Hiking safari in Africa

4 days—Hiking safari along the Ngorongoro Highlands and camping in the African wilderness.

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About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	All months
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Ngorongoro Crater

Itinerary

Day 1

Day 1: Starting from Nainokanoka - Bulati Early in the morning, your Maasai guide will be ready to start your adventure with you. The Masai guide is escorted by a couple of donkeys who will carry the luggage for your trek. After loading the donkeys, the journey begins through the highland passing many traditional Masai Bomas and their cattle. After a short distance, wild animals can be seen such as Thompson and Grants Gazelle, zebras and wildebeest, hungry jackals are not far away either and majestic eagles might be seen hovering the sky. You reach your campsite for the night after your 16km trek, the campsite is close to Masai Village.

Day 2

Lake Manyara

Day 2: Bulati - Empakai After breakfast, the journey goes up a hill where you get a panoramic view of the grassy plains. The trek continues up and down through the bushy landscape which finally opens up to the active volcano, Oldonyo Lengai. The trek gives you great views of the majestic Volcano as well as into the impressive Empakai Crater before reaching the campsite for the night. A well-maintained track goes to the crater bottom, of which one third is covered by the Empakai Lake. This (alkaline) soda lake is an important source for flamingos, which can be observed throughout the year. When returning to the camp, a good dinner will be waiting for you. During the night you might hear the flamingo calls as they fly back to their breeding nests at Lake Manyara and Lake Natron.

Day 3

Ngorongoro Crater

Day 3: Empakai Crater – Acacia Camp The loading of the donkeys gets easier by the day as the participants and the animals are getting familiar with each other. Today, the journey goes to the Masai village of Nairobi. While following a good track, the village, as well as Oldonyo Lengai, can be seen from a distance. Just after lunch in Nairobi, the trek leaves the Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area and the landscape becomes drier and warmer. The camp will be set up in a forest with yellow acacia trees. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4

Arusha

Day 4: Rift Valley to Lake Natron In the morning, trek into the Rift Valley, the base of Ol Doinyo Lengai Mountain. Hike into the Rift Valley: steep cliffs on one side, Lake Natron on the front and the impressive strato-volcano of Lengai on the other side down in the valley, At Oldonyo Lengai base, meet with your driver for your transfer back to Arusha. In the morning, trek into the Rift Valley, the base of Ol Doinyo Lengai Mountain. Hike into the Rift Valley: steep cliffs on one side, Lake Natron on the front and the impressive strato-volcano of Lengai on the other side down in the valley, At Oldonyo Lengai base, meet with your driver for your transfer back to Arusha.

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