Tour code: TTS 17:

TRIP Narration: Crater Highlands are in the Northern edge of Ngorongoro conservation Area. Starting at Nainokanoka Village finish at Ngaresero Village near Lengai. Accommodation: to stay in Tents at Camp. Top Quality trekking in a remote and rugged area, with Wildlife viewing and a chance to meet the Maasai people in their own environment. all trekking groups must be accompanied by Park Ranger plus Donkeys (Land Rover 110 of Maasai) to carry supplies and equipments.

Day by day Detail:

Day 1: Arusha to Ngorongoro Crater for game viewing in the Crater. Dinner and overnight at Lodge you will opt to stay or Campsite.

Day 2: After breakfast depart with your staffs for crater tour on the way to Nainokanoka Village (50km from the Simba Campsite in Ngorongoro Crater, 5hours from Arusha).  If you arrive eary you can visit the Olmoti crater for the Munge river waterfalls and crater viewing. The crater is the source of Munge river which drains its water into the Ngorngoro crater, which is a 45-60 minutes walk from the camp. Dinner and overnight at campsite.

Day 3: Nainokanoka to Embakai Crater After breakfast you can pack your luggage on Donkeys, also called "Maasai Land Rovers". Accompanied with Maasai escorts you start your trek through the beautiful Maasai land with indigenous villages. Here your guide will explain about the culture of the Maasai people and Tanzania in general.

You will pass the Elbulbul depression where the Maasai livestock mix-graze with herds of Zebras and Wildebeests. This is also a bird-rich area. Dinner is served and you camp to overnight at the rim of the Embacai crater (7 -8hrs walk).

Day 4: Embakai Crater to Nayobi Village This day is worthwhile to get up very ealy, so you don`t miss the beautiful panoramic sunrise above the lake in Embakai Crater. After breakfast and loading the Donkeys you start walking on the rim of the crater and heading for Nayobi Village about 7km, 3hrs walking from the crater. Here you fill the water bottles and have lunch. After this break proceed walking (2hrs) and camp under some Acacia trees.

Day 5: Nayobi Village to Ngaresero After breakfast you discover a new beautiful landscape while walking down to the floor of the Rift Valley. Here Lake Natron is visible, Oldoinyo Lengai and Serengeti plains. The Car will pick you up and drive to the Lake Natron camp where you can refresh yourself at the Engaresero River. Dinner and overnight at Lake Natron Campsite (27km,7-8hrs walk).

Day 6: Ngaresero to Lake Natron and back to the camp Early in the morning you take the Flamingo tour on Lake Natron (0.5hrs drive). Then you return to the Camp for lunch and visit the Engaresero River waterfalls later in the afternoon where you can swim in non-polluted water.

Day 7: Ngaresero to Oldoiyo Lengai Summit and return in the midnight you start climbing the active Volcano Oldoinyo Lengai (a Maasai name meaning "the mountain of GOD"). It takes a 6hrs to climb up the summit (2878m), so you take your breakfast on the rim of the crater, from where you have a nice view over the Serengeti Plains and Lake Ntron. If you are lucky you can also see Mt Meru and Mt. Kilimanjaro from here (only if not obscured by cloud). After descending (2-3hrs walk) a car will pick you up and return to the campsite for lunch. After that you proceed to Arusha or to the next destination.

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