Northern Circuit · Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Ngorongoro: A world within a crater
A dramatic volcanic landscape where crater walls, grasslands and wildlife create one of Tanzania's most remarkable safari settings.
The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest unbroken, unflooded volcanic caldera in the world: around 260 square kilometres of grassland, swamp and forest enclosed by walls 600 metres high.
Its floor is one of the best places in Africa to see the endangered black rhino, alongside lion, buffalo, hippo and flamingo-pink soda lakes. Maasai herders still graze their cattle on the highlands around the rim.
Key facts
- Crater floor: ≈260 km²
- Rim altitude: ≈2,300 m
- Best time: All year · Jun–Oct driest
- Ideal stay: 1–2 nights
Highlights
- Full-day crater descent
- Black rhino
- Picnic by the hippo pool
- Maasai bomas
- Olduvai Gorge
Wildlife you may see
Black rhino, Lion, Buffalo, Hippo, Flamingo, Elephant, Spotted hyena
Journeys visiting Ngorongoro
- 3 Days Tanzania Wildlife Escape
- 4 Days Budget Safari
- 6 Days Budget Camping Safari
- 7 Days Ultimate Northern Tanzania
- 9 Days Great Tanzania Wildlife
- 4 Days Tanzania Comfort Escape
- 5 Days Classic Northern Tanzania
- 6 Days Signature Serengeti
- 7 Days Slow Safari Experience
- 8 Days Tanzania Grand Safari
- 10 Days Ultimate Tanzania Journey
- 5 Days Luxury Wildlife Journey
- 6 Days Luxury Safari
- 8 Days Luxury Lodge Safari
- 5 Days Calving Season Serengeti
- 6 Days Wildebeest Migration Safari
- 7 Days River Crossing Migration
- 10 Days Signature Migration Experience
- 6 Days Fly-in Serengeti Honeymoon
- 10 Days Safari & Zanzibar Honeymoon
- Safari to Zanzibar
- 12 Days Kilimanjaro & Safari