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From the rim of Empakaai crater you can enjoy the
superb view of the still intermittently active 'Mountain of God'
Ol Doinyo Lengai
Empakaai
Crater
Day 1: Lake Manyara
Morning breakfast and then drive to Lake
Manyara Park for game viewing with picnic lunch in
the bush. Dinner and overnight at
Bougainvillea Safari Lodge in Karatu
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater
Drive to the Ngorongoro Crater, cross the
crater floor for a 4 hour game drive before
driving out and up to the Maasai village of Nainokanoka. Late
afternoon short walk to the Olmoti Crater rim,
dinner and overnight at the
Sopa Lodge
Day 3: Walking to Embulmbul
Drive to Nainokanoka Village, load the
luggage onto Maasai donkeys and walk to across the
grassy expanse of the Embulmbul Depression to Bulati
Campsite on the rim of Empakaai Crater. (5 hours).
Lunch and then short walk around the crater
Day 4: Empakai Crater Floor
Descend
to Empakai Crater for sight seeing and
lunch; the area is rich in bird life where many
flamingos can be seen. ascend back out of the crater
rim then on to Empakaai Camp. (3 hours direct walk;
7 hours if the descent and walk round lake are
included).
Day 5: Naiyobi Maasai village
Continue round the rim then drop down the
gentle northern slopes of Empakaai to Naiyobi Maasai
village (3 hours). After a short visit to this
remote Maasai community we continue north to leave
the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and continue along
airy ridges to Acacia Camp (4-5 hours).
Day 6: Lake Natron /Oldoinyo Lengai
Descend down to rift valley floor near
Chini Ya Miti. meet the driver and
transfer to the Lake Natron Camp. - This camp is
located amongst acacia trees by the Ngare Sero River
not far from where it flows into Lake Natron. Visit
Lake Natron with its resident flocks of flamingoes.
dinner and overnight at Kamakia Campsite
Day 7: Oldoinyo Lengai Trekking
Early morning (00:30) drive to base of Mt.
Lengai. Much of the steep 5-hour ascent is then
carried out in the relative cool of the night to
reach the crater rim soon after sunrise. A few hours
can be spent exploring the crater - conditions here
vary from year to year depending on the degree of
activity. Descend later in the afternoon and drive
back to Arusha via Lake Manyara. Dinner and
overnight at SG Resort.
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