Ngorongoro Crater

2 days—One night on the crater rim and a full morning on the crater floor, in your own private vehicle

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Safari summary

Two thousand feet down, twenty kilometres across, and roughly twenty-five thousand large animals living in it. You need one full morning down there, and this trip gives you exactly that.

A full morning on the crater floor, not a rushed two hours. The best remaining chance in Tanzania of seeing black rhino. Rim lodge, so you are at the descent road when it opens. Works as a standalone trip or bolted onto any Serengeti itinerary.

Every TopaTanzania safari is private: your own 4x4 Land Cruiser with a pop-up roof and your own Maasai guide, with nobody else put in your vehicle. The itinerary is a starting point, so the length, route, pace, camps and dates can all be changed.

Where: Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Best time: All year. Clearest June to October.

Price from US$890 per person sharing; your written quotation is the binding figure for your dates.

About this tour

	Tour type	Custom, tailor-made, private
	Main focus	Game drives
	Activity level	Easy activity
	Best months	January, February, March, June, July, August, September, October, November, December
	Countries	Tanzania
	Parks	Ngorongoro Crater

What’s included?

Accommodation
Meals
Park fees
Private vehicle and driver

What’s not included?

All drinks
International flights
Tips and gratuities
Visas

Itinerary

Arusha to the crater rim

Ngorongoro Crater

We collect you at 08:00 and climb through Mto wa Mbu and the Rift escarpment, reaching the rim by early afternoon. The first view of the caldera arrives without warning and is worth the drive on its own. Afternoon at leisure on the rim. (Approx. 4 hours' driving; Rim viewpoint; Overnight on the rim.)

Crater floor, then home

Ngorongoro Crater

Down the Seneto descent road at first light with breakfast in the vehicle. We work the Lerai forest, the Munge stream and the Lake Magadi shore — the floor holds lion, elephant, hippo and the crater's remaining black rhino. Up the Lemala road before the midday crowds, then back to Arusha. (06:30 descent; Full morning on the floor; Arusha by approx. 18:00.)

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