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    C o n t a c t s:

    Plot 29-A Karanga Drive
    P.O. Box 855
    Moshi-Kilimanjaro

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    +255 27 27 50248
    e:
    info@ahsantetours.com
    w:
    www.ahsantetours.com
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    ahsante_tours@hotmail.com
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    ahsantetours

  
  

 
       
 

 

  


 

Location

   Manyara Region, Tanzania
 
Gazetted    > Natural Phenomenon

 
Circuit   Northern
Area   8,300sq km
 
Topography  

Grasslands, swamps, forest, salt pans and freshwater lake
 
Main
Features		    > Visitor Information Center
 > Olduvai Gorge ‘the Cradle of Mankind’
 > Cultural Tourism
 > Walking safari in the Ngorongoro Highlands
 > Elbulbul; site of the highest population density of birds of prey
    (buzzards, falcons, eagles including the biggest African eagle the
    Martial Eagle)
 > Nasera Rock and Olkarien Gorge are breeding sites of vultures
 > Seasonal alkaline Lake Makat provide food to lesser flamingoes
 > Ndutu area provides a stop on the migration calendar to millions of
     hoofed animals
 > And of course; the Ngorongoro Crater is also the home of the ‘Big
     Five’. Yes indeed, the only place to complete your list of the big five is in the crater.
       The last remaining endangered black rhinos reside in the crater. Currently there are
       more than 17 rhinos in the crater (though the actual numbers aren’t published and
       are on a constant watch by the conservation.
      >> Lerai Forest; the only forested part of the crater which accommodates forest
                dwellers including elephants, rhinos, waterbucks among others.
      >> The crater boasts some of the largest elephant bulls in the world
      >> The Rhino Project
      >> Ngorongoro Crater has the highest concentration of carnivores in the world
  
 
Animal
life		   In the Ngorongoro Crater the "Big Five" (Elephant, buffalo, lion, leopard and the rhino), and many of the plain's herbivores such as wildebeests, Thomson's gazelles, zebras, and reedbucks can be seen. There are no giraffes however.
 
Birdlife   A rich variety of birdlife
 
Best time
to visit		   All year round.
 
 
 

                       Ahsante Tours is a locally-owned tour operator that specialize in mountain climbing, wildlife safaris and beach holidays.


M E M B E R   O F :
 

  
                   

 
                        Tanzania Association
                      of Tour Operators

Africa Travel Association

 Tanzania Tourist Board