Ngorongoro Crater
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Ngorongoro Crater

The Big-Five-packed 'Eden of Africa' — largest unbroken volcanic caldera on Earth.

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Country

Tanzania

Region

Northern Tanzania

Best time

Year-round

About Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro is a 260km² caldera with one of the densest concentrations of wildlife anywhere — black rhino, Big Five, 25,000 large mammals on the crater floor.

Highlights

  • Big-Five crater drive
  • Masai cultural visits
  • Olduvai Gorge extension
  • Craterside lodge views

Best time to visit

Year-round

Itineraries

Tours that visit Ngorongoro Crater

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Tanzania Grand Northern Circuit — 10 Days
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Tanzania
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$4290/pp
10 days / 9 nights
Multi-Country & Grand Tours Moderate

Tanzania Grand Northern Circuit — 10 Days

Mt Meru acclimatisation + all 5 northern parks + Zanzibar — the complete Tanzania sampler.

  • ✓Private 4x4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof and dedicated driver-guide throughout the safari
  • ✓9 nights accommodation on full-board basis (breakfast, lunch, and dinner included on safari; breakfast and dinner in Zanzibar)
  • ✓All national park entry fees and Ngorongoro Conservation Area crater service fees
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Tanzania Beach + Bush (Safari + Zanzibar) — 10 Days
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Tanzania
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$4590/pp
10 days / 9 nights
Honeymoon & Luxury Easy

Tanzania Beach + Bush (Safari + Zanzibar) — 10 Days

Northern circuit safari + 4 nights on Zanzibar's Nungwi white-sand beach.

  • ✓Private 4×4 safari Land Cruiser with pop-up roof and experienced TANAPA-licensed driver-guide
  • ✓9 nights accommodation — 5 nights full-board safari lodges/camps, 4 nights half-board at 4-star Nungwi beach resort
  • ✓All Tanzania national park and conservation-area fees (Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro)
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Kenya & Tanzania Classic Safari — 9 Days
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Kenya
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$4290/pp
9 days / 8 nights
Multi-Country & Grand Tours Easy

Kenya & Tanzania Classic Safari — 9 Days

Mara to Serengeti to Ngorongoro — the two-country circuit travellers ask for most.

  • ✓Dedicated 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop-up roof in Kenya, driven by an experienced Kenyan driver-guide
  • ✓Dedicated 4×4 Land Cruiser with pop-up roof in Tanzania, driven by an experienced Tanzanian driver-guide
  • ✓8 nights accommodation on a full-board basis at mid-range lodges and tented camps
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Gorillas & Great Migration — Rwanda & Tanzania — 10 Days
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Rwanda
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$8950/pp
10 days / 9 nights
Multi-Country & Grand Tours Moderate

Gorillas & Great Migration — Rwanda & Tanzania — 10 Days

Mountain gorillas in Rwanda, then fly to the Serengeti migration — the ultimate combo.

  • ✓Rwanda gorilla trekking permit (one trek, Volcanoes National Park)
  • ✓Kigali to Kilimanjaro (Arusha) light aircraft or scheduled flight
  • ✓9 nights accommodation on a full-board basis (lodge in Rwanda, tented camps in Serengeti and Ngorongoro)
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Serengeti Calving Season — Ndutu — 6 Days
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Tanzania
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$3290/pp
6 days / 5 nights
Wildlife Safaris Easy

Serengeti Calving Season — Ndutu — 6 Days

February in the southern Serengeti — half a million calves and concentrated predators.

  • ✓Airport transfers (Arusha or Kilimanjaro International Airport)
  • ✓Private 4×4 safari vehicle with pop-up roof hatch and experienced naturalist guide
  • ✓5 nights accommodation on full-board basis (lodge, tented camp, and crater rim lodge as per itinerary)
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Serengeti Under Canvas & Balloon Honeymoon — 6 Days
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Tanzania
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$6490/pp
6 days / 5 nights
Honeymoon & Luxury Easy

Serengeti Under Canvas & Balloon Honeymoon — 6 Days

Migration tented camp, dawn balloon and champagne breakfast on the plains.

  • ✓Return light-aircraft flights between Arusha and the Serengeti
  • ✓5 nights accommodation: luxury tented camp in the Serengeti (4 nights) and crater-rim lodge at Ngorongoro (1 night)
  • ✓Hot-air balloon safari over the Serengeti with champagne bush breakfast on landing
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Tanzania & Zanzibar Luxury Fly-in — 9 Days
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Tanzania
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$8490/pp
9 days / 8 nights
Honeymoon & Luxury Easy

Tanzania & Zanzibar Luxury Fly-in — 9 Days

Private fly-in safari plus a spice-island finale — bush and beach, no long drives.

  • ✓All scheduled light-aircraft flights within Tanzania (Arusha–Tarangire–Serengeti–Ngorongoro–Zanzibar)
  • ✓8 nights accommodation: luxury tented camps on safari and boutique beach resort in Zanzibar
  • ✓All meals throughout (full board on safari; breakfast and dinner at beach resort)
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