Ngorongoro Crater Private Day Safari from Arusha with Lunch

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12 hours (approximately)
Pickup offered
Offered in: English

See the Ngorongoro Crater on your own schedule with a private day safari from Arusha. You get your own 4x4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof and a local driver-guide, so there are no strangers in the vehicle and you decide how long to stay at each sighting.

The crater is often called Africa's Garden of Eden. It is the largest unbroken volcanic caldera in the world, 600 meters deep and about 20 km across, with roughly 25,000 animals living on its floor. It is one of the few places in Tanzania where you have a real chance of spotting the rare black rhino, alongside lions, elephants, buffalo, hippos, hyenas, zebras and wildebeest. Flamingos often gather on Lake Magadi.

After an early pickup from your Arusha hotel, you drive about 3 hours through the highlands to the crater rim, take in the view, then descend for a full game drive. Lunch is a picnic on the crater floor. Conservation fees, the crater service fee, lunch and bottled water are all included, so you pay nothing extra on the day.

What's Included

Ngorongoro Conservation Area entrance fees and crater service fee
Bottled water
Private 4x4 safari Land Cruiser with pop-up roof
Picnic lunch box served on the crater floor
Tips for your driver-guide are optional
Alcoholic Beverages

Meeting and pickup

Pickup points
You can choose a pickup location at checkout (multiple pickup locations are available).
Pickup details:

Pickup is from any hotel, lodge or Airbnb in Arusha town. Pickup usually starts around 5:30 AM because the crater is about a 3-hour drive and the early start gives you the most time on the crater floor. Please share your accommodation name and contact number when booking. Your driver-guide will confirm the exact pickup time the day before.

Itinerary

Duration: 12 hours (approximately)
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    Ngorongoro Crater

    Descend 600 meters into the Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest intact volcanic caldera and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The crater floor is home to around 25,000 animals, including lions, elephants, buffalo, hippos, zebras, wildebeest and hyenas, and it is one of the best places in Tanzania to see the endangered black rhino. You will also see flamingos on Lake Magadi when water levels allow. Your guide drives you around the crater floor for a full game drive, with a picnic lunch at a designated site by the hippo pool, before climbing back up to the rim for the drive to Arusha.

    6 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Supplied by Gosheni Safaris (T) Limited

Tags

Day Trips
Nature and Wildlife Tours
Full-day Tours
Private and Luxury
Private Sightseeing Tours
4WD Tours
Safaris
Involves Animals

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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