Safari

Camping

Whether your chosen accommodation is a two-man pup tent and your dinner a can of beans, or whether you prefer a canvas bungalow with solid-wood teak floors and an ensuite bathroom, camping is a quintessential part of a traditional Tanzanian safari. Tanzanian tents may come in all shapes, sizes and prices, but nothing quite beats the feeling of sitting around an open fire under the stars, straining to hear the distant sound of a lion roaring…

Budget Camping

Although National Park entrance fees mean that a safari in Tanzania is never going to be dirt cheap, it’s still possible to enjoy a trip to one of the country’s wildlife areas without breaking the bank. Reliable budget tour operators in Arusha and Moshi can offer budget camping safaris for around $150 per day, a price that should include a driver/guide, a cook, food and soft drinks. If you’re willing to take a seat in a vehicle with other clients, this price can even drop a little. Remember to budget for tips at the end of your trip, and don’t bank on showering very often!!

Luxury Camping

Luxury camping safaris in Tanzania are not just about the quality of the accommodation. Although the rooms and public spaces at the country’s best camps could compete with many an interior-designed boutique hotel, they offer much more than just pleasant surroundings – you’re paying for the expertise of their guides, who are all among the best in their field. Whether you’re fly camping on a moonlit sandbank, lulled to sleep by the grunting of hippos, or taking breakfast on top of a rocky kopje with a herd of buffalo milling around down below, a luxury camping safari in Tanzania is an experience you’re unlikely ever to forget.

Fly Camping

Fly camping is one of the greatest pleasures of a safari in Tanzania, and it’s an experience that can be difficult to organise in other countries. Tents on a fly camp are optional - they often consist only of a mosquito net set up around a mattress, in a bush clearing or perhaps under a baobab tree. The stars are visible from one’s pillow, and the night noises of Africa are the background to sleep. Nothing brings the experience of Africa closer, no luxury camp can provide the same level of excitement as just one night spent sleeping on the earth in the heart of the bush.