1-Day Safari-Trip to Ngorongoro Crater: Encounter Variety of Wildlife in a Volcanic Natural Wonder

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Experience the distinctive charm and allure of the awe-inspiring Ngorongoro Volcano Crater in a day-long journey from Arusha. Within the crater, you’ll find hundreds of zebras and wildebeests, along with warthogs, ostriches, buffaloes, antelopes, and lions. There’s also a chance you might spot one of the elusive black rhinos that inhabit the crater.

Duration: 12 hours

Cancellation: 1 day learn more

Highlights

Ngorongoro Crater - Game drives in the Ngorongoro Crater begin early in the morning in safari vehicles with pop-up roofs
departure from Arusha will therefore be around 5:00 or 6:00 AM. The descent into the crater is one of scenic beauty, as you make your way through lush forests, home to numerous elephants and buffaloes. As you reach the inside of the crater, marveling at the incredible landscape around you, your guide will take you through the grassy crater floor, the unbelievable fever tree forest, the banks of Lake Magadi and the surrounding marshes. The crater, which formed when a giant volcano exploded and collapsed on itself some two to three million years ago, is mostly open grassland with two small wooded areas. Lunch is served picnic style, surrounded by the natural wonders around you as well as the exceptional wildlife, roaming freely, with which you share this extraordinary paradise. Afternoon drive back to Arusha where you will be dropped at your accommodation around dinner time.

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