Africa
Highlights - Essential Info - Itineraries - History
- Ballooning over the Serengeti
- Katavi National Park
- Lake Manyara National Park
- Mahale Mountains National Park
- Kilimanjaro Treks
- Private Camping Safaris
- Ruaha National Park
- Selous Game Reserve
- Serengeti National Park
- Tarangire National Park
- Ngorongoro Crater
- Walking Safaris
- Zanzibar & the Tanzanian Coast
- Dar es Salaam
- Arusha
- Riding Safaris
Ngorongoro Crater
The Ngorongoro Crater is just a small part of the Crater Highlands which consist of a series of volcanoes and collapsed volcanoes rising out of the Great Rift Valley.
The Ngorongoro Crater itself is a collapsed volcano and one of the largest calderas in the world, with a radius of about 20km at its widest point, and it has evolved over thousands of years into one of the most famous and exciting game viewing areas in Africa.
When hunters first reached here at the end of the last century it was affectionately known as the Garden of Eden as within its high walls there appeared to be a teeming mass of life which fed on the lush grasslands, in the thick forests and around the swamps.
The 'Big Five' can be seen here as well as many other species including the greater and lesser flamingos that can descend upon Magadi Lake in their shimmering thousands. Even the views from the lodges that perch on the edge of the crater are truly spectacular and help to make Ngorongoro an uniquely special place.
Our preferred lodges include:
Gibb's Farm
Lemala Camp
Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
Ngorongoro Sopa Lodge
Ngorongoro Serena Lodge
Plantation Lodge
The Manor
