Tanzania · DAY TRIPS IN NGORONGORO
The good day trips in Ngorongoro go months ahead in the dry season and the rest fill up behind them. Below: the 15 to lock in early and how they differ.
Spend about 10 hours traveling from Arusha to Ngorongoro Crater and back, with roughly seven hours set aside for the crater and game drives. A guide such as Hassan handles the route and wildlife spotting, while your small group rides in an air-conditioned vehicle with binoculars, charging ports, and picnic lunch.
“Nice daytrip into the crater. Saw a lot of animals, including lions, wilderbeasts, Zebras, hiippos, warthogs.”
Leave Arusha at 5:00 am for an 11-hour small-group safari to Ngorongoro Crater. A professional English, Spanish, or French-speaking guide takes you into the caldera by 4x4 to seek lions, elephants, hippos, flamingos, buffalo, and black rhinos. Lunch, drinks, park fees, and return transport are included. Groups can reach 14 people.
“Ngoroungoro Crater is one of the best spots for a large concentration of animals in Tanzania. That being said, even in the crater, you need to find the animals which isn't always an easy task. I took two tours with this company and was very pleaRead more”
Leave Arusha at 6:00 am for Ngorongoro Conservation Area, pause at the crater rim, then descend for game drives among lions, elephants, buffalo, hippos, flamingos, and possible black rhinos. A professional guide, lunch, park fees, and activities are included. Groups are limited to seven, though the long drive makes this a full, tiring day.
“Great expérience many animals ! Ngorongoro it's an unique experiance.”
Leave Arusha at 7:30 am for a private safari into Ngorongoro Crater. You’ll spend about six hours among lions, elephants, hippos, flamingos, and possibly black rhinos, with lunch and bottled water included. Guides such as Gifton and Martin are known for sharp animal spotting, humor, and clear explanations.
“Gifton is so warm and friendly..he accompanied us and some friends on our safari tour. He took the time to seek out the animals and made sure we had enough time to take pictures and admire the animals.. he was very approachable and very knowledgeable. He also made sure we were safe and protected! I will never forget this experience! Thank you Gifton”
Start early from Arusha for a full Ngorongoro Crater game drive. You’ll descend 600 meters to the crater floor, look for lions, elephants, buffalo, leopards, and black rhinos, and stop for lunch near a hippo pool. Joseph is one guide associated with the experience, though guide assignments can vary. Moshi pickup costs extra.
“The crater had an endless well of zoological diversity and our guide indulged our every curiosity. Breakfast was filling and energizing. Lunch was fantastic, fresh, and nutritious. We even indulged in activities beyond the scope of what had been planned. Asante sana, Joseph!”
Leave Arusha early for a six-hour Ngorongoro Crater safari with a game drive, crater-rim viewpoint, picnic lunch, and private transport. You may see rhinos, lions, elephants, buffalo, hippos, zebras, flamingos, and more. Guides such as George and Brian have been praised for clear briefings and useful wildlife knowledge.
“Brian briefed us very well and kindly before the tour and we felt that we had all the information we needed. The safari was beautiful, we had time to see the Big Five and so many other animals and we were given background information about tRead more”
Join Tanzania Serengeti Safaris for an early shared ride from Arusha to Ngorongoro Crater. You’ll descend into the caldera for a full wildlife drive, picnic lunch, birdwatching, and wide views before returning to the Shoppers Supermarket meeting point. The trip costs $385 per person and includes a guide, lunch, fees, and taxes.
Leave Arusha around 5 am for a small-group safari of up to six people in Ngorongoro Crater. You’ll ride in a pop-up-roof 4WD, eat breakfast and a picnic lunch, and spend at least six hours looking for lions, rhinos, elephants, zebras, hippos, and other wildlife. Airport and hotel pickup are available.
“We booked a one-day safari at Ngorongoro in Tanzanie and the trip was amazing! We saw plenty of animals (lions, puma, hippo, zebra..).”
Leave Arusha at dawn for a private, roughly 10-hour trip to Ngorongoro Crater with guide Simon or another professional driver-guide. Your package covers transport, park fees, taxes, activities, and a warm picnic lunch near the hippo pool. Expect a long drive, dramatic crater views, and strong chances of seeing lions, zebras, elephants, hyenas, and possibly rhinos.
“Nous avons eu un super guide (Simon de Travel Africa), le site était magnifique mais malheureusement nous n’avons pas vu le Big Five: Je crois qu’il n’y a pas de léopards, très peu de rhinocéros (juste un d’extrêmement loin) et nous n’avons paRead more”
Travel from Arusha to Ngorongoro Crater in a private vehicle with a professional driver-guide, then descend more than 600 meters for a four-hour game drive. Expect picnic lunch, bottled water, Lake Magadi, and strong chances of seeing zebra, wildebeest, buffalo, hippo, elephants, lions, hyenas, and possibly leopard.
“We have just ended our wonderful holidays in Tanzania, all arranged by East Safaris!”
Leave Arusha at 6:00 am for a long but rewarding day at Ngorongoro Crater. Your guide drives you to the rim for the famous caldera view, then into the crater for wildlife, flamingos, and a picnic lunch. Guides may include Joseph, John, Michael, Meraji, or Rupia, with groups capped at 15.
“The trip was amazing. Matt organized everything very well and Michael was a great driver and guide. The animals were beautiful and the scenery lovely. We recommend highly.”
Leave Arusha at 6:00 am for a full day at Ngorongoro Crater. You will ride with a small group of up to seven, take a six-hour game drive, eat a picnic lunch, and look for lions, elephants, buffalo, rhinos, zebras, wildebeest, and more. Pickup is offered, with the tour ending back in Arusha.
“Ngorongoro was everything I was hoping to see on Safari. Breathtaking scenery and a wide variety of animals that exceed my expectations. The guide was knowledgeable and friendly and made the trip all the more fun.”
Start early from Arusha and descend about 2,000 feet into Ngorongoro Crater for a half-day game drive. Look for lions, rhinos, hippos, hyenas, antelope, elephants, monkeys, birds, and flamingos, then eat a picnic lunch beside crater swamps. Groups are limited to six, with English, Spanish, and French-speaking guide support.
“We honestly did not have a great experience. I'm sure the tour itself is really cool but unfortunately we wouldn't know. Our safari jeep broke down on us just as we entered the crater and we were stuck for 4 hours before someone came and got Read more”
Leave Arusha early for a full game drive inside Ngorongoro Crater. You will pause at the crater rim, descend to the floor, look for lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, leopard, hippo, flamingos, and other wildlife, then eat a picnic lunch beside Ngoitokok Swamp. The safari includes park fees, a guide, a safari vehicle, lunch, and water.
“the day of safari was great, we got a briefing the day before and on the day of safari the guide will make sure you can see as much of the animals as possible. from time to time he also provided us with facts about the animals, or you can just ask him. the lunch we got Was fine, vegetarian option is possible. one thing that did Not went Well was the part of getting back home, we had to change cars twice and the drivers changed 3 times. thst made us really late and it was a little bit exhausting as we where then in a car from 7…”
Start at 7:00 am from Arusha or nearby, ride in a private air-conditioned vehicle to Ngorongoro, and descend into its 600-meter caldera. Expect wildlife, a picnic lunch, bottled water, and possible Maasai village visits. Nasr, Chid, and Malisa are named in related tour feedback, but confirm your guide when booking.
“We visited Tanzania parks and we can say, Serenget and ngorongoro are the world best destination for everybody, check with Nasr, he is the best organiser”
Pick a park, a route up the mountain, or a stretch of reef.
