Full Day Olduvai & the Enigmatic Shifting Sand Tour

Visit the world-famous archaeological site of Olduvai Gorge, also known as the Cradle of Mankind. The earliest remains of Homo sapiens were discovered here by Mary Leaky and anyone with an interest in mankind’s ancestors will be fascinated by this extraordinary place. Explore the quaint little museum and marvel at the rugged landscape. This paleoanthropological site in the eastern Serengeti Plain is a steep-sided ravine composed of two branches that have a combined length of about 48 km and are 90 meters deep. Deposits exposed in the sides of the gorge cover have yielded a treasure trove of fossil remains.

Move on to the Shifting Sands, a remarkable dune of volcanic ash appearing completely out of place on the short grassy plains. Constantly on the move, the dune drifts slowly across the landscape at the mercy of the prevailing winds. Intriguing and utterly fascinating phenomena, these crescent-shaped dunes, created from volcanic ash, are formed when there’s ample dust on the ground and a unidirectional wind to create the shifting effect. Clustering around a rock, the volcanic ash continually gathers and forms what appears to be a small sand dune.

ITINERARY

• 06:30-09:30 depart from Arusha to Ngorongoro, pass through Manyara and Karatu town.
• 09:30-09:45 arrive at Ngorongoro gate for paper work (entrance).
• 09:45-11:00 depart from Ngorongoro to Shifting sand past Olduvai Gorge.
• 12:00-15:00 Leave shifting Sand back to Olduvai for briefing, Lectures (get an insight of the early humans to live on earth) and cap the day with Lunch at the picnic site.
• 15:00-16:45 Drive back to Ngorongoro for Crater view and top up the day with Photos and a nice scenery.
• 17:00-19:00 Drive back to Arusha for Overnight and Merriment!!!