1 Day Ngorongoro Crater Tour

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Tour Overview

Phenomenal landscapes, rich wildlife in abundance: these are the characteristics of a day-trip which will prove unforgettable. Ngorongoro is a special place. ‘Africa’s Garden of Eden’ is a volcanic crater full of wildlife, a UNESCO World Heritage Site worthy of the name. Animals are present all year-round, making this a destination not to miss. Lions, cheetah, leopard, black rhino, baboons, hippo, elephant … the list here is endless. A day-trip to Ngorongoro will live long in the memory.

Places This Journey Will Take You

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Moshi, Kilimanjaro
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Ngorongoro Conservation Area

TOUR ITINERARY SUMMARY

  • Day 1: Moshi to Ngorongoro Crater

FULL ITINERARY

Day 1: Moshi to Ngorongoro Crater

Morning pickup at your hotel/Kilimanjaro airport by a guide from Safari & Holiday Makers and drive to Ngorongoro Crater with packed lunch boxes. On arrival descend inside the crater for games drives and have picnic lunch. Continue with afternoon until 1600hrs and drive back to Arusha Town. On arrival you are dropped at your Hotel.

Ngorongoro crater is just one part of a larger area of interrelated ecosystems consisting of the crater highlands (to which the Ngorongoro Crater belongs) together with larger stretches of plains bush and woodland. Ngorongoro conservation area covers an area of about 8300 sq km. Near its centre is the olduvai Gorge where many fossils have been earthed. Ngorongoro Crater is one of Africa’s best known wildlife – viewing areas. The crater is about 20kms wide and it is one of the largest calderas in the world. Within its walls is a variety of animals and vegetation, including grasslands, swamps, forests, salt pans, a fresh water lake and rich wildlife. The wildlife found includes lions, elephants, buffalos, wildebeests, Thomson’s gazelles, zebras reedbucks.


Main Destination: Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Meal: Lunch & Minneral Water

Includes

  • Use of 4 X 4 Safari vehicles
  • Meals as indicated
  • Accommodations as per itinerary
  • All park fees
  • Excursions as indicated
  • Transfers as indicated
  • Conservation fees where applicable
  • Crater fees and transit fees where applicable
  • Local flights as indicated in itinerary
  • Ferry tickets and bus tickets as indicated in itinerary and local evacuation cover but not for medical cover

Excludes

  • International flights
  • Telecommunication costs
  • Medical insurance
  • Tips
  • Drinks
  • Excursions not included in the itinerary entry visas
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