Ngorongoro Crater
The World's Largest Intact Caldera
The Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest intact volcanic caldera — a natural amphitheatre sheltering one of Africa's highest concentrations of wildlife, including the endangered black rhino.
Best Time to Visit
Year-round; June to September is drier with better game viewing.
Country
Tanzania
Region
East Africa
Type
Reserve
The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the natural wonders of Africa. Formed when a massive volcano collapsed inward 2-3 million years ago, the resulting caldera — 19km across, 600m deep, covering 260 km² — forms a natural enclosure that supports an extraordinary concentration of wildlife year-round.
The crater floor hosts the Big Five, with the added rarity of easily visible black rhino — increasingly rare elsewhere. Vast herds of wildebeest and zebra graze the crater floor, attracting large lion prides and a resident population of leopard. The alkaline soda lake, Lake Magadi, attracts thousands of flamingos during the wet season.
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