Ngorongoro Crater Camp
Arusha Region
Savanna biome
Price on request
Inside park
Where to stay in and near Ngorongoro Conservation Area
World's largest intact volcanic caldera
Tanzania
Big Five
About Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Ngorongoro is a World Heritage Site built around the largest intact volcanic caldera on earth, a 260-square-kilometre crater floor 600 metres below the rim that holds one of the densest concentrations of wildlife in Africa, including black rhino, lion, elephant and hyena, all visible in a single day's drive. It is a conservation area rather than a national park because the Maasai live and graze in it, and the crater is only part of it: the highlands, the Ndutu plains where the wildebeest calve from about December to March, and Olduvai Gorge, where the Leakeys found early human fossils, are all inside. The rim lodges are cold at night; the crater is a malaria-low area.
Things to do: Game drives
Where you can stay: Crater rim lodges
Stay in & near Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Inside-park stays and nearby lodges, sorted by distance.
Entamanu Private
Arusha Region
Forest biome · Giraffe · Fever tree
Price on request
Inside park
Entamanu Ngorongoro
Arusha Region
Savanna biome · Giraffe · Whistling thorn
Price on request
Inside park
Getting there
3 stays we sell in Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Tap a pin for the listing.
3.0735° S, 35.4206° E2,000 km from Cape TownOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
Why book here
Your stay helps keep Ngorongoro Conservation Area wild
Wild places survive when the communities around them earn more from protecting wildlife than from anything that would replace it. Every stay you book through Spekboom carries a conservation contribution built into the price, never added on top, so choosing where you sleep becomes a way to fund the people and projects keeping this landscape intact.
- Built into every booking
- A conservation share
- Where it goes
- Local causes & communities
Ngorongoro Conservation Area: your questions
Where is Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
Ngorongoro Conservation Area is in Tanzania.
Does Ngorongoro Conservation Area have the Big Five?
Yes. Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a Big Five area, home to lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo and rhino.
What does it cost to visit Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority charges a conservation fee per person per 24 hours, and a separate crater service fee per vehicle for each descent into the crater. Both are paid electronically and are usually built into a safari operator's price.
When is the best time to visit Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
The best time to visit Ngorongoro Conservation Area is Year-round.
What is there to do at Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
Popular activities at Ngorongoro Conservation Area include game drives.
Where can you stay in Ngorongoro Conservation Area?
Places to stay inside Ngorongoro Conservation Area include Ngorongoro Crater Camp, Entamanu Private and Entamanu Ngorongoro. Request them on Spekboom and pay once your dates are confirmed. Every booking funds conservation.
Parks near Ngorongoro Conservation Area
The closest parks and reserves. Distances run centre to centre, as the crow flies.
Lake Manyara National Park
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Tree-climbing lions and flamingo populations
Serengeti National Park
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Largest terrestrial mammal migration
World Heritage · Big Five
Tarangire National Park
Tanzania
Tarangire National ParkNational Park · 138 km
Largest concentration of wildlife outside Serengeti
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