Activities From Lilac Campsite and Tented Camp
Through Lilac Campsite and tented camp we can book for you below activities:
Bird Watching
Tanzania’s bird life is rich and diverse, with over 1000 species available in and around Tanzania.
Mto Wa Mbu (Great Rift Valley area) has over 600 bird species
For serious twitchers specialist and experienced guide can be arranged.
For those new to birding enthusiasm will breed a curiosity in our feathered friends that will have you returning year after year.
Through Lilac Campsite and tented camp we can book for you below activities:
Bird Watching
Tanzania’s bird life is rich and diverse, with over 1000 species available in and around Tanzania.
Mto Wa Mbu (Great Rift Valley area) has over 600 bird species
For serious twitchers specialist and experienced guide can be arranged.
For those new to birding enthusiasm will breed a curiosity in our feathered friends that will have you returning year after year.
Hiking to the waterfalls
There is no better way to experience the African bush than on foot, where the tracks, beetles and bugs spring to life. It is likely that you will get close to larger mammals.
Or
Hiking around the Lake
Lake Manyara is just 1.5 Kms away from the camp
We can arrange evening walks for our clients.
Biking to the Lake Manyara Shore
Biking does not get better than what is available in Tanzania. The country lives on bikes and with that there are thousands of miles of single-track routes to explore. Most of these paths are nice and smooth and easy riding. Obviously there are more challenging routes for the adventurer.
An easy cycle ride down the Great Rift Valley wall; into the farming village of Mto Wa Mbu
Experience local cultures from the bike, ride through some of the Manyara ground water forest and between small herds of wildlife on the lake shore.
There is no better way to experience the African bush than on foot, where the tracks, beetles and bugs spring to life. It is likely that you will get close to larger mammals.
Or
Hiking around the Lake
Lake Manyara is just 1.5 Kms away from the camp
We can arrange evening walks for our clients.
Biking to the Lake Manyara Shore
Biking does not get better than what is available in Tanzania. The country lives on bikes and with that there are thousands of miles of single-track routes to explore. Most of these paths are nice and smooth and easy riding. Obviously there are more challenging routes for the adventurer.
An easy cycle ride down the Great Rift Valley wall; into the farming village of Mto Wa Mbu
Experience local cultures from the bike, ride through some of the Manyara ground water forest and between small herds of wildlife on the lake shore.
Culture Tourism
A walk thought the farms in the green oasis at the foot of the Rift Valley
A climb to Balaa Hill from where you can see the whole town
A view into the culture of the many different tribes living in the area
A trip to the Miwaleni Lake
A walk thought the farms in the green oasis at the foot of the Rift Valley
A climb to Balaa Hill from where you can see the whole town
A view into the culture of the many different tribes living in the area
A trip to the Miwaleni Lake
Night Game Drive
The African bush certainly does not sleep at night! Learn about and encounter Africa’s elusive nocturnal creatures on a night drive, whether you are searching for the rare pangolin or watching a leopard hunt, you will be surprised by what goes on after dark
Some times you will get to see the night stalker at his work when on a night game drives in Lake Manyara National Park
There are good chances that you will also see the Genet and the Civet the nocturnal animals of the African night
The African bush certainly does not sleep at night! Learn about and encounter Africa’s elusive nocturnal creatures on a night drive, whether you are searching for the rare pangolin or watching a leopard hunt, you will be surprised by what goes on after dark
Some times you will get to see the night stalker at his work when on a night game drives in Lake Manyara National Park
There are good chances that you will also see the Genet and the Civet the nocturnal animals of the African night
Visit to the Maasai Bomas
The Maasai are an indigenous ethnic group of semi-nomadic people living in northern Tanzania and Kenya, and they are the only group allowed free travel over the border.
The Maasai reside near many game parks and their dress is very distinctive. Consequently, they are probably the most well-known African ethnic group in the world
The Maasai are an indigenous ethnic group of semi-nomadic people living in northern Tanzania and Kenya, and they are the only group allowed free travel over the border.
The Maasai reside near many game parks and their dress is very distinctive. Consequently, they are probably the most well-known African ethnic group in the world
Lake Eyasi
Only 1.5 Hours away from Lilac Campsite and Tented Camp
Though not really a game destination, Lake Eyasi, just south of the Serengeti, is a wild, scenically stunning area where you can get a real insight into the way of life of some of Tanzania's fascinating tribes, most notably the Wahadzabe and Datoga peoples. Lake Eyasi is about 1.5 hrs drive from Lilac Campsite and Tented Camp on some fairly rough sections of road. This is the same road you take to get to the Ngorongoro Crater and Highlands, but divides in Karatu, just below the Crater rim after which it can often be horrific, from the pounding at the hands of the 'onion lorries' that service the increasing number of farms in the area .
