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Ngorongoro Day trip from Arusha
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Ngorongoro Day trip from Arusha : Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater is the world’s biggest intact caldera and home to 30,000 wild animals, including leopards, elephants, lions, and rare black rhinos. Grab the chance for a game drive without any worries about transportation from Arusha on this small-group excursion.
Board a 4×4 to see flamingo-filled lakes and spot animals roaming the plains, all the while gaining insight into Ngorongoro’s wildlife and geology from your driver-guide. A picnic by a hippo pool and round-trip transfers from Arusha is included.
Day 1: Arusha – Ngorongoro Crater – Arusha:
At 0600 Hrs in the morning, be ready for a pick up from your hotel or from your stay in Arusha town, your driver guide will collect your picnic lunches, and drive 190 km on the tarmac road to the Ngorongoro Conservation entry gate.
From the gate, drive to the Crater Rim and spend a few minutes for an awesome view of the Crater from the top, descend into the crater floor for a day of game drive. Ngorongoro Crater is one the largest intact caldera in the world and one of the most spectacular sights in the whole of Africa. All the BIG FIVE Rhino, Lion, Leopard, Buffalo, and Elephant live in this wonderful caldera, others are Zebra, Hippo, Wildebeest, Hyena, and more… Birds includes flamingos on the Soda lake, Geese, Storks, Vultures, and more other bird families.
Your picnic lunch will be served in the Crater picnic site at Ngoitokok swamp, a Hippo pool, after lunch proceeds with afternoon game viewing. At 1500 hrs ascend the Crater and drive back to Arusha
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A visit to the Ngorongoro Crater is an experience of a lifetime. As the world’s only intact caldera, the crater is the top attraction of the 8,292km²/3,202mi² Ngorongoro Conservation Area. There are few places that have comparable wildlife densities. It is not unusual to see the Big Five in one day here. And all this is in the most amazing setting with a backdrop of the 600m-/1,968ft-high crater wall.
The Ngorongoro Crater offers some of the best wildlife viewing in Africa. The main predators are lion and spotted hyena, but leopard is regularly seen as well. The resident population of black rhinos is a very big attraction, as rhinos are more difficult to spot elsewhere in Tanzania. The crater is also home to a good number of old elephant bulls with massive tusks. These lone giants tend to be super relaxed around vehicles, which can result in very special sightings.
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is stunningly beautiful. Aside from the well-known Ngorongoro Crater, the Empakaai and Olmoti Craters are scenic gems worth visiting too. The forested rim of the Ngorongoro Crater is in stark contrast to the grassland and marsh on the crater floor, where saline Lake Magadi is home to large flocks of pink-hued flamingos.
The Ngorongoro Crater is best explored on a full day drive with a picnic lunch. Although the crater is phenomenal, it is always busy. By contrast, few people undertake a day trip to the beautiful and hiker-friendly Empakaai and Olmoti Craters. A visit to one of several Maasai villages within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a great way to learn about local culture, while the modern museum at Olduvai (Oldupai) Gorge provides insight into the wealth of hominid fossils discovered in the area.
You can spot wildlife on the crater floor at any time of the year. But the viewing is better in the Dry season (June to October), when the grass is short and smaller animals are easier to see. Also, mist and rainfall is less likely to interfere with your safari at this time.
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Over-touristed or not, the Ngorongoro Crater should be on the itinerary of every first-time visitor to northern Tanzania. This is one of the most incredible wildlife places in Africa and, yes, you’re not the only one who wants to experience it. The 600m-/2,000ft-deep extinct volcano, with its forested crater walls, is a scenic delight with grassy plains, lakes and a fever-tree forest. But it’s the abundance of wildlife that attracts the crowds. It is one of the best places in Africa to see black rhino, and you might be able to spot the Big Five in a single day.
Ngorongoro Crater is only one of several extinct volcanoes in the Conservation Area. Stay an extra day to visit Olmoti and Empakaai Craters, and perhaps a traditional Maasai village. We employed an armed ranger, which allowed us to explore the area on foot. The descent into Empakaai Crater, with its flocks of flamingos, is highly recommended, especially if you like to get off the tourist treadmill.
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- Address : Arusha, Tanzania
- Phone : +255687590560
- Mail : info@serengetitrips.com
- Website : http://serengetitrips.com/
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