Big cats on the Ndutu plains, a crater descent, a morning with Hadzabe hunter-gatherers and a village day in Mto wa Mbu - wildlife and people in one trip.
Ndutu · Ngorongoro · Lake Eyasi · Mto wa Mbu
Met at Kilimanjaro Airport and driven up the escarpment to Karatu for dinner and a good night's sleep before the early crater start.
Crater Rim Lodge, Karatu·Full board
Into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area's Ndutu sector, where the short-grass plains meet the Serengeti. From December to May the herds calve here and the cats follow; cheetah, lion and caracal sightings are common.
Heritage Migration Camp, Ndutu·Full board
Down onto the crater floor for the day, with lunch beside the hippo pool, then back to Karatu.
Crater Rim Lodge, Karatu·Full board
A 07:00 start to spend the morning with Hadzabe hunter-gatherers, one of the last communities on earth still living this way, followed by a visit to a Datoga blacksmith family who forge the arrowheads they use.
Crater Rim Lodge, Karatu·Full board
A cultural morning in Mto wa Mbu: banana plantations and rice fields by tuk-tuk, then a bicycle loop through the village, lunch in a local home, and the drive back to Arusha or the airport.
Departure·Breakfast, lunch
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