4-Day Ngorongoro Crater Walking Safari with Maasai Guides

• On this safari, you will depart from Savanna Bush Camp with picnic lunch boxes at around 10:00 hrs. for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
• After completing the gate formalities, you will enter the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, stop at the viewpoint, get an introduction to how the crater was formed, and then drive around the Crater Rim.
• Near the Ngorongoro descent road, you will meet your Maasai team with their donkeys.
• After loading the donkeys, you will start walking with an armed ranger.
• You will walk for about three hours and arrive at Alayani Special Campsite. Set up camp, followed by dinner and an overnight stay.

Overnight at Alayani Special Campsite (half board) or similar.

• After breakfast, you will start your walk to Makeseni Special Campsite. This part of the walk will take approximately six hours, arriving at Makeseni Special Campsite.
• Your cook and crew will walk faster than you, so the camp will already be set up when you arrive. On this day of walking, you may have close encounters with elephants and buffalos along this stretch of the route. Dinner and overnight at Makeseni Special Campsite.

Overnight at Makeseni Special Campsite (full board) or similar.

• After breakfast, you will start your walk to Irkeepus Village. This section of the walk takes about 7-8 hours.
• While walking, you will see elephants, zebras, wildebeests, and other wild animals.
• You will arrive at your camp late in the afternoon. The camp will be set up, followed by dinner and an overnight stay at Irkeepus Village Special Campsite. You will also meet your driver guide, who will have arrived at camp.

Overnight at Irkeepus Village Special Campsite (full board) or similar.

• On this day of the safari, after breakfast, you will depart from Irkeepus Village Special Campsite with packed picnic lunch boxes and proceed back to Moshi or Arusha, or continue with another safari travel plan.