On Ngorongoro Crater Safari, you will have your own specially built 4×4 custom made tour vehicle and  private guide, this unique tour combines an authentic cultural experience with a great wildlife Tanzania safari.You travel from Arusha town to Ngorongoro Crater where you spend two nights at the Lemala Luxury Ngorongoro Camp. Lemala Camp is an intimate seasonal camp located on the rim of the crater offering luxury Tanzania vacation accommodation under canvas in large spacious and luxury tents. Lemala camp in Ngorongoro lies within a wild indigenous forest which is home to a wide variety of game from elephant, buffalo and bushbuck. Descend into the floor of the crater to enjoy a  spectacular and exciting game viewing as well as interaction with the local Maasai. You also have an optional nature walks near the camp or around Ol Moti or Empakaai Crater which are not too far from the camp.
Download PDF Read MoreUpon arrival, you will be warmly welcomed by your Tanzania safari guide and drive by 4×4 safari vehicle to the Ngorongoro Crater from Arusha. You will arrive at the lodge in time for lunch and in the afternoon enjoy a game drive in the beautiful Ngorongoro Crater – one of Africa’s greatest wildlife sanctuaries. Lemala Ngorongoro Camp features 9 luxury tents that are heated and furnished with large single or king-size beds with warm duvets, wooden flooring with rugs, and en-suite bathrooms with dressing area, flush toilet and safari shower. The Dining area is well furnished with, book and corner cabinets in old wood, chandeliers, chests grand sofas, lamps, and rugs. At Lemala camp, meals are served al fresco or inside the mess and all guests are invited to sit together with the naturalist at dinner time.
Lemala’s advantage over the majority of accommodations at the Crater, is its proximity to the low-traffic Lemala entry route into the crater floor.This makes it possible for you to start your game drive early and thus avoid the traffic jams and queues. You will have an early breakfast at your camp located at the edge of the crater and thereafter descend into the crater floor with picnic lunch for a whole day crater tour. Enjoy an exciting game viewing around the crater, renowned  for its high concentration of wildlife. Alternatively you can visit the Empakaai Crater today. A much smaller crater than Ngorongoro Crater, but endearing in its own way, Empakaai has a deep soda lake which covers about half of the 6km wide caldera.
At the Empakai crater floor, you will often find thousands of flamingos in the shallows of the emerald lake – giving it a spectacular pink tinge. You will drive up to the outer rims of the crater, before taking a 45-minute walk down the path through spectacular forested slopes to the crater floor. Afterwards return to your Camp for a hot shower, delicious dinner and drinks on your Tanzania vacation.
After breakfast visit an authentic Maasai village for cultural interaction. Afterwards drive back to Arusha, arriving in time for lunch. A day room will be provided to freshen up till evening when you drive to the airport to board your International flights..
Tanzania is great to visit any time of year. Most people avoid the rainy months of April, May, and November. Some travelers like to go during the peak migration season of wildebeest, zebras and number of antelopes in Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Highlands and Masai Mara in Kenya. Not only that most people also like to lay on the sunshine of the Zanzibar beach lure water and white sand beaches as well as diving to the coral reefs.
We use 5 or 7 passenger 4-wheel-drive Land Cruisers, Toyota Hiace as well as Land Rovers all with viewing roofs for the safaris. Take a note that a normal minibus or saloon can be used for transfer to and from the airport depending on the size of the group which is visit the country.
They are licensed, trained, friendly, and have years of experience in Tanzania safari! All of them speaks fluent English and others have additional languages of your mother tongue to meet your comfort and informative safari in Tanzania.
You can buy any drinks along your way to the Tanzania safari. There will be mini-markets in town and also you can have some at your hotel or lodge that you will spend an overnight there.
With modernized World most of the lodges and tented camps serve breakfast and dinner, typically buffet-style. European, Asian and African cuisines are served in a high standard. Due to the fact that you will be spending your afternoon doing game drive often you will have to take your lunch box with you.
If by chance the itinerary shows that you will take your hot lunch at the hotel then there is no need of packed lunch. Basically lunch at the lodge follows with a rest before proceeding with late afternoon game drive.
The great extraordinary animal kingdom migration is an annual migration of about 1 million wildebeest, 300000 zebras and 200000 gazelles migrating from Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro crater and contiguous Masai Mara National Reserve searching for fresh grasses as well as water. This is a honeymoon (easy to hunt) period for the crocodile in Grumeti River and other carnivores such as lion and leopard while the migration is taking place. For more information on how the migration takes place please click here.
The best time to see the migration in Tanzania is January-March and June-August and in Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya it is often best September-October. These are also the most popular times to go, so you will need to book well in advance.
You will see abundance of wildlife all year round. However it should be clear that changing of weather can affect this migration circular and a need for some two to three days in Serengeti National Park give you a wide chance of view migration properly.
Whether you are looking to explore the wildlife of the Serengeti, or begin your expedition up Mount Kilimanjaro, we have something suitable for all of you. Get in touch with us today and our team of specialists will help build your experience of a lifetime to Tanzania
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