Northern circuit

Ngorongoro Crater

A collapsed volcano about 600 metres deep, with one of the densest concentrations of wildlife in Africa on its floor.

Best time: All year; Jun – Oct is driest
Known for: Black rhino, lions, flamingos
Getting there: About 3–4 hours’ drive from Arusha
Where to stay: 11 lodges & camps on and near the rim

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Wildlife caldera

About Ngorongoro Crater

The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world and part of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Its walls rise up to about 600 metres around a crater floor of roughly 260 square kilometres.

Permanent water and grassland keep wildlife here all year: lions, hyenas, elephants, buffalo, flamingos on Lake Magadi — and the rare black rhino. Nearby, Olduvai Gorge holds some of the earliest evidence of human evolution.

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