How to get to Ngorongoro crater Tanzania – Everything you need to know
How to get to Ngorongoro crater? – You may visit the Ngorongoro Conservation Area as a continuation of a longer safari itinerary that includes visiting other parks such as Lake Manyara, and Serengeti. Loosely, the conservation Area is found along the way and is just a 3 hours’ drive on a tarred road connecting from the town of Arusha, which is the starting point of all safaris in the northern part of Tanzania.
Starting from Arusha town, you may visit the various National parks in the Tanzania northern safari circuit using chartered flights or you can decided to drive and complete this adventurous circuit by road, Usually Great Adventure Safaris will receive you upon arrival at the airport or in Arusha town and then make all ongoing arrangements as well as the chartered flights into the park as per your request.
International flights to Arusha town.
The most recommended option to reach Arusha town is to fly into the Kilimanjaro international Airport (KIA), that is located approximately 46Kilometers or 29 Miles from Arusha town. It is as well possible to directly fly into Julius Nyerere International Airport, found close to the capital city Dar es Salaam and then fly to Arusha Airport (ARK). The other alternative is to reserve a cheaper flight into Kenya’s capital city Nairobi and the take a shuttle bus to Arusha town.
Domestic flights to Ngorongoro crater Tanzania
Great Adventure Safaris can help you arrange a chartered flight to Ngorongoro crater as part of your safari package, there is a number of domestic flight providers like air Tanzania, precision air, Safari air Link and others.
However, as Ngorngoro crater is only approximately 3 hours road trip from Arusha town, we would recommend to make the final transfer to your accommodation at the crater or in the nearby town of Karatu by road, Game drives and road transfers in the Ngorongoro crater region are conducted in open sided 4×4 land cruiser jeeps
Travel tips for the Ngorongoro crater Safari
You should be careful when choosing accommodation, as lodges on the crater rim has out-of-this –world views and the quickest access onto the crater floor but the nearby Karatu town has a wider range of accommodation and activities.
Ngorongoro crater receives plenty of crowds during the dry season, especially around good animal sightings and popular lunch spots, so be willing to share, for the lowest visitor numbers in the crater, you can travel during the April to May which is the rainy season.
You can travel with Kids as the abundance of animals and its many child-friendly lodges, means that the ngorongoro crater is an ideal destination for a family safari. You can contact Great Adventure safaris for a life time experience safari holiday in the Ngorongoro crater Tanzania.