Ngorongoro Crater

Overview

The Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest intact volcanic caldera — 600 m deep and 20 km wide, sheltering some 25,000 animals including black rhinos, lions, elephants and flamingo flocks on the soda lake.

Why visit Ngorongoro Crater

Almost nowhere else can you see this density and variety of wildlife in a single day's drive.

Highlights

• Big Five in one day
• Black rhino sightings
• Maasai pastoralists living alongside wildlife

Getting there

3 hours from Arusha by road; rim lodges look down into the crater.

Travel tips

• Entry permits are timed — descend early for the best light.