lemala Ngorongoro 3 Day Safari

Drive From Your Arusha Hotel To Ngorongoro Crater With Your Private Guide & Exclusive 4×4 Vehicle

Ngorongoro Crater

Sited in the Great East African Rift Valley in northern Tanzania, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area includes the wondrous Ngorongoro Crater, home to the densest concentration of wild animals in Africa. Within 260 sq. kilometers (100 sq. miles) of varied micro-climates, over 30,000 mammals, half of them rangy wildebeests and well-rounded zebras, together with their many predators, lordly lions, swift cheetahs, stealthy leopards, opportunist jackals, and skulking hyenas, with a vast cast of smaller mammals and birds, form a compelling destination for wildlife safaris in Tanzania.

The caldera of a two million year old collapsed volcano forms an unbroken, 2000 feet (600 meters) high rim around a natural amphitheater within which the high drama of predator and prey is enacted on a grand canvas. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is also part of the Serengeti ecosystem but was separated from the Serengeti National Park in 1959, intending to enable the harmonious co-existence of man and his wildlife neighbors. Around 8300 sq. kilometers (3200 sq. miles) of prairie, bush and highland forests, including three spectacular volcanic craters, became the focus of the Tanzanian government’s imaginative solution to the problem of reconciling the needs of indigenous pastoralist tribesmen with the conservation of the area’s rich wildlife and the prospect of much-needed income from tourism. In 1979, it was announced as a UNESCO World Heritage site. It is visited by enthusiastic adventurers on their Serengeti Trips  photographic safaris every year.

Destination Guide: Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater (Crater Rim) – Lemala Ngorongoro

Lemala Ngorongoro is a deluxe seasonal camp set high on the rim of the largest unfilled volcanic crater in the world, in the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania. From the charmingly intimate luxury camp, privileged Serengeti Trips guests on a safari holiday in Tanzania can access the largest wildlife concentration in the world. Lemala Ngorongoro is one of closest accommodation to the crater floor, lying just inside the access gate. It takes only 15-20 minutes to make the descent, 2,000 feet through misty, montane rainforest. This makes a Lemala Ngorongoro safari the best possible way to see the amazing wildlife on the crater floor in true wilderness solitude, just as the animal residents start to venture abroad, and well ahead of other adventurers who have to drive around the crater rim before beginning the popular descent.

The camp is coolly welcoming. 9 spacious canvas tents set in the dappled shade of an acacia glade accommodate only a maximum of 20 guests, making this a specially intimate and exclusive venue for your tour in Africa. In addition, there is one family tent for parents with children over the age of six. Each tent is attractively furnished with king-size or large twin beds, comfy quilts, timber floors with foot-pampering rugs and warm gas heaters for the chilly mornings at 7,500 feet above sea level when you rise early to get a head start for your Ngorongoro Crater tour with Serengeti Trips. Every Lemala Ngorongoro tent has an en-suite bathroom with safari shower and flush toilet. Solar power provides 24-hour lighting. Service is exemplary, and miracles are accomplished to provide luxurious standards of cuisine and accommodation within an unspoiled wilderness setting. Cultural interactions in camp include close contact with the Maasai community. They demonstrate their music and dance on some scheduled event nights, and are delighted to talk about their unique culture, their rituals and their traditional way of life.

Overnight accommodation: Lemala Ngorongoro (view photos)

Ngorongoro Crater Activities (B)

Included Activities: Day game drives and birdwatching

Optional Activities: Crater hikes, Maasai village cultural tour, archaeological site visit at the Olduvai Gorge, Hadzabe bushmen cultural encounters, community and schools visits. Note extra days required for the optional activities

Meals Included: Lunch & Dinner

Drinks Are Included At This Accommodation

Specific Drink Inclusions: Soft drinks, beer & house wine

Prices are in US $ Dollars. Price guide is per adult sharing a double or twin room. Single room and holiday season supplements may apply for certain travel months and accommodations. Contact us for child safari prices.

Single Person Room requires a minimum of 2 persons traveling together

Solo Traveler requires a maximum of 1 person traveling

*Seasonal closure of one or more camps. Contact us for alternative options for your dates

2027 Prices (NY) – Lemala Ngorongoro – Ngorongoro Safari – Tier 2 Deluxe – 3 Days

What Is Included:

Knowledgeable program expertise, pre-planning resource guidance along with firsthand experience.

Professional safari guiding services. All guides are native experts in African wildlife, game driving, culture and history, many of whom speak other European languages.

Accommodation in a standard double or twin room – sharing.

Full board meals (lunch, dinner and breakfast) when staying the night during the safari.

Selected drinks and beverages at specified safari camps and lodges as stated in the itinerary.

Logistical transfers – you will be transferred in a private 4×4 vehicle as stated in the itinerary.

Private tour guide & vehicle – you will have your own private 4×4 vehicle with an expert and experienced guide for the full duration of your tour.

Game viewing activities are included with your overnight stay as stated in the itinerary.

Private arrival and departure meet, greet and transfer services.

All park and reserve entry fees, airstrip transfers, VAT, government levies, service charges and hotel taxes for the services booked.

Africa, America and Europe office and emergency support services – providing assistance before, during, and after your travels.

What Is Not Included: Other services, tours, activities, drinks and meals that are outside the included offerings, personal expenses such travelers insurance, medical evacuation, communication charges, gratuities – tips, visas, airport specific passenger charges, international airfares, that are extra and NOT part of the included itinerary.