Olduvai Gorge — Photographic Safaris Tours

Olduvai Gorge

The Cradle of Mankind, on the road to the Serengeti

Most of a safari is about wildlife, which makes Olduvai Gorge a refreshing change. This 48-kilometer ravine is one of the most important archaeological sites in the world. Here Louis and Mary Leakey found some of the earliest evidence of human ancestors, fossils and stone tools almost two million years old, which transformed our understanding of human origins.

Best time to go: All year, as a stop between Ngorongoro and the Serengeti