the day on grass plains that are teeming with animals. The crater is the largest unbroken ancient caldera in the world. Nearly three million years old, the once-volcanic Ngorongoro is considered “Africa’s Garden of Eden” – a haven for thousands of wild game, including lion, cheetah, hyena, huge bull elephants, wildebeests, zebras, elusive rhinos, Thomson’s gazelles, hippos, buffaloes and pink flamingos.  Overnight: Luxury tented camp near the Crater Rim Day 3—Central Serengeti (BLD): “Serengeti” means “endless plains” and today we drive west via its eastern border all the way to the central Serengeti! You will be amazed by the vast expanse of the Serengeti and we  drive past a few kopjes that will bring back memories of “The Lion King”! After a couple of hours we reach the main road from Ngorongoro to the Serengeti and then it is another hour to the Seronera area. You will love the intimacy of our camp and the nightly camp fire! Overnight: Luxury tented camp in the Serengeti. Day 4—Central Serengeti (BLD): Sprawling with hyena, several cheetah families, prides of lions and countless plains game, the Seronera area is one of the best wildlife spots in East Africa! Today we explore the areas in the vicinity of our camp and the nearby riverines where leopard lives! Tonight we fall asleep with lions roaring nearby! Overnight: Luxury tented camp in the Serengeti. Day 5—Central Serengeti (BLD): Today we go in search of the big herds—a magnificent drive across the enormous plains of the Serengeti and central bush areas if needed. It is this liberating sense of space that characterizes the Serengeti Plains, stretching across sun burnt savannah to a shimmering golden horizon at the end of the earth. Yet, after the rains, this golden expanse of grass is transformed into an endless green carpet flecked with wildflowers. Overnight: Luxury tented camp in the Serengeti. Day 6—Arusha (B): This morning enjoy a scenic flight back to to Arusha. If you booked a safari extension, you fly or drive to your next destination where new adventures await!