Destination guide · Northern circuit
Ngorongoro Crater
4.7· 440 traveller reviews
The largest intact volcanic caldera on earth: a green amphitheatre two thousand feet deep, holding one of the densest concentrations of wildlife in Africa. Black rhino, lion, elephant, and flamingo-pink shallows, all inside a single, self-contained world.
Best time: rewarding all year; the dry season concentrates animals around water. How long: a full day on the crater floor.
Where it fits
Journeys that visit Ngorongoro Crater
The Unhurried North
The classic northern circuit — Tarangire, Manyara, Ngorongoro and the Serengeti — walked slowly, felt fully.
Tarangire, Manyara & Ngorongoro Short Escape
A focused four-day taste of the north for travellers short on time but not on wonder.
Serengeti & Ngorongoro Classic
Seven days across the Serengeti plains and down into the Ngorongoro Crater, timed to the herds.
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