Ngorongoro Crater
A collapsed caldera holding roughly 25,000 large animals year round.
Ngorongoro Crater sits in Tanzania's Northern Circuit and is one of the anchor destinations on our itineraries. Our guides know its roads, its river crossings and its quiet corners, so your days are planned around light and animal movement rather than a fixed checklist.
The best time to visit is year round, best june to october, though every season here has its own character. We build each visit around private vehicles, unhurried mornings and lodges chosen for their location rather than their brochure.
Talk to our team about combining this destination with the rest of your route — most travellers pair it with two or three other parks for a full week or more in the field.
Best Time to Visit
Year round, best June to October
Wildlife
Lion · Elephant · Leopard · Buffalo · Giraffe · Zebra
Safaris Featuring This Area
Ngorongoro Crater Retreat
Descend into the world's largest intact caldera for the densest wildlife viewing in Africa.
Exclusive Serengeti Air Safari
Traverse the plains by private aircraft, landing at the most secluded tented camps in East Africa.
Classic Northern Circuit
Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti and Ngorongoro in one perfectly paced journey.
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