Share the vehicle, share the cost: the Serengeti for less
Zebras and wildebeest on the move.
The lowest-cost way we know to sleep in the Serengeti and drive down into the crater. You share the vehicle with up to five other travellers and camp at public campsites, with a cook looking after the meals.
Group safaris leave on fixed days, every Monday and Thursday, and run when at least four people have booked. Everyone gets a window seat and the vehicle has a pop-up roof.
Camping here means public campsites with shared toilets and showers, dome tents and foam mattresses. It is simple and sociable, and the nights under the stars in the Serengeti and on the crater rim are part of the experience. Bring a warm sleeping bag: the rim is cold at night.
Our lowest price for the Serengeti and the crater
Fixed departures twice a week
Small groups, window seat for everyone
Camp cook and all camping gear included
Arusha → Ngorongoro highlands → Central Serengeti
Your guide collects you from your Arusha hotel in the morning, where you meet the rest of the group. The route goes through Mto wa Mbu and Karatu, over the Ngorongoro highlands and down onto the Serengeti plains, with a game drive on the way to the campsite. It is a long day in the vehicle, about 7 to 8 hours with stops.
Central Serengeti → Ngorongoro Crater rim
An early game drive in the central Serengeti, when animals are at their most active. After lunch you head back east to the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and pitch camp on the crater rim at about 2,300 metres. Keep your warm jacket close: the evening is cold.
Ngorongoro Crater → Arusha
After an early breakfast you descend into the crater for a game drive of up to about six hours with a picnic lunch. Buffalo, zebras, wildebeest, hippos and lions are seen often, black rhino usually far off. In the afternoon you drive back to Arusha, arriving in the early evening.
Departures are confirmed once at least 4 travellers have booked; we tell you as soon as yours is confirmed. Want the same route privately? See the 3-day Serengeti & Ngorongoro safari.
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| Departures | Price Per Person |
|---|---|
| Every Monday and Thursday · shared vehicle, up to 6 travellers | $790 |
Private trip for your group only: the more of you share the vehicle and guide, the lower the price per person. For 7 or more people we send a quote.
How booking works: a 30% deposit confirms your trip and the balance is paid on arrival in Tanzania, before the trip starts. We reply within 3 hours. Booking terms
Departures run once at least 4 travellers have booked. We tell you as soon as your date reaches that number.
Public campsites with shared toilets and showers. Simple, but the setting inside the Serengeti and on the crater rim is hard to beat.
A warm sleeping bag (or rent one from us), a warm jacket for the crater rim, a torch, and a small bag for the vehicle.
Three parks with a small group, camping, twice a week.
Two nights inside the Serengeti, then down into the Ngorongoro Crater.
Private camping with your own cook: the Serengeti on a budget.
Tell us your dates, where you are staying and how many of you are travelling. We reply within 3 hours.
