4 Days Ngorongoro Crater Safari
4 Days Ngorongoro Crater Safari explores the spectacular and renowned Ngorongoro Crater that has received thousands and thousands of visitors over the years. The Ngorongoro Crater is located in the northern safari circuit of Tanzania which hosts other prime Tanzania safari destinations including the Serengeti and Lake Manyara. This 4 Days Ngorongoro Tour is an awesome Tanzania tour that has travellers extensively exploring Ngorongoro crater where over 25000 wild animals have been recorded. This 4 Days Ngorongoro Crater Safari starts and ends in Arusha.
Tour Summary 4 Days Ngorongoro Crater Safari
- Day 1: Pick up from Arusha, Transfer to Ngorongoro Crater
- Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater Floor game drive, cultural tour
- Day 3: Walking safari, Picnicking, Game drives
- Day 4: Departure
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up from Arusha, Transfer to Ngorongoro Crater
On this day 1 of your 4 Days Ngorongoro Crater Safari, you shall be picked up from Arusha by our Tanzania safaris guide. He shall give you a short brief about your 4 Days Ngorongoro Safari and then proceed for a transfer to Ngorongoro Crater which is about 2 hours away from Arusha. Enjoy the road drive, as you get to see the countryside of Tanzania vividly. Once you get to Ngorongoro Conservation Area, enjoy a game drive as you drive to your lodge. Check in and proceed to have your lunch served. Enjoy it leisurely, and thereafter get to spend the rest of the afternoon leisurely, and also get to explore your lodge of stay and appreciate your surroundings. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Meal Plan: Lunch and Dinner
Day 2: Ngorongoro Crater Floor game drive, cultural tour
Wake up to a cup of coffee or tea, and head out early in the morning to descend to the Ngorongoro Crater floor for a game drive. The Ngorongoro Crater has over 25000 wild animals recorded to inhabit this floor alone. Enjoy game viewing of the early risers as well as nocturnal animals as they return from their nightly activities. Tick off one by one wildlife that you shall spot, as you enjoy views of the sunrise and the stunning landscapes. Make a stopover during the game drive for a breakfast in the bush experience.
Continue with the Ngorongoro Crater floor game drive till late in the morning, and then return to the lodge for lunch. Enjoy your sumptuous lunch leisurely at the lodge and thereafter take some time to relax. Later, you shall head out for a cultural tour where you shall enjoy interacting with the locals including dancing with them. Return to the lodge on a yet another game drive and enjoy the beautiful sun set over the Ngorongoro landscapes. Dinner and overnight stay at the lodge.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Day 3: Walking safari, Picnicking, Game drives
Today, you shall go out for a walking safari in Ngorongoro Conservation Area with your packed breakfast and lunch boxes which shall keep your meals hot enough till you consume them. During your walking safari, get to get up close with the some animals, in the company of an armed ranger. You shall then enjoy a sumptuous bush breakfast in a very scenic area. After, proceed for game drives in Ngorongoro Conservation Area and get to see more wildlife as well as see again those that you may have encountered the previous day. Proceed to a safe and great picnicking spot from where you shall get to relax as you watch the wildlife roam around, enjoy your packed lunch while in a beautiful scenic area. After enjoying yet another game drive, return to the lodge, relax as you wait for dinner and an overnight stay.
Day 4: Departure
On this last day of your 4 Days Ngorongoro Crater Safari, you shall wake up to a sumptuous breakfast at the lodge which you shall enjoy leisurely. After, check out of the lodge for departure to Arusha. You may choose to visit the Oldupai Museum en-route. You shall have lunch at a selected restaurant in Arusha after which you shall be dropped off at your hotel/apartment of stay, or at the airport to catch an outbound flight.
End of 4 Days Ngorongoro Crater Safari
