NGORONGORO CRATER CONSERVATION AREA

The area around the Ngorongoro Crater arguably boasts the most superb blend of landscapes, wildlife, people and archaeological sites anywhere in Africa. Your first view of the Ngorongoro Crater, an ancient long extinct volcano, literally takes your breath away. Having climbed through the forests that fringe the crater, you suddenly break into the open and pause at the rim of the crater, looking down almost 2,000 feet to the crater floor and across its vast area covering some 250 square kilometres.

ITINERARIES

We have a great selection of sample itineraries below that we have created to provide you with everything you need for a fantastic holiday. These itineraries can be amended to suit your requirements, please get in touch to discuss your bespoke safari.

Highlights of Tanzania and Zanzibar

The Wild West (Silver)

Tanzania-Selous-Sand-Rivers-Selous-Fly-Camping

Selous & Pemba (Silver)

FEATURED CAMPS

We have the best selection of resorts & camps in Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area to suit all of your needs and requirements. If you would like any additional information on any of these resorts & camps, please contact us directly.

Lemala Ngorongoro Camp

Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge

Gibbs Farm

FEATURED CAMPS

VISITING NGORONGORO CRATER CONSERVATION AREA

Much of the floor is covered with rich grassland making it a magnet for plains game but Ngorongoro also boasts swamps, where lion hide in wait for their prey and an acacia forest in which elephants seek shade in the heat of the day. A focal point for wildlife and travellers alike is Lake Makat, a soda lake, which attracts large flocks of flamingos at certain times of year. The streams that flow into the lake support pods of hippo which come to ‘sun bake’ and provide fresh water for the 20,000 or so mammals who call the crater their home.

Mankind has been living in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area for millions of years with hominid footprints preserved in volcanic rock 3.6 million years old. The world famous Oldupai Gorge, the “Cradle of Mankind” is a relatively short drive from the crater on your way to the Serengeti, where early human remains dating back two million years were found. Nowadays a large number of Maasai live a pastoral lifestyle with their cattle, goats and sheep in the area.

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