Public Campsite
This option is great for budget-conscious travelers and adventures. Basic camping is what in Europe and America is meant by “camping”. You sleep in a small dome tent with a maximum of two people. If you book this with a tour operator the tent will be set up for you. Most companies provide field beds. It is very common for a cook to accompany you and prepare tasty fresh meals for you.
With basic camping, there are two options of campsites in Tanzania: inside and outside the parks. The campsites inside the national parks are managed by Tanapa. They offer shared showers – cold water only – and shared bathrooms. If you are lucky you have a private or almost private stay. But these campsites are meant to be shared and cannot be reserved privately. So, if you are traveling in high-season in popular parks like Serengeti, you are almost sure that you will find other travelers. Sometimes even big groups of 20 to 30 people in overlanders. The campsites are not fenced so just like in tented camps you will get wildlife right up to your tent.
Tanzania also offers a limited but often quite nice range of campsites outside the national parks.
Join us to experience the unforgettable.
Tanzania camping safari experience
Right in the heart of the African wilderness; sitting around a campfire and sleeping amidst the sounds and roars of night predators comes with a special feeling of adventure. We provide all camping gear (except sleeping bags) during your safari and serve freshly cooked food that is prepared by our experienced safari cooks. Our cook and driver do all the camp set up for you and you only participate in that if you are after an active adventure.
All our lodge safaris can be done by basic camping and so it is a matter of your choice as to which safari program you wish to do on a camping option and we shall advise you on the price and provide you with a detailed safari itinerary.
To prepare a customized Tanzania camping safari we need to know;
- When you wish to do a camping safari in Tanzania
- How many days you wish to spend on safari
- How many persons are traveling with you
- Any specific park or reserve that you wish to visit
Please contact our safari consultants also if you want a specially tailored safari for you and your partners.
Tanzania Camping Safaris – Our Budget Camping Safaris in Tanzania provide the highest level of comfort yet maintains intimate contact with the bush and the sounds of the African night.
Budget Tanzania camping safari is the ideal way for those who like to “rough it” as we provide mostly bivouac pop-up tents for accommodation whereby mattresses are laid on the sewn-in groundsheet. The tents are spacious enough for two people and they have a mesh on each window to keep off insects. All preparations at the camp are made on arrival at the campsite. We recommend visitors bring their own sleeping bags. Public campsites provide basic washroom facilities of reasonable hygienic standard for budget camping safaris. At some Parks, we use semi-permanent campsites which offers an upgrade camping style with facilities like showers(hot showers on request) and Flush Toilets