Tanzania camping safaris and tented tours are a great way of getting nearer to the wilderness. A camping safari to Tanzania offers you an opportunity of having your trips and sleeping close to animals. In most tented lodges, you will hear animals moving right besides you. Tanzania is a classic destination in Africa blessed with several wonders of the world with quite large biodiversity and very interesting people with exciting cultures. Among these are the Masai people.

Yes, camping safaris in Tanzania are very affordable and suitable for all travelers. It gets better when you are with your loved one. Camping safaris are also perfect for students, honeymoon couples, solo travelers, family vacations, group travelers, and both budget and luxury travelers among the others. we highly recommend traveling in the dry season because this is the time you will have your game drives in the hottest weather possible.

Best places to to for Camping safari tours in Tanzania

Camping safaris in Tanzania is a wonderful experience most especially during the night times when you sleep amidst sounds of different birds and nocturnal animals around your tents. Tanzania has so many places where you can do camping from and get to experience the night life in the wilderness. These places are mostly found in national parks like Serengeti, Ngorongoro conservation area, Kilimanjaro Mountain to mention but a few. These camping places are homes of different animal species as well as bird species. The camp sites in these places are affordable and range from budget to mid-range to luxury.

Visit Serengeti national park, for a remarkable wildlife experience as you traverse the wilderness in search of different mammals such as the wildebeest, lions, zebras, elephants, buffaloes, different species of antelopes, reptiles, plants, and different bird species from June to October, the park witness the annual migration of wildebeests accompanied by zebras and other mammals to Masai mara national park of Kenya in search for greener pastures.

Serengeti national park

There are so many camping sites in Serengeti national park and these include Osero Serengeti Tented Camp, Serengeti Ametu Camp, Elewana Serengeti Pioneer Camp, Acacia Migration Camp, Elewana Serengeti Camp, Kirawira Serena Camp, Siringit Serengeti Camp, Grumeti Migration Camp, Serengeti Mawe Tented Camp, Kenzan Tented Camp, Mbuzi Mawe Serena Camp, The Royal Migration Camp, and Serengeti River Camp among others.  Camping in Tanzania exposes you to nocturnal animals that move around the parks at night as well as the sounds of different bird species when everyone enters their tent.

Activities in Serengeti national park

Game drives

Game drives are the most done activities in Serengeti national park. Game drives are the best ways to explore the park animals including the big 5 game – lions, elephants, buffaloes, rhinos, and leopards. The best time to see animals in Serengeti national park is morning and this begins at sunrise and ends at 11 am. It starts in the morning for tourists to get an opportunity of seeing nocturnal animals. The morning drives give you a chance of seeing animals such as lions, wild dogs, hyenas, buffaloes, wildebeests, zebras, cheetahs, hippos, leopards, gazelles, impalas, eland, oryx, waterbucks, and hartebeest.

Hot air balloon safari

If you are looking forward to having a different perspective of the stunning Serengeti national park and you have money, we recommend a hot air balloon safari. With a hot air balloon, you will have an aerial view of the Serengeti national park wilderness and animals that live in the park. Hot air balloon safaris in Serengeti national park are best enjoyed during the wildebeest migration which occurs from July to October allowing them to spot them in the thousands.  Hot air balloon safaris in Serengeti national park start early in the morning and ends with a bush breakfast in the wilderness.

Witness wildebeest migration

Every year there is wildebeest migration of wildebeests, zebras, and gazelles from Serengeti national park to Masai mara national park. As these wild animals move, they meet predators like crocodiles, lions, hyenas, leopards, and wild dogs but the biggest challenge they face is crossing river mara amidst crocodiles and this leaves most of them dead but the lucky ones survive. The wildebeest migration is one of the reasons tourists coming to Tanzania shouldn’t miss because it gives them an opportunity to see thousands of animals move to Masai mara in search of green pasture and water. Wildebeest migration occurs from July to October.

Ngorongoro conservation area

Camping in the Ngorongoro conservation area is a cost-effective alternative to lodge accommodation and sleeping outside means waking up to sounds of different birds and animals in Ngorongoro. There are several campsites in Ngorongoro Conservation Area and these include Pakula Safari Camp, Lions Paw Ngorongoro, Ngorongoro Lodge and Campsite, Ang’ata Camp Ngorongoro, Lemala Ngorongoro tented camp, The Royal Migration Camp, Pembeni Rhotia, Crater Forest Tented Camp, and Simba Campsite among others.

Activities to do in the Ngorongoro conservation area

Game viewing

Ngorongoro conservation area is one of the greatest destinations in Tanzania for game viewing. The Park is home to over 115 mammal species that can easily be seen during the game drive and these include lions, elephants, leopards, zebras, wildebeests, buffaloes, spotted hyenas, elands, kobs, jackals, crocodiles, hippos, and gazelles among others. The game drives in the Ngorongoro conservation area can be best done during the morning hours where you get an opportunity to see nocturnal animals.

Bird watching

Ngorongoro conservation area is one of the best birding places in Tanzania. The Park is a home to 270 bird species and the birds to look out for in this place include ostriches, grey crowned crane, kori bustards, black kite, rufous chatterer, black-winged lapwing, lesser flamingo, red and yellow barbet, Egyptian vulture, greater flamingo, Speke’s weaver, white-naped raven, and golden-winged sunbirds among others.

Hot air ballooning

Hot air balloon in the Ngorongoro conservation area is expensive but it’s one of the ways to explore the stunning crater and surrounding areas. Hot air balloons are recommended most especially when there is the annual wildebeest migration outside the crater and the nearby Serengeti national park of zebras, gazelles, and wildebeests to and from Masai mara national park.