NGORONGORO CRATER FULL DAY SAFARI FROM ARUSHA, A World Heritage Site by UNESCO. “The Garden of Eden in Africa.” Yes, Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania is the world’s biggest intact volcanic caldera. It is often called “The Eighth Wonder of the World.”

But what does that mean for people who are just coming for the day?

You can expect to find a blue/green world full of every kind of African mammal in numbers and groups that have never been seen before. There are lions, leopards, bull elephants, rhinos, and more here, and you can see all of the “Big Five” in one day. This world has more than 30,000 animals, more than any other place on the continent. It is in a big volcanic bowl that is only 264 square kilometers (101 square miles) in size.

As for the birds, there are cranes, storks, herons, pelicans, kingfishers, and a royal pink carpet of fluttering flamingoes by the lakes and ponds in this fairy land.

Come with us as we explore this strange world.

Your Africa This is an isolated environment with grasslands, forests, and marshes covering the crater floor. Your Kenya Safaris driver/guide will take you down the 609 m (2,000 ft) crater walls in your 4 x 4 Jeep. Each setting has its own way of celebrating wildlife.

There are a lot of acacia trees in the Lerai Forest, which is home to baboons, monkeys, waterbucks, and the big tusker bull elephants that live on the crater floor. In this area, you might even be lucky enough to see a leopard.

Over a thousand pink flamingos come to the shore of Lake Magadi every day to eat. The lake is made up of blue and green algae, which is where we might have lunch. Big cats, jackals, elands, and rhinos may also be seen along these rivers.

This is a beautiful place to take pictures because Ngoitoktok Springs bubbles up from the ground nearby. While we rest, we might see hippos in the small pool and big hawks flying overhead.

The Grasslands Around Volcanoes

Remember that we are in a volcanic crater. The soil here is made up of rich volcanic ash that was dumped here hundreds of thousands of years ago, making it a good place for plants to grow. The thousands of wildebeests, zebras, gazelles, buffalo, waterbuck, hartebeest, eland, spotted hyenas, blue monkeys, and black rhinos that live here depend on this plant life.

We’ll also be on the lookout for lions all day in Ngorongoro because this craterland has the highest population of these majestic big cats in Africa.

There are birds everywhere.

A lot of different species live on the fields and grasslands as well as by the lakes and marshes. These include the ostrich, the Kori bustard, the weavers, the larks, the storks, the starlings, and the lovebirds.

More birds can be seen in the sky if you look up. You might see buzzards, the secretary bird, vultures, tawny eagles, and kites.

There is a huge variety of wildlife on the ground, in the marshes, and in the sky that we will see on your tour. You will have a full day in this rich Eden, which is the best-preserved volcanic paradise on Earth.

To plan your full-day trip to Ngorongoro Crater, just give us a call at Safari Trips to Kenya.

The Specifics

The person who leads you on safari is the most important person there. Our driver/guides at AKS are the nicest and most knowledgeable. They will show you around, feed you, and treat you like the important guest you are. That’s what we promise.

Your own private 4×4 Land Cruiser Jeep will take you on adventure in style to the parks. This is the best way to see Africa because the seats are higher and the vehicle has rugged all-wheel drive.

Please call Safari Trips to Kenya to set up a private, one-on-one tour of these fun parks that are close by.

A four-hour drive of 187 km takes you to the Ngorongoro Crater for a safari that starts at 5 a.m. We’ll get going early so that you have a lot of time on safari. In a private 4×4 Safari Jeep, your Safari Trips to Kenya driver/guide will stop by at your hotel, the airport, or any other place you choose.

On our way to the Ngorongoro Crater, we’ll go through Maasai country and see some farmers with their cattle. You’ll enjoy seeing the sun rise over Africa’s fields.

We’ll soon be standing on the edge of the crater and looking out at the vivid, deep bowl-shaped area in front of us. This is where our journey for the day will take place. Our world is waiting for us to discover it.

We’ll go down the steep crater walls and land in a place in Africa that is unlike any other. Over 30,000 animals live in this small area, including hunters, grazers, birds, and even some strange species like hippos and flamingos.

There will be rhinos, elephants, lions, cheetahs, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs, hyenas, cheetahs, zebras, deer, buffalo, and of course lions and maybe even leopards.

Hippos and flamingos will join us for a lunch at Lake Magadi or Ngoitoktok Springs.

Later in the afternoon, Ngorongoro will give us one more natural treat: from the rim of the crater, we will be able to see one of the most beautiful sunsets in the area. The perfect end to a wonderful day adventure.

After that, we’ll go to Arusha and bring you back to your hotel or another place you choose.

We couldn’t believe we could fit so much outdoor fun into one day, but Ngorongoro helped us with its vast kingdom of animals and bright shapes. We at Safari Trips to Kenya want to thank you for coming and look forward to having you back.