NGORONGORO CRATER

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Ngorongoro Crater - View from hotel balcony

The Ngorongoro Crater is the largest perfect caldera on the planet, over 18 kilometers across, 750 meters deep and covering 260 square kilometers .  It lies in the heart of the Ngorongoro Conservation area, a World Heritage Site.

The area contains active volcanoes, archaeological sites, rolling plains, forests, lakes, dunes and woodlands.  Most safaris to Northern Tanzania include a stop at Ngorongoro as it is located  near the Serengeti and is the most spectacular place to visit in Northern Tanzania.

Nyika Treks can take you there.  We are happy to arrange game drives in the crater, lodging in a tented camp or a luxury hotel on the rim and a visit to Olduvai Gorge.  As we are a local Tanzanian Tour Operator, we also know about the more remote and seldom visited destinations in the area and would love to take you there as well.

You can take a camel trek with the Maasai, take a walking safari in the Ngorongoro Highlands and Climb Mt. Oldonyo - an active volcano!  There are so many places to visit, you can spend a week in the Area and not see it all. Have you ever heard of the Engaruka Ruins?  They are ruins of a stone town that are over 500 years old and surrounded in mystery.  No one knows who built them.  Did you know that there are also two other craters you can visit?  Olmoti and Empakaai are not on the regular "tourist trail" and so are seldom visited and a true wilderness experience.

The Maasai are allowed to live and graze their cattle in the Conservation Area and so this is one of the only areas where you can both view the spectacular African wildlife and have a cultural experience as well.  Let us take you on a tour of a Maasai village so you can see how these pastoralists live.  You will be allowed to take photos of these colorful natives and have a chance to buy beaded jewelry and other souvenirs.

Any tour operator can take you on the well traveled tourist highway through Ngorongoro.  For a unique and custom safari, choose a local tour operator who knows the area.  Choose a company that will take you to places seldom seen and down the road less traveled.  Choose Nyika Treks.