Ngorongoro Crater

You will be picked up in Arusha and then head to Ngorongoro Crater, where you will go through partly adventurous roads about 600 meters downward into the crater. The crater has a diameter of 17-21 kilometers and is the home of a great animal world.

Nearly all the biodiversity of the East African savannah has gathered here; only giraffes and a few other animal species for which the rock faces are too steep do not live in the crater. Depending on the season, 15,000 to 25,000 animals are gathering here, of which more than two thirds are buffaloes, gnus, zebras, and gazelles. This large number of grazers also explains why in the crater the largest density of predators in Africa can be found. Besides other predators, more than 100 lions live here in several prides.

The chances of watching the “Big Five”—lion, elephant, buffalo, rhino, and leopard—within just a few hours are particularly good here. In the afternoon, it goes up the steep crater walls again, and then you will leave the caldera in the afternoon and head to Arusha.