The north-eastern tip of the lake lies in the shadow of Oldeani Mountain on the edge of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Lake Eyasi lies in one of the oldest parts of the Eastern Rift Valley, it runs northeast - southwest for a distance of about fifty miles below the impressive three thousand foot escarpment, which forms the south-eastern boundary of the Serengeti National Park and Maswa game reserve. To the southeast of the lake is the Yaida valley, home to the Wahadzabe tribe of hunter-gatherers. Eyasi isnt somewhere to come in search of game, but it is an interesting part of Tanzania to see if you're prepared for a bit of slow time. Flamingos, pelicans and plenty of other waders frequent the shallow soda lake and there is some good walking to be had in the form of expeditions from the Ngorongoro Highlands down to the lake shore.
Only 1.5 Hours away from Lilac Campsite and Tented Camp
Though not really a game destination, Lake Eyasi, just south of the Serengeti, is a wild, scenically stunning area where you can get a real insight into the way of life of some of Tanzania's fascinating tribes, most notably the Wahadzabe and Datoga peoples. Lake Eyasi is about 1.5 hrs drive from Lilac Campsite and Tented Camp on some fairly rough sections of road. This is the same road you take to get to the Ngorongoro Crater and Highlands, but divides in Karatu, just below the Crater rim after which it can often be horrific, from the pounding at the hands of the 'onion lorries' that service the increasing number of farms in the area .
The north-eastern tip of the lake lies in the shadow of Oldeani Mountain on the edge of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Lake Eyasi lies in one of the oldest parts of the Eastern Rift Valley, it runs northeast - southwest for a distance of about fifty miles below the impressive three thousand foot escarpment, which forms the south-eastern boundary of the Serengeti National Park and Maswa game reserve. To the southeast of the lake is the Yaida valley, home to the Wahadzabe tribe of hunter-gatherers. Eyasi isnt somewhere to come in search of game, but it is an interesting part of Tanzania to see if you're prepared for a bit of slow time. Flamingos, pelicans and plenty of other waders frequent the shallow soda lake and there is some good walking to be had in the form of expeditions from the Ngorongoro Highlands down to the lake shore.
Lake Natron
Only 1.5 hours away from Lilac Campsite and Tented Camp
Lake Natron is a sublime and ethereal presence in an area dominated by rocky escarpments, vast open plains and volcanic mountains. While the lake is one of the most important nesting sites of the lesser flamingo, you absolutely mustn't come here with the principal objective of seeing wildlife; Natron is dramatically harsh and beautiful and as yet, mercifully untouched by the hand of man, and it is to soak up this rarified atmosphere and scenic beauty that we'd highly recommend taking the very long, spectacularly dusty and bumpy road to this place. It takes about 2 hours drive to get to Lake Natron from Lilac Campsite and tented camp
Natron is located North of the Ngorongoro Crater and Highlands in the bottom of the Gregory Rift area of the Rift Valley. To the south is the active volcano, Ol Donyo Lengai, and to the west, above the rift escarpment, are the Salei Plains, the Gol Mountains and the edge of the Serengeti Ecosystem. Natron is best accessed from a mobile Camp en route to or from the eastern Serengeti or as the destination for superb walking safaris of several days from the Ngorongoro Highlands, as part of which you can also climb Ol Donyo Lengai, although it has only very recently erupted in quite a major way in late 2007.
The sheer scale of this part of the country is breathtaking. The Ngaresero River provides an extraordinary and truly unexpected contrast to the heat and dust as it flows clean and cool out of the rift valley wall into Lake Natron. This area is home to nomadic Maasai and it's both impressive and not a little humbling to see how they manage to conduct a lifestyle, unchanged for many hundreds of years, in such a harsh environment.
You probably begin to get the picture...If the words, harsh, rocky and dramatic excite you, then you will fall in love with Natron, otherwise, stay well away.
