Information
Centre
An information centre for the northern circuit
is located along Boma Road in downtown Arusha.The Centre provides detailed
information on tourist attractions, facilities and activities available
in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Most safaris depart from Arusha town
and the information centre is a must for visitors. Internet facillities
available. Promotional publications, wildlife books, cards, audio cassettes
and
CD-ROMs are also available.
Loduare
Gate
There is a display room depicting the dramatic
ecology, ethnography and topography of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area
at Loduare Gate, the main entry gate to the NCA.
E-mail facilities can be made available to visitors upon request.
Museum
Oldupai Gorge museum is a facinating journey
back in time to the very beginning of mankind.
Realistic copies of the
most important discoveries can be viewed with ease and after
an interesting lecture on the work which has been carried out by scientists,
guided tours of the sites can be taken with experienced NCA guides.
Walking
For the adventurous traveller,
multi-day walking safaris can be arranged in the more remote areas of
the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
Olmoti and Empakaai Craters,
the Gol
Mountains, Salei Plains, Olkarien Gorge and Oldupai
Gorge are all areas
visited with trained guides and local Maasai with their donkeys carrying
the necessities.
All photographs by R & L Kuenkel © 2001
