Tanzania

Ngorongoro Crater

The world's largest intact volcanic caldera — a natural amphitheatre teeming with wildlife.

About Ngorongoro Crater

A world within a crater

Northern Tanzania, between Arusha and the Serengeti

The collapsed cone of a once-giant volcano forms a 260 km² bowl walled by 600-metre cliffs, and on its fertile floor lives one of the densest concentrations of wildlife in Africa, including the Big Five.

Maasai still graze their cattle alongside the game, continuing a way of life that has shaped this land for centuries, and the crater rim offers some of the most breathtaking views on the continent.

Map of Tanzania showing where Ngorongoro Crater is: northern Tanzania, between Arusha and the Serengeti.
Conservation area boundary: Protected Areas Data Tanzania (CC BY 4.0) · Base map: Natural Earth
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