5 Days Ngorongoro Highlands Trekking

An early start from Arusha to get to Olmoti from where you will continue on your way heading to Empakai crater and hike into Empakai Crater with an armed ranger in the afternoon. There are no roads and no human inhabitants in the crater which contains forests and a deep lake,flocks of flamingos can be spotted. The caldera is 6km wide and the lake occupies nearly half of its floor. The scenery is spectacular at every point. From the northern and eastern side you can look out to the dramatic cone of Oldonyo Lengai, the Great Rift Valley and Lake Natron. On the valleys eastern side it is also possible see the snow capped peak of Kilimanjaro.

Breakfast ,then start trekking at 08.30hrs using donkeys for camp porterage, you will walk from Empakai Crater down towards the edge of the Rift Valley Escarpment. We camp at an excellent viewpoint onto the Rift Valley and the splendid cone of Lengai volcano (for the Maasai, the Mountain of God)

Breakfast, then start trekking around 0830hrs into the Rift Valley, base of Ol Doinyo Lengai Mountain. Hike into the Rift Valley: steep cliffs on one side, Lake Natron in front and the impressive volcanic Oldonyo Lengai on the other side. Down in the valley, you will relax at a comfortable campsite near Lake Natron.

Full day tour of Lake Natron where the highlights include the Engaresero river gorge, breeding flamingos in the soda lake, waterfalls and rift cliffs. Dinner and overnight at Private campsite near Lake Natron

In the morning after breakfast at around 08300hrs drive from Lake Natron back to Arusha. You will have private arrangements for Lunch and thereafter transfer you to the Airport for your onward journey.