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Ngorongoro Crater

Tanzania Arusha Nature Reserve Big Five-Reservat

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About Ngorongoro Crater

The Ngorongoro Crater is a Nature Reserve in Tanzania in the provinces of Arusha. The park was established on 01.01.1979 and covers an area of 8.292 km². The Ngorongoro Crater is a Big Five reserve and offers the possibility of self-drive safaris.

Ngorongoro borders the Serengeti to the northwest and the Maasai's sacred God Mountain, Ol Doinyo Lengai, to the north. The crater was formed when a volcanic mountain collapsed and a visit is a unique experience. There are few places that have wildlife density and diversity at this level. It is not unusual to see all the Big Five in one day.

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Biodiversity	Sighting conditions
Very high	Very high

500Bird species

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Official Name

Ngorongoro Crater

Provinces

Arusha

Area

8.292 km²

Foundation

1979-01-01

Vegetation

No information

Habitats

Grassland savannah,Forest

Big Five-reserves

Yes

Self-drive-reserve

Yes

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Highlights

Landscape

The main habitat of the Ngorongoro Crater is the Grassland savannah.

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area consists of different habitats: open grassland, dense mountain forest, bushveld and heathland. Above all, however, it is the famous Ngorongoro Crater, the largest crater basin in the world, which attracts visitors. In contrast to the forested crater rim, the crater floor is mainly grassland with the Lerai Forest an atmospheric forest with yellow fever trees.

Entrance gate

Name	Location
Lodoare	South

General information

Biodiversity	Sighting conditions
Very high	Very high

500Bird species

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The best travel time for Ngorongoro Crater

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Weather and climate

Excellent Good Okay Poor

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Best tavel time

June (Beginning) - September (End)

Dry time

June (Beginning) - October (End)

Climate

cool-warm

Tavel time

October (Beginning) - May (End)

Climate

cool-warm

High season

July (Beginning) - March (End)

Low season

July (Beginning) - March (End)

No information

The climate in Ngorongoro Crater is mild. The rainy season takes place from Beginning October to End May The dry season first extended over the months from Beginning June to End October inclusive. The best time to tour is Beginning June End September.

The area experiences two rainy seasons. October to November are the short rainy seasons, followed by the long rainy seasons from March to May. Rainfall mostly occurs in the form of short showers. It never gets very hot in the crater during the day, but it does get very cold at night on the crater rim. Warm clothing for early morning game drives is therefore highly recommended. During the dry season there are hardly any clouds in the sky.

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Top animal species

The Ngorongoro Crater is home to 0 mammals such as African Wild Dog, Big Five, Black rhinocerus, Cheetah, Giraffe as well as 500 bird species, 0 reptile species, 0 fish species and 0 amphibian species. The Ngorongoro Crater provides Very high conditions for wildlife viewing. The Nature Reserve offers a wide variety of species, including the "Big Five".

African Wild Dog

Big Five

Black rhinocerus

Cheetah

Giraffe

Hippopotamus

Jackal

Big Five

Leopard

Big Five

Lion

Big Five

Rhinoceros

Spotted hyena

Wildebeest

Zebra

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