Only 1.5 hours away from Lilac Campsite and Tented Camp
Lake Natron is a sublime and ethereal presence in an area dominated by rocky escarpments, vast open plains and volcanic mountains. While the lake is one of the most important nesting sites of the lesser flamingo, you absolutely mustn't come here with the principal objective of seeing wildlife; Natron is dramatically harsh and beautiful and as yet, mercifully untouched by the hand of man, and it is to soak up this rarified atmosphere and scenic beauty that we'd highly recommend taking the very long, spectacularly dusty and bumpy road to this place. It takes about 2 hours drive to get to Lake Natron from Lilac Campsite and tented camp
Natron is located North of the Ngorongoro Crater and Highlands in the bottom of the Gregory Rift area of the Rift Valley. To the south is the active volcano, Ol Donyo Lengai, and to the west, above the rift escarpment, are the Salei Plains, the Gol Mountains and the edge of the Serengeti Ecosystem. Natron is best accessed from a mobile Camp en route to or from the eastern Serengeti or as the destination for superb walking safaris of several days from the Ngorongoro Highlands, as part of which you can also climb Ol Donyo Lengai, although it has only very recently erupted in quite a major way in late 2007.
The sheer scale of this part of the country is breathtaking. The Ngaresero River provides an extraordinary and truly unexpected contrast to the heat and dust as it flows clean and cool out of the rift valley wall into Lake Natron. This area is home to nomadic Maasai and it's both impressive and not a little humbling to see how they manage to conduct a lifestyle, unchanged for many hundreds of years, in such a harsh environment.
You probably begin to get the picture...If the words, harsh, rocky and dramatic excite you, then you will fall in love with Natron, otherwise, stay well away.
Ngorongoro Crater (8th Natural Wonder of the World )
Only 1 Hour away from Lilac Campsite and Tented Camp
Unique is a thoroughly overused word, but it really does apply to the Ngorongoro Crater. This is the largest unbroken caldera in the world - and it's full of big wild animals. The difficulty here is remembering that what you're looking at isn't artificial. And this becomes harder when you realize the only thing to rival the animal population in Ngorongoro is the tourist population...and for this you must be prepared. On a bad day you'll can find yourself perused by minibuses full of camera-toting tourists each time you stop. It's probably harsh to suggest that you should miss the Crater out altogether on account of the traffic jams, but our advice would be plan to leave wishing you'd stayed longer, rather than the other way round.
Tourists or no tourists the Crater itself is one of those sights you really have to see to believe; formed with the collapse of a massive volcano (quite possibly rivaling Kilimanjaro in height) it's been preserved as a perfect bowl some 18 km across. The ground area is just over 260 square kilometers and within this relatively small space most of the major east African habitats and mammal species are represented. What's more you have an incredibly good chance of seeing them here on your safari.
The Crater is over a third of a mile deep and the scale and perfection of the thing is staggering. Once on the Crater floor, most of the animals at Ngorongoro, whilst totally wild, are very used to vehicles. This means that they all but ignore them (which at times must be very hard to do) and as a result they can be approached fairly easily. This makes the Ngorongoro Crater an ideal stop on any safari and an excellent place to take children as intervals between animals are generally short and the game is often close enough that you won't need to look with binoculars.
Only 1 Hour away from Lilac Campsite and Tented Camp
Unique is a thoroughly overused word, but it really does apply to the Ngorongoro Crater. This is the largest unbroken caldera in the world - and it's full of big wild animals. The difficulty here is remembering that what you're looking at isn't artificial. And this becomes harder when you realize the only thing to rival the animal population in Ngorongoro is the tourist population...and for this you must be prepared. On a bad day you'll can find yourself perused by minibuses full of camera-toting tourists each time you stop. It's probably harsh to suggest that you should miss the Crater out altogether on account of the traffic jams, but our advice would be plan to leave wishing you'd stayed longer, rather than the other way round.
Tourists or no tourists the Crater itself is one of those sights you really have to see to believe; formed with the collapse of a massive volcano (quite possibly rivaling Kilimanjaro in height) it's been preserved as a perfect bowl some 18 km across. The ground area is just over 260 square kilometers and within this relatively small space most of the major east African habitats and mammal species are represented. What's more you have an incredibly good chance of seeing them here on your safari.
The Crater is over a third of a mile deep and the scale and perfection of the thing is staggering. Once on the Crater floor, most of the animals at Ngorongoro, whilst totally wild, are very used to vehicles. This means that they all but ignore them (which at times must be very hard to do) and as a result they can be approached fairly easily. This makes the Ngorongoro Crater an ideal stop on any safari and an excellent place to take children as intervals between animals are generally short and the game is often close enough that you won't need to look with binoculars.