4-Day Tarangire, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Group Joining Safari
A 4-day camping safari from Arusha in a shared vehicle: Tarangire's elephants and baobabs, a night in the central Serengeti and a morning on the Ngorongoro Crater floor.
Three Parks in Four Days, Camping
What "group joining" means: you share the vehicle, the guide and the campsites with other travellers who booked the same departure, up to 6 people, so everyone has a window seat. It costs less than a private safari, and it is a good way to meet people. Solo travellers are welcome.
Starting in Tarangire makes the first day shorter and adds a park known for its elephant families and old baobab trees. Then you cross the Ngorongoro highlands to the central Serengeti, camp on the crater rim and finish with a game drive on the crater floor.
Camping here means simple campsites with shared toilets and showers. Your cook travels with you and prepares hot meals at camp.
Prefer your own vehicle and lodges? See the private 4-Day Tarangire, Serengeti & Ngorongoro Safari →
Highlights
- A game drive in Tarangire among elephants and baobabs
- A night and a game drive in the central Serengeti
- A night camping on the Ngorongoro Crater rim and a crater floor game drive
- Shared vehicle with up to 6 travellers, each with a window seat
- Camp cook and all meals included
What to bring
- A sleeping bag (or ask us to rent you one)
- A warm jacket: nights on the crater rim are cold
- A torch or headlamp
- Sun hat, sunglasses and sun cream
- Your passport
Read our park guides
Route Map
- By road
- Day of the trip
- Arusha
Lines show the order of travel, not the exact roads.
Your driver-guide collects you from your hotel in Arusha in the morning, and you meet the rest of the group. After about two hours' drive you spend the day on a game drive in Tarangire, with a picnic lunch, then continue to a campsite near Mto wa Mbu.
Overnight: Campsite near Mto wa Mbu (tents)
Meals: Lunch, Dinner
You drive up past Karatu, over the Ngorongoro highlands and down onto the Serengeti plains, with a game drive on the way to the campsite in the central Serengeti. This area has lions, cheetahs and leopards all year.
Overnight: Public campsite in the central Serengeti (tents)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
An early game drive in the central Serengeti, then you drive back east and set up camp on the Ngorongoro Crater rim, at about 2,300 metres. The evening is cold.
Overnight: Public campsite on the Ngorongoro Crater rim (tents)
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
After an early breakfast you drive down into the crater for a game drive of up to about six hours, with a picnic lunch, then drive back to Arusha, arriving in the early evening.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Price Per Person — Group Joining
| Departures | Price Per Person |
|---|---|
| Every Tuesday and Saturday · shared vehicle, up to 6 travellers | $950 |
Price per person in US dollars, sharing a tent with your travel partner. Solo travellers can share with another traveller of the same gender, or pay extra for a tent of their own (ask us).
Departures run once 4 travellers are booked, with a maximum of 6 in the vehicle. If fewer have booked about a week before departure, we offer you another date, or a private safari at the private price.
Optional extra: a sunrise hot-air balloon flight over the central Serengeti, about an hour in the air, followed by a bush breakfast. About 599 US dollars per person for flights in 2026 and about 660 US dollars from 1 January 2027. Children from 7 years. Ask us to add it when you book.
Trip Notes
- Start and end: your hotel in Arusha
- Departures every Tuesday and Saturday
- Group of 4 to 6 travellers in one vehicle
- Camping at campsites with shared toilets and showers
- Private upgrade: see our private 4-day safari
Includes
- Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel in Arusha
- Shared 4x4 safari vehicle with a pop-up roof, up to 6 travellers, each with a window seat
- Professional English-speaking driver-guide and a camp cook
- All park entry fees, camping fees and the Ngorongoro Crater vehicle fee
- Dome tents, foam mattresses and camping equipment
- All meals on safari and drinking water
Excludes
- A sleeping bag (bring your own, or ask us to rent one)
- Accommodation in Arusha before and after the safari
- International flights and visa fees
- Travel insurance
- Tanzania's compulsory inbound travel insurance for foreign visitors (44 US dollars per person, from 1 October 2026)
- Tips for the guide and cook
- Drinks other than drinking water
- Any government increase in park fees or taxes after booking
Questions Travellers Ask
What is a group joining safari?
You share the vehicle, guide and campsites with other travellers on the same departure, up to 6 people. Everyone has a window seat, and the price per person is lower than on a private safari.
When does it depart?
Every Tuesday and Saturday from Arusha. A departure runs once 4 travellers are booked. If fewer have booked about a week before, we offer you another date or a private safari at the private price.
Can I join on my own?
Yes. Solo travellers are welcome. You can share a tent with another traveller of the same gender, or pay extra for a tent of your own.
What is camping like?
You sleep in dome tents on foam mattresses at campsites with shared toilets and showers. A cook travels with the group and prepares hot meals. Bring a sleeping bag, or ask us to rent you one.
3 days or 4 days?
The 4-day trip adds Tarangire on the first day, which makes the drive to the Serengeti shorter and adds a park known for its elephants. If you have the time, it is the more relaxed choice.
