Submitted by SafariADV on Tue, 2018-02-20
This morning we went on a safari in the Ngorongoro Crater and, as always, it never disappoints us; it is one of the most spectacular places in Tanzania for safari.
At about 2.00pm we left the crater and we headed towards the Serengeti National Park, crossing the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Tonight it rained, so we cannot take the road that would take us directly to Ndutu, where we have the tented camp tonight, but we have to take the road further North, passing through Olduvai, and arriving at Serengeti's Naabi Hill entrance; from there we have to cut to the South and get to Ndutu.
The road up to the Naabi Hill Gate is unpaved but the bottom is compact and a bit gravel so our guide manages to maintain a fairly high speed; from the gate on the other hand, the road is a track on the prairie and there we risk mud everywhere and so we will have to go much slower.
In fact, when we get to the detour to Ndutu, the track is a unique puddle and there is mud everywhere; but Safe, our guide, is very good at driving, even on mud, and it is very prudent, so we advance without major problems.
Around us there are herds of wildebeests, zebras, Thomson's and Grant's gazelles, all of them busy grazing; here and there we see some hyenas looking around, to get a good opportunity for a meal.
After a bit of kms, we finally arrive at Lake Ndutu, but our tented camp is located on the opposite bank from where we are, so we have to travel most of the perimeter of the lake to reach the other side.
The road here is a real river of water, we see a car that runs through it but it looks more like a motorboat than a car; we follow an off-track that has already been traveled by other cars, where there is less water but there is a lot of mud.
As we progress the ground becomes a little drier, thank goodness, I already imagined to have the mud at half leg down at the camp.
We pay the entrance fee for the Serengeti National Park and then continue to reach our camp.
This is a mobile camp, then moves, inside the Serengeti National Park, following the movement of the herds of wildebeests and zebras of the Great Migration; in these months, from the beginning of December to mid-March, it is located in this area of the park, then it is dismantled to be reassembled in other places, near the areas where the herds are located.
We like very much sleeping in a tented camp, because it is the best way to fully live the experience of a safari; during the night you hear the sounds of the savannah and, if you are lucky, some animals could get to the camp taking advantage of the darkness.
It's a wonderful experience, hard to describe, it's a must try at least once in your life!
