| Widely regarded as the "Eighth Wonder of the | | | | two-hundred safari vehicles on the crater floor |
| World", the Ngorongoro Crater is a truly | | | | daily. |
| spectacular sight and an Ngorongoro safari is | | | | We highly recommend his destination and a |
| imperative for any first-time safari-goer to | | | | Ngorongoro crater tour, although caution our |
| Tanzania. A Unesco World Heritage Site, this | | | | clientele that remote safari experiences are |
| collapsed volcanic caldera covers an area of 8300 | | | | better experienced elsewhere in East Africa. An |
| square kilometers and encompasses several | | | | Ngorongoro safari combines excellently with an |
| different ecosystems, including volcanoes, | | | | Serengeti safari, and Safari365 can easily combine |
| grasslands, waterfalls and mountain forest and | | | | a these two destinations as well as others. |
| forming its own unique ecosystem. What makes | | | | Ngorongoro safari is literally "Wildlife Central". |
| a Ngorogoro safari special is its concentration of | | | | Geologists believe that the Ngorongoro volcano |
| animals, at an estimated 30 000 animals inhabit an | | | | (which ultimately formed the Ngorongoro Crater) |
| area of 260 square kilometers. If your available | | | | was originally 1000m higher than Mount Kilimanjaro. |
| time is limited but your budget not, the 4-day | | | | The Ngorongoro volcano's eruptions regularly |
| Ngorongoro Crater Lodge fly-in safari is your | | | | deposited ash to the west of Ngorongoro up until |
| optimum choice (the location spectacular, the | | | | the volcano collapsed around 2-million years ago, |
| décor sublime and the service in line with & | | | | cultivating the Serengeti plains (the only habitat |
| Beyond's legendary reputation). Should you be | | | | that can sustain the birth of half a million |
| looking for a longer Ngorongoro and Serengeti | | | | wildebeest calves in two months on an annual |
| safari still within the & Beyong group of lodges, | | | | basis) |
| we suggest our Best of the Crater and Serengeti | | | | The Greater Ngorongoro Conservation Area is |
| luxury safari. Should you be on a looking for a | | | | also home to one of the most iconic tribes in |
| longer duration scheduled safari on a set budget, | | | | Africa, the Masai. These nomadic people have |
| then Tanzania scheduled safari is for you. Should | | | | maintained their traditional lifestyle whist |
| neither of these two spectrums be what you are | | | | co-existing with the influx of tourism and |
| looking for, the browse our East Africa tours or | | | | welcoming visitors into their homes to subsidize |
| Ngorongoro Crater lodges or contact us for a | | | | their income. The conservation area has also |
| tailor-made proposal. | | | | made for the ideal preservation of fossil remains |
| A handful of renowned lodges in the Ngorongoro | | | | in the area, and led to the archeological |
| Crater are dotted around the crater rim, surely | | | | discoveries of early human remains made by Dr |
| among the most breathtaking and serene | | | | Louis Leaky and his wife, Mary, at Olduvai Gorge |
| locations in Africa. For the less well healed, other | | | | just to the west of the Ngorongoro highlands. |
| accommodation exists within an easy drive of the | | | | Safari 365 are specialists at arranging Tanzania |
| crater and day trips are possible to the crater | | | | Travel. Safari365 is here to help you create |
| floor. Although an Ngorongoro Crater safari holds | | | | unique and rewarding Ngorongoro Safaris & |
| spectacular vistas and excellent gameviewing, this | | | | Lodges in the Ngorongoro Crater experiences. |
| safari "hot-spot" does get crowded with over | | | | |