Tanzania attraction

Ngorongoro Crater

An intact caldera with its own resident wildlife.

About this place

Ngorongoro is the largest intact, unflooded volcanic caldera in the world: around 260 square kilometres of crater floor enclosed by walls some 600 metres high. The wildlife inside is largely resident rather than migratory, which makes it the most reliable Big Five day in East Africa and one of the few places with a real chance of black rhino. It is a conservation area rather than a national park, and Maasai still graze cattle on the floor alongside the game.

What to do

Half or full day on the crater floor, descending at gate opening

Black rhino on the Lerai side

Lake Magadi flamingos when the water level suits them

Olduvai Gorge on the drive between the crater and the Serengeti

Practical information

The fees are steep and they are separate: conservation area entry is currently USD 70.80 per adult per 24 hours, with a crater service fee of USD 295 per vehicle on top of it. Descend at gate opening, because the floor is busy by mid-morning. One full day is enough.

Combine with

Serengeti

Tarangire

Lake Manyara

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6 Days / 5 Nights Serengeti & Ngorongoro Migration Safari
multiday 498 views

6 Days / 5 Nights Serengeti & Ngorongoro Migration Safari

6 Days / 5 Nights. Tarangire, Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Crater, Serengeti National Park, Seronera and a migratio…

  • Accommodation as per tier
  • all meals from dinner on Day 1 to breakfast on the final day
  • twice-daily game activities with a licensed guide
★ 0.0 6 Days / 5 Nights
$2400.00
5 Days / 4 Nights Northern Circuit Classic
multiday 495 views

5 Days / 4 Nights Northern Circuit Classic

5 Days / 4 Nights. Tarangire National Park, Ngorongoro Conservation Area and Crater, Serengeti National Park (central S…

  • Accommodation as per tier
  • all meals from dinner on Day 1 to breakfast on the final day
  • twice-daily game activities with a licensed guide
★ 0.0 5 Days / 4 Nights
$1950.00
multiday 452 views

15 Days / 14 Nights Best of Tanzania Grand Circuit

15 Days / 14 Nights. Arusha, Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti, Nyerere National Park, Ruaha or Zanzibar.

  • Accommodation as per tier
  • meals as stated per leg
  • all guided activities listed
★ 0.0 15 Days / 14 Nights
$6450.00
multiday 391 views

10 Days / 9 Nights Serengeti Great Migration Full Chase

10 Days / 9 Nights. Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti National Park, Ndutu, central Seronera, western corridor an…

  • Accommodation as per tier
  • all meals from dinner on Day 1 to breakfast on the final day
  • twice-daily game activities with a licensed guide
★ 0.0 10 Days / 9 Nights
$4200.00
multiday 345 views

16 Days / 15 Nights Victoria Falls & East Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya & Tanzania

16 Days / 15 Nights. Victoria Falls, Hwange National Park, Masai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, Zanzibar.

  • Accommodation as per tier
  • meals as stated per leg
  • all guided activities listed
★ 0.0 16 Days / 15 Nights
$6900.00

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