One Day exploring the Ngorongoro crater
Leave Serengeti behind after a half-day of game viewing and head to the Ngorongoro conservation area, the next day descend to the crater for a day of game viewing, ranked as one of the most spectacular wildlife destinations on Earth, this long-extinct volcano is the world’s largest intact caldera. Sheltering within its steep-sided walls are diverse habitats, including the alkaline lakes, swamps, marshes, rivers which support astonishing numbers of animals. Ngorongoro has long protected a thriving population of big game species: great-tusked elephants, black rhinos, and famous black-mane lions. With a density of game rarely seen anywhere in Africa, combined with breathtaking scenery, the magic of Ngorongoro is evident long before you reach the crater floor. This is one of the few places in Africa where the Big 5 can be seen in a single game drive, and there is much more to observe. Herds of gazelle, wildebeest, and zebra are resident here while smaller predators like caracal and serval cats are often seen along with lions and their eternal enemies, spotted hyena. The forests and marshes are the domain of elephants but the crater’s wetlands belong to hippos and thousands of flamingos.
After a full day of adventuring and a delicious picnic lunch on the crater plains, leave the crater and drive back to Arusha.
Main destination: Ngorongoro crater
Accommodation: Farm of Dreams Lodge
Meal plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner