Itineraries

You will be met by our knowledgeable safari guides, who are a wonderful resource and who will constantly attend to your needs. they have many years experience and can answer all specific questions about environment, local people and wildlife.

Lake Natron Sidai is a permanent lodge in northern Maasailand located on a small range of hills within the Great Rift Valley. The lodge looks onto the majestic volcanoes of Ngorongoro, Lengai, Kitumbeine and Oclai which rise to altitudes of 10,000 feet above sea level. This unique landscape is home to several remote Maasai clans who still maintain their traditional nomadic lifestyle. The lodge itself is built to blend in with the landscape and has every amenity, including hot and cold running water, flushing loos and electric light whilst maintaining the untamed aura of Africa.

Ride through magnificent bush country, stopping to socialize with the local Maasai in the friendly atmosphere of their manyattas. The terrain is ideal for good trots, canters and gallops across wide open savannas. During rides you will have opportunities to view zebra, giraffe, Thompsons gazelle, Grants gazelle, gerenuk, lesser kudu, buffalo, fringe eared oryx, and many of the brilliantly coloured birds native to the area.

Often referred to as “the eighth wonder of the world,” the Ngorongoro Crater is one of Africa’s best-known wildlife arenas. A World HeritagSite, it is also one of the largest volcanic craters in the world, almost 20 km wide, 610-760m deep and covering a total area of 264 sq km.

The origin of the name Ngorongoro is uncertain, but legend has it that it named after an old Masai herdsman - Ngorongoro - who lived in the Crater and made cowbells for his beloved herds of wondering cattle. An utterly unique biosphere, the Crater harbours grasslands, swampsforests, saltpans, a fresh water lake and a glorious variety of birdlife, all enclosed within its towering walls.

 Due to its high concentration of wildlife, close-range viewing opportunitiesand striking scenery, the Crater is also Tanzania’s most visited destination. Quite apart from the “big five” (lion, elephant, rhino, leopard and buffalo), all of whom can often be spotted in a morning, the Crater also hostsup to 25,000 large mammals. Most are grazers, of which zebra and wildebeest comprise almost half, and the rest are gazelle, buffalo, eland, hartebeest and warthog. As a result of these extraordinarily large numbers ofherbivores, the Crater also hosts one of the densest predator populationsin Africa, most of which are lion and spotted hyena.

Finally, the Crater supports a large elephant population, most of whichare bulls due to the relative paucity of food for the breeding herds. Certain animals such as giraffe, topi and impala, are notable by their absence.

Only two seasons exist in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, wet anddry. From November to May is the wet season when virtually all the annualrain falls, and the dry season extends from June to October.