After waking up early, you’ll embark on an hour-long drive around 6am to the Ngorongoro Crater before enjoying a captivating morning game drive—one of the best ways to spot animals as they come out to enjoy the cool weather conditions or hunt for prey. Known for its big concentration of wildlife, the Ngorongoro Crater is home to lions, cheetahs, hyenas, jackals, hippos, buffaloes, gazelles, elephants, waterbucks, baboons, monkeys, and many species of birds.
The park’s biggest attraction, however, remains the rare black rhino. While they are very difficult to find in any other park, their presence in the Ngorongoro Crater has had significant influence on tourism in this area.
After the morning game drive, you’ll enjoy lunch at a scenic picnic site before another game drive around the park. You’ll see many of the animals up close and be able to take many opportunities for photos, especially since the wildlife here is so concentrated that people often mistake the area for a small zoo, as it’s nearly impossible to look in any direction without seeing wildlife.
After your final game drive, you’ll take a beautiful 3-hour drive back to the city of Arusha, bringing your safari adventure to a close.