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Welcome to Ngorongoro Crater, a large volcanic caldera within Ngorongoro Conservation Area! You will be exploring the magnificent wildlife.

Ngorongoro Crater

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The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (809,440 ha) offers a great variety of landscapes. From vast expanses of highland plains to savannas and forests, but is mainly known for the Ngorongoro Crater. Once an impressive volcano, now an ancient natural wonder. The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest un-flooded and unbroken caldera in the world. Its size is about 20kms across and its walls reach a dept of 600 meters. Protected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Ngorongoro Crater is one of East Africa’s most breath-taking wildlife-viewing destinations and a must-stop on any Tanzania safari. The crater walls act as a natural enclosure for myriad species, including the “Big 5”, Grant’s zebra, and East African wild dogs, not to mention black rhinoceros.

The mineral-rich floor of this spectacular bowl is largely flat, open, and covered in nutritious grasses – much to the liking of large herds of zebra and wildebeest. The open plains are home to herds of buffalo, Thomson's gazelle, Grant's gazelle, and tsessebe. Cheetah move in and out of the Crater and leopards are most often encountered in the spectacular Lerai Forest.

Things to do in Ngorongoro Crater

Game Drive
Walking Safari
Wildlife watching
Photographic Safari
Bird Watching
Visit Olduvai Gorge
Hot Air Ballooning

Best Time to Visit Ngorongoro Crater

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area and the Ngorongoro Crater can be visited year-round. Usually, the best time to travel is based on one’s personal preferences. If great weather is preferred, the best time to visit Ngorongoro is considered to be from January to February or from June through September.

What make this park unique

One of the 7 official wonders of Africa and highlights of Tanzania.
The Ngorongoro Crater is the biggest caldera in the world and comprises very different habitats: open grasslands, dense mountain forests, scrubland, and heathland.
Taking a safari through the Ngorongoro Crater gives you a chance to see all five in their natural habitat, with the help of your local guide.
Lodges on the crater rim are hugely popular for the panoramic views they offer down to the crater floor and the easy access they boast to the game viewing areas.

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Best Time for Tanzania

Late December to March: dry season with warmer temperatures.March to May: the rainy season, what locals call the long rains (six to eight weeks of rain)

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