Ngorongoro Highlands Trekking

9 Days Ngorongoro Highlands Trekking

Ngorongoro Highlands Trekking

Overview


You are going to be an excellent explorer to Ngorongoro Crater, Olmoti crater, Empakaai crater, other highlands, Lake Natron, Oldonyo Lengai ( active volcanic mountain) and Maasai culture with Maasai guide. After this tour you will name yourself Maasai explorer, and we must name you craters explorer.

Walking safari is a perfect wildlife viewing, cultural excursions, birdwatching full guided by our Maasai guide.

Day 1:

Arusha to Ngorongoro Crater

Today immerse yourself into Ngorongoro Conservation Area and descend down the famous Ngorongoro crater-the Garden of Eden. It's rich pasture, swamps, forest and permanent water on the crater floor, attracts high population of wildlife as up to 25000 large animals live here. We'll proceed with game drive till lunch time after lunch continue with afternoon then leave the crater to Nainokanoka where we will camp though you will have an evening walking to Olmoti crater and down to Munge waterfalls accompanied with armed ranger and a Maasai guide before dark back to camp for dinner and overnight. Munge is a Maasai named for black and white colobus.

Here you can see big trunks elephants, black mane lion, leopards, cheetah, buffalos, black rhino, gazelle, hundreds of wildebeests, white bearded Gnu and zebra. Take your picnic lunch at Ngoitoktok spring Picnic site before ascending to the crater rim.

Day 2:

Nainokanoka-Kamnana village.

After breakfast served at the camp by our cook picnic lunch with us, as today our walking safari is just getting started go for a full day hike Depart the camp through Kamnana village where we will wander through its Embulbul depression following the Maasai cattle trails, passing through forest and grassland, later in the evening back to Kamnana Camp site which is located in the bush some distance away from the village for dinner and overnight.

Day 3:

Kamnana Village- Empakaai Crater

After an early breakfast and get yourself ready for another walking day our path leads through open grassland, bush land and forests, Gaining height gradually we will approach the rim of Empakaai Crater. Where will be our home place camp tonight and you might encounter Buffalo, reedbuck, waterbuck and different species of birds are easy to be observed during a walk around the volcanic lake and expect to be very close to them till late evening we'll be back to campsite for dinner and overnight.

Day 4:

Empakai Crater - Nayobi

After breakfast we'll go for a full day hike Departing from the camp we will first circle the crater rim and then descend down the crater floor It will be an exciting day as you will get close approach to the flamingos and buffalos till late evening back to camp for dinner and overnight.

Day 5:

Nyobi - Acacia Camp

Depart after breakfast follow the path down the crater highlands to Muwongoni village to Acacia camp the campsite is just at the edge of the village where we'll stay for dinner and overnight.

Day 6:

Acacia - Oldonyo Lengai - Lake Natron

Early morning breakfast is the best so to allow early start for walking before it gets too hot to follow the path through a volcanic area with lava soil as you enjoying magnificent views of Oldonyo Lengai and lake Natron as you keep pushing slowly down the heels of famous Mount Oldonyo Lengai on your right to lake Natron cross Ngaresero River to get to the campsite for tonight. A bath in the river will be very refreshing and can be taken without any health risk dinner and overnight at Kamakia campsite.

Day 7:

Lake Natron Full day.

After a late breakfast make yourself ready for a walking to the Lake where is breading place of all east African pink flamingos and the greater flamingos while escorted by your local Maasai guide, Lunch time back to camp afternoon will be spent on your leisure ad pleasure and evening visit the Ngaresero waterfalls dinner and overnight at the camp.

Day 8:

Lake Natron to Oldonyo Lengai Summit

Just after mid night a short drive to mountain base where the trekking to the Oldonyo Lengai active volcano mountain starts it is approximately 6-8 hours and get back before the sun rises as it is very hot during the day get back to camp for full breakfast and the rest of the day will be spent at the camp relaxing dinner and overnight at the camp.

Day 9:

Lake Natron - Arusha hotel

After breakfast pack all your staph picnic lunch with and a long drive back to Arusha, overnight in a hotel In the last day enjoy viewing stunning landscape, highlands, craters, ostriches and may be giraffe, zebra and Maasai cattle on their life style. Perfect congratulations you are now an explorer.

Safari extension:

This tour can be extended with 5 days affordable safari (5 days tour + 9 days tour) to become 14 days tour.

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