KOVU

Northern Circuit

Ngorongoro Crater

Africa's Garden of Eden

  • A year-round destination; the dry season (June–October) offers the easiest wildlife viewing on the crater floor.

A UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ngorongoro is the world's largest inactive, intact volcanic caldera: a natural amphitheatre 600 metres deep, cradling one of Africa's densest concentrations of wildlife. Its permanent water and grass draw resident herds year-round, including one of Tanzania's last populations of black rhino.

Ngorongoro Crater
Highlights
  • UNESCO World Heritage Site
  • One of Africa's Densest Wildlife Concentrations
  • Black Rhino Sightings
  • Maasai Cultural Encounters
Wildlife to See
  • Black rhino
  • Lion
  • Hippo
  • Flamingo
  • Elephant
  • Hyena
Activities
  • Crater floor game drives
  • Crater rim walks
  • Maasai village visits
Getting There

Roughly 2 hours' drive from Karatu, or as part of a northern circuit safari route from the Serengeti.