Ngorongoro Safari Tours
Find the top Ngorongoro Safari Tours and the Best Time To Visit Crater to experience the Big 5 Animals, the Maasai tribe, and Historical sites at the best Ngorongoro Packages and Cost for 2022/2023.
Nevertheless, due to the ancient presence of the Maasai people, the area remains nature’s paradise.
The conservation area is located west of Arusha town which has an altitude from 1,350 meters to 3,600 meters above sea level, covers an area of more than 8,300 square kilometers, and has three species coexisting: wildlife, livestock, and human beings.
The Ngorongoro Crater safari provides some of the simplest and most gratifying game viewing in East Africa. Amazing accommodation perched right on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater.
Best Time To Visit Crater
All monthly of the year the wildlife watching inside the Ngorongoro Crater is always spectacular.
- During the Dry season (June through September) animal spotting is easier.
- During the Wet season (from November to May) there are far fewer visitors and the crater is wonderfully lush and green compared to the dusty dry-season landscape.
What To Do
- Enthusiasts game drive to Ngorongoro Crater and Ndutu area
- The place to spot the Africa Big Five “Lion, Leopard, Elephant, Rhino and Buffalo”
- Hiking the Ngorongoro highlands
- Experience in the culture of the Maasai tribe
- Historical sites tour
- Walking tour to Empakai and Olmoti Crater
- Scenic flight to Oldonyo Lengai Mountain
- Balloon safari to the Ndutu Plain area
- Bird watching tour from different species of birds, from raptors birds to aquatic birds
Ngorongoro Packages And Costs
14-Day Safari Cost
From$4,926Experience this 14-Day Safari cost, including Tanzania Tour and Zanzibar Beach. National Park game drive.
10-Day Safari Cost
From$3,430This 10-day safari cost includes a trip to Tarangire, Serengeti, Ngorongoro crater, and Zanzibar.
10 Days Luxury Safari and beach
From$4,63010 Days Luxury Safari and Beach Holiday to Tarangire, Ngorongoro crater, Arusha walk, then fly to Zanzibar
9-Day Tanzania Safari Experience
From$3,4349-Day Tanzania Safari Experience. Hike to Kilimanjaro Mountain & safari tour to the great migration.
6-Day Great Migration Safari
From$2,115From December to January, February, and early March, you will experience a 6-day Great migration safari.
5-Day Great Migration Safari
From$1,840This 5-day Great Migration Safari takes you to the south of Serengeti. From December to early March.
9-day safari experience
From$3,103The 9-day safari includes a waterfall, a coffee tour, and Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti & Lake Victoria
12 Days Safari Cost
From$4,181This is 12 Days Safari Cost: Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Tarangire, and Zanzibar Beach tour.
8 Days Safari Cost
From$2,595This 8 Days Safari Cost goes to Lake Manyara, Olduvai Gorge, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Tarangire
Ngorongoro Highlights
Ngorongoro Crater
Ngorongoro Crater covers 260 square kilometers and is 610 meters deep and was created when a large volcano erupted and collapsed on itself around 2.5 million years ago.
The crater holds a global significance due to the concentrated biodiversity and density of globally threatened species” and offers some great birding
Lake Magadi normally hosts large flocks of flamingos, giving its edge a pinkish tingle when seen from a distance.
Olduvai Gorge
A long year of searching came in 1959 when Mary Leakey, Louis’s wife, discovered a heavy fossilized jawbone that displayed unambiguous human affinities
- 5 million years ago: Australopithecus Afarensis – Brain 450cc
- 3.75 million years ago: Australopithecus Boisei – Brain 500cc
- 1.7 million years ago: Homo Habilis – Brain 600cc
- 1.1 million years ago: Homo Erectus – Brain 900cc
- 10,000 years ago: Homo Sapiens – Brain 1,400cc
Ngorongoro Animals
The craters’ lions are generally very relaxed around vehicles.
The concentration of wildebeest, Zebras, buffalo, hyena, jackals, warthog, hippo, gazelle, waterbuck, bushbuck, eland, and elephants, while impala and giraffes are common in the crater rim.
Leopards and Black rhinos are resident, particularly in swamp areas, but they are not often seen.
The Maasai Tribe
The Ngorongoro is the homeland for the Nilotic-speaking Maasai – who believe in benevolent Engai Narok “Black God” and vengeful Engai Nanyokie “Red God”
They believe that Engai, who resides in the volcano Ol Doinyo Lengai, made them the rightful owners of all the cattle in the world, often regarded to be the archetypal east African pastoralists.
Ngorongoro Highlands
The east protects the Ngorongoro highlands – extinct volcanic peaks include the Lolmalasin at 3,648 meters above sea level, the third highest peak in Tanzania after Kilimanjaro and Meru mountains.
The Crater Highlands rise far above the adjacent savannas, capture moisture from passing air masses, and host rainforests.
From mountains to small hills, gives the area a stunning scenic view.
Other Attractions
- Shifting Sands: The remarkable dune is composed of volcanic ashes from Oldonyo Lengai which is moving magnetic sand according to wind direction.
- Laetoli footprints: The hominid footprint preserved in volcanic rock represents the earliest sign of mankind 3.6 million years ago.
- Olmoti and Empakaai Crates: Are noted for their beauty and solitude. The floors are easily accessible on foot but should be accompanied by a local guide although are smaller than Ngorongoro Crater.
- Nasera Rock: The granite monolith rising 80 meters above the plain, residence to Klipspringers and varieties of bird species.
- Olkarien Gorge: The spectacular and narrow rock which is the nesting site of Ruppel’s Griffon Vulture.
- Ndutu Plain area: The open grassland is located north side of Ngorongoro and the Southside of Serengeti, which is the breeding site for migration animals of Serengeti.
- Lake Ndutu and Lake Masek: The alkaline lake that is located between the border of Ngorongoro and Serengeti.
Other Destinations
Are you looking for real adventure in Africa, Tanzania is the ideal to visit Lake Natron – Flamingos Paradise, landscape, & authentic culture
Lake Manyara National Park Safari – offers you wilderness experience in diverse habitats, from its Rift Valley soda lake with pink flamingo.
Join us on a safari and explore the endless Serengeti plains dotted with trees and kopje from which majestic lions control their kingdom
Tarangire National Parks offers unlimited Safari tour to see highest population density of elephants and many more wildlife
Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro (best price) - J.M Tour Ltd provides guides, chefs, and porters, as well as camping gear, full meals, and water.
Zanzibar Island is known as Africa’s tropical paradise that offers laid-back beach, miles and miles of white sandy beaches dotted with palm trees
Are you looking for a game drive in Arusha? Arusha National Park is a multi-faceted jewel, often overlooked by safari goers, despite offering the opportunity to explore.
Home to the Hadzabe bushmen and Datoga tribes, Lake Eyasi is one of the few places remaining in Africa where tribal life is still maintained relatively untouched by the development of the region.
