Tanzania walking safaris - 7 days Ngorongoro Crater Trek

Day 1 Arrival day
Transfer to Arusha / Moshi for overnight. Dinner on own arrangement.

Day 2 Ngorongoro Crater
Drive to the Ngorongoro Crater, cross the crater floor for a 4 hour game drive before driving out and up to the Maasai Village of Nainokanoka. Late afternoon short walk to the Olmoti Crater Rim. Dinner and overnight Camping at Nainokanoka Village.

Day 3 Ngorongoro Crater – Embulmbul
Load the luggage onto Maasai Donkeys and walk to across the grassy expanse of the Embulmbul Depression to Bulati Campsite on the rim of Empakai crater (5 Hours). Lunch and then a short walk around the crater.

Day 4 Embulmbul – Empakai Crater Floor
Descend to Empakai Crater floor for sight seeing and lunch: the area is rich in birdlife where many flamingoes can be seen .Ascend back out of the crater rim then on to Empakai Camp.(3 Hours direct walk : 7 hours if the descend and walk round lake are included.)

Day 5 Empakai Crater Floor - Naiyobi Maasai Village
Continue round the rim then drop down the gentle Nothern Slopes of Empakai to Naiyobi Maasai village (3 hours).After a short visit to this remote Maasai Community we continue North to leave the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and continue along airy ridges to Acacia Camp (4 -5 Hours)

Day 6 Naiyobi Maasai Village – Lake Natron /Oldonyo Lengai
Descend down to Rift Valley Floor near Chini ya Miti. Meet the driver and transfer to the Kamakai Campsite .This Camp is located among acacia trees by the Ngare Sero River not far from where it flows into Lake Natron. Visit the Lake Natron with its resident flocks of flamingoes. Dinner and overnight at Kamakia Campsite.

Day 7 Oldonyo Lengai Trekking
Early Morning (OO30) drive to base of Mt. Lengai. Much of the steep 5 Hour ascent is then carried out in the relative cool of the night to reach the crater rim soon after sunrise. A few hours can be spent exploring the crater conditions here vary from year to year depending on the degree of activity. Descend later in the afternoon and drive back to Arusha /Moshi. Proceed for your onward arrangements.
 

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COST INCLUDES

Airport transfer
Accommodation as per itinerary
All meals
Services of our Professional Guide/Driver
All park entrance fees
All game drives

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