5-Day Private Adventure Tour to Ngorongoro Conservation Area

This was a trip of a lifetime, which I took at the end of a 3- year job living in Dar es Salaam. It was the perfect way to say goodbye to a country I love. The geography of descending out of the Ngorogoro Highlands into the Great Rift Valley is indescribable. You feel so profoundly connected with the landscape. Walking by foot gives you a deep appreciation of the environment, but Duma Explorers takes care of all the creature comforts with running the campsite. My boys are 3 and 6, but I can't wait until they are old enough for us to travel and do this trek as a family. Can't recommend more highly!

Absolutely amazing. Duma Explorers helped arrange the full experience from arrival at Arusha Airport - hotel, safari, COVID tests (ugh), etc. The trip was just fabulous. Our guide - Kawage - couldn't have been better. Unbelievably knowledgable about every plant, animal, cultural fact (he has been doing it 20 years so not surprising). He was super kind - we had a family of 5 so traveling with kids always requires a little more patience and he was perfect. What was really amazing was his eyes!!! As we toured the parks he could spot little grey dots in the distance and sure enough, look through the binoculars and there was a Rhino (very rare in the parks) - or a tiger sleeping in a tree - or an albino baboon ---- he did it over and over. Amazing. Ask him about any bird, flower, tree, etc (and there are a TON) and he would tell you what it is, grab the guide book, and voila there was the pic and description. Truly a once in a life time adventure!

What a truly amazing trek this was! I did this with my 7 year old daughter and the memories will last a lifetime. Duma Explorers is the only travel company I would use in Tanzania! They are fantastic! The communication with the owner, Stacy, is seamless. The guides are friendly and became family by the end of our trip. Everything was above any expectations I had. I highly recommend this trek if you want a little taste of everything. We were able to do two safari drives at the beginning and end of the trek. The trekking is beautiful and passing thru the Maasai villages and seeing the Maasai people go about their daily life was fascinating. We ended with a hike up Lengai which was amazing- but difficult. This was such a fun adventure!