Ngorongoro rim and Serengeti on foot in 9 days (8 nights)

9 days · Tanzania

Eight nights on foot across two landscapes. The first three are on the Ngorongoro highlands, walking the crater rim and the lower slopes of the Olmoto crater and sleeping in a walking camp up on the rim. The route then transfers down into the Serengeti for five nights with a mobile camp that packs up and moves ahead of the group, so some days cross new ground on foot and others are shorter loops from camp. A road transfer and game drive links the highlands to the plains.

The route, stop by stop

1. Ngorongoro, Tanzania · 3 nights

Arrive by transfer — Road transfer from Arusha, or a short flight to Manyara airstrip and up to the crater rim

Three nights on the rim allow time inside the Olmoto crater and around the rim itself, from a walking camp rather than a lodge on the tourist side.

2. Serengeti, Tanzania · 5 nights

Arrive by drive — Road transfer and game drive from the Ngorongoro highlands down into the Serengeti

Five nights with a camp that relocates during the trip, so the group walks into new country on some days and takes easier loops from camp on others.

Experts who can arrange this trip

• The Safari Vibe, who works in Tanzania.

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