Day trip to Ngorongoro Crater and Maasai Village visit
Explore the Ngorongoro Crater in Northern Tanzania, the world's largest intact volcanic caldera, known as 'Africa’s Garden of Eden’. With an early morning departure from your hotel in Arusha City. You will be accompanied by Africa Pathways driver/guide who will share knowledge and stories with you throughout the day, Discover the fabled Big Five and experience the Maasai culture on this day trip to Ngorongoro crater, One of the most sought after safari destination in the world before driving back at your hotel in Arusha in the evening.
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Day trip to Ngorongoro Crater and Maasai Village visit
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Ngorongoro Crater
We will pick you up in the morning at 06:00am from your hotel in Arusha, Moshi or upon your arrival at Kilimanjaro/Arusha airports in a 4X4 Safari jeep special for safari. The drive from Arusha to Ngorongoro crater take approximately 3 hours, you will have a chance to have breakfast or grab a snack on the way and then commence the exploration, Sit back and relax as Tanzania's stunning landscape unrolls beneath you. Upon arrival at Ngorongoro crater gate, we will do all the registrations and park formalities then descend the 600m (2,000ft) into the Ngorongoro crater for superb game viewing. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, formed 2 to 3 million years . Today, the flat floor is covered in nutritious grasses and home to over 120 species of mammal including the fabled Big Five, the area is one of the most sought after safari destinations in the world. It's a particularly good place to see the endangered black rhinoceros. It is truly one of Africa's premier safari destinations.
Mto wa Mbu
After the thrills and excitement of the day, you will have a picnic lunch by the park's famous hippo pool before visiting a Maasai family to experience the culture At the village, you will experience many traditional aspects of Maasai life, but also see how the Maasai adapt to development and contact with modern civilization. All visits are planned and arranged by the Maasai themselves; they will show you their traditional Maasai dance and singing, different types of Maasai houses, traditional beads, making fire, ornaments, some bush techniques & medicine and you can also walk with their cattle on the plains, later evening you will drive back to your hotel in Arusha or Moshi town.
Lake Manyara National ParkPass-by Only
Located 125 km west of Arusha town, nestling by the wall of the Great Rift Valley, Lake Manyara National Park is one of the oldest and most popular sanctuaries in East Africa. The park has a large variety of habitats, making it possible to support a wealth of wildlife in its small area. The main habitats include the shallow soda lake itself which occupies 77% of the National Park total area of 330 sq. km, the groundwater forest, open grassland, acacia woodland and the rift wall. The most famous spectacle in the park is the tree-climbing lions, which are occasionally seen along branches of acacia trees. Other animals found in the park include buffalo, elephants, leopards, baboons, impala, giraffes, zebra, wildebeest, ostrich and hippos. Popularly referred to as an ornithologist’s paradise, Lake Manyara National Park contains over 400 bird species found in most savanna and river habitats in East Africa.. Then we will drive 2 hrs. back to Arusha
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- All Fees and Taxes
- Contribution to a Maasai village
- Bottled water
- Lunch
- Licenced safari guide
- All activities in Itinerary
- Accommodation
- Wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Please arrive at the pick up point 20 minutes before departure time.
