Ngorongoro Crater Safari from Arusha, Tanzania

Trip Operated by Zurura Africa Safaris:

This Day Trip to Ngorongoro Crater is specially made for those with limited time ( tourists, traders, business travellers and people in town for seminars), but still want a chance to see all the big five. Ngorongoro crater itself is a haven of wildlife and has incredible scenery that led to its popular name “the garden of Eden”. Around 25,000 different animals live in the crater including the highly endangered African black rhino. Nogorongoro is a UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE. The crater is an ancient volcanic caldera. An astonishing concentration of wildlife lives in this lush prehistoric landscape, including the BIG FIVE. The mineral-rich floor of this spectacular park is blanketed in nutritious grasses much to the enjoyment of large herds of Zebra and Wildebeest, Buffalo, Gazelles which graze here. The large numbers of herbivores support some of the densest populations of predators found anywhere in Africa.

The crater known as a bird watcher’s haven is home to resident and numerous migratory birdlife spending much time in the expansive alkaline lakes.

Start:

This trip starts very early morning start due to the driving time to the park. Your guide will pick you up from the agreed upon pick up point (your Arusha hotel or accommodation) at 06:00 AM and brief you about the trips itinerary.

How to get to Ngorongoro Crater:

Getting there is a drive along the 190-kilometer tarmac road from Arusha to the Lodoare Gate entry gate. The whole drive takes around four and a half hours and is entirely on the tarmac. When visiting the Ngorongoro Crater, a 4×4 safari vehicle is required unless you stick on the main roads, which are graveled.

This 1-day Ngorongoro tour starts and ends in Arusha

Transport from and back to the airport is included

Additional accomodaation before and after the tour can be arranged at an extra cost on request

Sites to be seen along the way:

You will pass by Mto Wa Mbu village

Lake Manyara National Park

Karatu village

Arrival in Ngorongoro Crater:

You will arrive to astonishing panoramic views before descending down to the Ngorongoro crater floor where your adventure begins.

Enjoy lunch at the hippo pool and maximize your game viewing before heading back to Arusha / Moshi.

Ngorongoro Crater:

Non game-viewing travel time: 4½ hours

Distance: 270 km

Ngorongoro crater has a high number of animals, 15,000 wildebeest, 9000 zebras, 400 hyenas, about 120 lions, and around 50 highly endangered species of black rhino. Ngorongoro Crater is also home to many elephants. The crater has a good number of birds also which include, the augur buzzard, rufous–tailed weaver, fan–tailed widowbird, and anteater chat. The water sources in the crater may be one of the reasons the animals are glued to the area.