Serengeti / Ngorongoro Conservation Area
After breakfast, depart for the Ngorongoro Conservation area with packed lunch. On arrival, you will immediately descend over 600 meters down the steep walls of the caldera for game drives and sightseeing along the crater floor. You will explore the forest areas that are inhabited by monkey and elephant, the lake area, where you may see the flamingos and the open savannah where the lions hunt for food. Picnic lunches will be served at the crater.
The crater covers over 300 square kilometers of land and is the home of the rare black rhino, prides of lion, elephant, cheetah and great herds of buffalo, antelope and wildebeest. A UNESCO World Heritage Site, the crater has global importance for biodiversity conservation due to the presence of globally threatened species, the density of wildlife inhabiting the area, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebra, gazelles and other animals into the northern plains. Extensive archaeological research has also yielded a long sequence of evidence of human evolution and human-environment dynamics, including early hominid footprints dating back 3.6 million years.
Later in the evening, ascend to your lodge for check in with the rest of the evening at leisure. Dinner and overnight at Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge / Ngorongoro Farm House/ Farm of Dreams Lodge /similar.