7 DAYS NGORONGORO HIGHLANDS WALKING SAFARI
This is great walking and hiking Safari through Ngorongoro Highlands and Mount Oldonyo Lengai 7 days is a tour that will take you to visit and explore Ngorongoro highlands with Crater game drives. On great walking, you will have 3 nights in the highlands of Ngorongoro conservation area at the special campsites and the other three nights outside the conservation boundary at the base of Oldonyo Lengai Volcano Mountain and at Lake Natron. All the campsites will be fixed with comfortable canvas Tents, while donkeys are included in the number of the crew to help carry the stuff, this is very interesting.
ITINERARY
Day 1: Arusha – Ngorongoro Crater Tour:
In the morning at 0830hrs drive 190km from Arusha to Ngorongoro, descend into the crater floor with packed lunch for a day game drives, picnic lunch will be served in the Crater on the picnic site at Ngoitoktok swamp a hippo pool. After lunch at 1430 hrs ascend the crater and drive out to Olmot crater rim for dinner and overnight.
- Meals: Lunch | Dinner
- Budget Accommodation: Nainokanoka Campsite
Day 2: Nainokanoka – Empakai:
Breakfast in your camp, thereafter climb thru the forest and descend into the shallow grass Olmoti crater with lunch box for a half-day walking in the Crater. At 12hrs ascend the crater on walking for lunch in Nainokanoka Camp, after lunch drive in your 4wd vehicle to Empakai Crater rim for dinner and overnight in the campsite.
- Meals: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
- Budget Accommodation: Campsite
Day 3: Empakai – Naiyobi:
Breakfast in the camp, walk down from the east rim to the crater floor. It is a pristine forested crater with no roads; take an easy walk to the lake where sometimes-huge flocks of flamingo birds can be seen. Lunch on Empakai crater rim, after lunch, walk along the rim to Naiyobi village. Donkeys are one of the crew accompanied with you, dinner and overnight, Naiyobi village. Camping.
- Meals: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
- Budget Accommodation: Campsite
Day 4: Naiyobi – Oldonyo Lengai:
Breakfast in the camp then proceeds with your walking with lunch en route to the base of the Mountain of God hence the name to the Maasai for dinner and overnight. At night hours start ascending the Mountain of God, an active volcanic mountain, its hot, and arduous ascend to its menacing crater. Feel the strength, you can make it. The guides will advise time to leave from the peak and descend to the base for breakfast. Dinner and overnight at>
- Meals: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
- Budget Accommodation: Campsite
Day 5: Ol-Lengai – Lake Natron:
Breakfast followed by walking along the rift valley to Lake Natron the Soda Lake where many water birds can be seen including Flamingo birds which breed and produce their own food on the lake-this is very interesting. You will have lunch on the way and dinner and overnight at.
- Meals: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
- Budget Accommodation: Lake Natron Campsite
Day 6: Lake Natron:
Breakfast followed by walking around the lake exploring the area, experiencing both the natural environment, people of the Maasai tribe and the residency game wild. Hot lunch at the camp thereafter walks to the beautiful waterfalls just near the lake. It is a very nice place that you can even take bath without fear. You will have dinner and overnight at.
- Meals: Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner
- Budget Accommodation: Lake Natron Campsite
Day 7: Natron – Arusha:
After breakfast, relax at leisure in the camp until 1100jhrs the time you will be picked with your packed lunch for Arusha via Mto-wa Mbu Village for your onwards arrangement. . (Accommodation and Airport transfer will be on your account, but we can arrange them on request)
- Meals: Breakfast | Lunch
- Accommodation: N/A
Rate Includes
- Arrival and departure Airport Transfers
- All entrance fees.
- Half board accommodation on the tour
- Service of an English speaking driver-guide
- Transport based on an excellent Vehicle/ car
- Driver’s Salary and allowances and park fees for vehicle and driver
- Game drives as per the Itinerary
- Complimentary bottle of water the first and second day
- Complementary of printed Safari hat and T-shirt
- Government taxes
Rate Excludes
- Extras at the lodges i.e. drinks, telephone, laundry, Internet etc.
- International flight
- Departure tax
- Tips to drivers (highly recommended)
- Visa, Travel Insurance
