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6 Days Rift Valley - Ngorongoro Oldoinyo Lengai Safari
Ngorongoro Highlands Walks - Lake Natron Birding
Culture and Tribes Trip
 
 


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Arusha National Park - Lake Manyara National Park - Tarangire - Ngorongoro Crater - Serengeti National Park - Rubondo Island National Park

 
Day 1: Lake Manyara Active Safari
Morning pick up from the hotel in Arusha and drive to  Lake Manyara National Park for full day game viewing with picnic lunch; the park provides excellent opportunities to see among others buffalo, wildebeest, flamingoes, elephants and if you are lucky you might find tree climbing lions. Dinner and overnight at Serena Lodge/Octagon Safari Lodge
Day 2: Ngorongoro Highlands Walks
Transfer in the morning to the Ranger’s Post near Maasai Village of Nainokanoka (Ngorongoro Highlands) for trekking to Olmoti Crater; Hike up the side of Olmoti Crater and to the top of crater waterfall. Descend into the Olmoti Crater floor and pursue game viewing on foot. Picnic lunch at the waterfall, hike back to the Nainokanoka Maasai Village, meet the driver and drive to Sopa Lodge Ngorongoro for dinner and overnight
Day 3: Ngorongoro Crater Tour
Drive to Ngorongoro; descend to the Crater floor for a full day tour with packed lunch boxes. Dinner and overnight at Serena Safari Lodge/Wildlife Lodge in Ngorongoro
Day 4: Olduvai Gorge & Shifting Sands
Drive to the Olduvai Gorge, an archaeological site and the shifting sands, lunch at picnic site.  The Olduvai Gorge is an archaeological site located in the eastern Serengeti Plains, which is in northern Tanzania. The gorge is a very steep sided ravine roughly 30 miles long and 295 ft. deep. Exposed deposits show rich fossil fauna, many hominid remains and items belonging to the one of the oldest stone tool technologies, called Olduwan. The time span of the objects recovered date from 2,100,000 to 15,000 years ago. Late afternoon drive to Karatu for dinner and overnight at the Serena Lodge/Lake Manyara Hotel
Day 5: Lake Natron Flamingo Tour and the waterfall
Drive to the Lake Natron and visit the eastern side of the lake for game viewing. The lake is the only breeding place for the 2.5 million Lesser Flamingoes that live in the valley. As an option, hiking the Ngare Sero Gorge to the waterfalls or other gorges in the area; You will be briefed on the climb at the camp after dinner. Dinner and Overnight at the Lake Natron Camp
 Day 6: Oldoinyo Lengai Hikes
Early Morning (probably 1:00am) take light breakfast at the camp; at 2 am or earlier start the trail. It is a long and steep climbing of the active volcanic mountain in Africa that could take from 6 to 8 hours. The amazing views of the small crater, the lava that is flowing over the edge and the Rift Valley are spectacular; at a clear day light the Mt Kilimanjaro and Mt Meru are all visible. Descend to the Camp for lunch and drive back to Arusha

 


 
lizard in Lake Natron
a Lizard on the safari
 
 
Lake Natron Camp
Lake Natron Mobile Camp

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