Walking Safaris

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WALKING SAFARIS ( NGORONGORO HIGHLAND TREKS):

DAY 1: ARUSHA – NGORONGORO – 190KM – 4HRS DRIVE:
Depart at 11:00a.m. from Arusha for Ngororongoro arriving at 03:00p.m. Check in your overnight hotel or set up a camp. At 04:00 p.m. Descend into the crater floor for “sundowner” crater tour.
Overnight at the Lodge or camp site.

DAY 2: NGORONGORO – NAINOKANOKA VILLAGE – 28KM – 35MINS DRIVE:
Early after breakfast, descend the crater floor for a morning crater tour. Afternoon proceed to Nainokanoka village. Set up a camp and walk to the rim of the olmoti crater, visit the wonderful Munge
Waterfalls before returning to the camp for diner and overnight.

DAY 3: OLMOTI CRATER – KAMNANA VILLAGE – 20KM – 5-6HRS:
Depart for Kamnana Village, walking through the Embulbul Depression Following the cattle trails which passes through the forests grasslands. Your overnight camp is set in the bush at some distance from the village.

DAY 4: KAMNANA VILLAGE – EMPAKAAI CRATER – 8KM – 4 -5 HRS:
Early departure, start walking following the path which leads through open grasslands area, bush land area and forests gradually gaining height to the rim of the Empakaai Crater. Camp is set on the rim, before descending into the crater floor covered with dense equatorial forests, grass and a volcanic lake. Animals like buffaloes, reedbucks, waterbucks and different species of birds can be seen at close ranges during the walk around the lake. Overnight camp on the crater rim.

DAY 5: EMPAKAAI CRATER – NAIYOBI MASAI VILLAGE – 5KM – 5 -7 HRS:
Depart for Naiyobi Village circling the crater rim, descend on the north-western side. Trails leads to the Naiyobi Masai Village which is reached late afternoon. The evening is spent relaxing or visiting the village school and also interacting with the friendly local masai people. Overnight camp at the acacia trees forest near the village.

DAY 6 : NAIYOBI VILLAGE – MUOWONGONI VILLAGE – 11KM – 6 -8 HRS:
Depart in the morning following the dusty paths downhill and off the crater highlands to Mouwongoni masai village. Overnight camp at the edge of the village.

DAY 7: MOUWONGONI VILLAGE – NGARASERO VILLAGE – 19KM – 7- 9 HRS:
Leave in the morning before sun is hot to follow the winding path across bares volcanic rocks and dusty lava soil. The path rounding the North-Western floor of the active Mt. Lengai crosses river
Ngaresero to the nearby village. Camp is set up near the river and deep bath in the river is very refreshing and even more natural. Early morning between 03:00a.m. and 04:00a.m. your transfer jeep drives you to the foot of Mt. Lengai to start the trek to the peak 2878m

DAY 8: LAKE NATRON – ARUSHA – 375KM – 6 -7 HRS DRIVE:
Descend from the mountain at about 01:00p.m., lunch, tour of lake Natron on jeep and transfer back to Arusha.