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Group sizeUp to 8 travelers
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Overview
You will have a lifetime experience at Ngorongoro crater which hold animals such as zebras, giraffes, antelopes, and many others at its base.
Options
Tented Camping Accommodation
Pickup included
Budget Camping Accommodation
Pickup included
Luxury Camping Accommodation
Pickup included
What's included
Professional guide
All park entrance fees
Lunch
Meals as per the itinerary
Dinner
Bottled water
Breakfast
2 Nights accommodation
Gratuities
Alcoholic & Soft drinks (available for purchase)
What to expect
Day 1: Arusha/ Moshi – Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
10h
0800 Hours: After breakfast depart in your 4×4 safari vehicle towards the awe-inspiring Ngorongoro Crater.
You’ll pass through maize, coffee and banana plantations and a scenic escarpment on the edge of the Rift Valley with stunning views over the distant Lake Manyara.
After a short stop, you’ll continue on your way to Ngorongoro Crater to arrive in time for lunch at your lodge/camp.
1300 Hours: Check-in and lunch follows.
1400 Hours: After lunch, the afternoon is at leisure. You can choose to enjoy one of the many activities available.
Cultural experiences – this will give an opportunity to understand the way of life as experienced by the local tribes for example the Iraqw as well as the neighboring tribes like the Maasai and the Bushmen.
Nature walks hiking and jogging – this activity could be done in the surrounding forest area as well as in the nearby villages and into the town of Karatu.
Day 2: Full Day Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Conservation Area
10h
Today you will head out into the early morning mist and make the 2000-foot descent into the crater.
Explore the distinct areas of forest, lakes and open grassland on a half day game drive during which you can hope to spot wildlife including the Big Five, cheetah and hyenas.
0900 Hours: Picnic Breakfast at the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater.
Ngorongoro Crater is inhabited by about 30,000 animals, of which half are zebra and wildebeest. The crater also has hyenas, lions, leopards, cheetahs, jackals, hippo, bull elephants, buffalo, Grant’s and Thompson’s gazelles.
The salt-whitened shores of Lake Magadi are turned a pastel pink from thousands of flamingos sifting algae and shrimps from this soda lake.
The lake also attracts a myriad other water birds including avocets, plovers and black-winged stilts etc
1300 Hours: We enjoy our packed lunch at the floor of the crater and continue with our game drive.
1500 Hours: We drive ascend to the rim of the crater and drive to our lodge/ camp
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha/ Moshi
Arusha
7h
0800 Hours: Enjoy leisure breakfast at the hotel.
0900 Hours: Depart by road (4 Hour drive) back to Arusha. Along the way you may stop at Karatu or MtoWaMbu for a cultural village tour.
1400 Hours: Arrive back in Arusha. Transfer to your hotel
Meeting and pickup
Pickup details
Pick up at airbnbs, private apartments and at the airport.
Additional information
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
