The Ngorongoro Crater is the second best place in Tanzania (perhaps all of Africa) to view the large carnivores. Lion, cheetah, hyena, serval, ratel, jackal, and bat eared fox live here and hunt within its boundaries. It is common to spot lions, cheetahs, hyenas, and jackal stalking the plain, but the other predators are much more elusive and difficult to see.The crater is a naturally formed amphitheater. The rim rises to an altitude of 7,000 to 8,000 feet while the flat crater floor rests at an elevation of about 5,500 feet. The walls rise 2,000 feet into the air and enclose the nearly 10 mile wide crater. Within this area resides the densest population of large animals in the world.

The Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania is often referred to as the 8th Wonder of the World. It is the largest intact volcanic caldera in the world and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is also a world heritage site.

The crater is a microcosm of the massive Serengeti National Park and includes a staggering amount of wildlife. In one day it is possible to spot all the large carnivores Africa is most famous for.

Boasts finest blend of landscape, wildlife; such as rhino, lion, leopard, herd of hippos, baboon, waterbuck, buffalo, wildebeest and antelopes, not to forget the Maasai people and the archaeological sites in Africa and this is Northern Circuit Tanzania. The area allows humans and wildlife to coexist in a natural setting. Ngorongoro Crater ; view of the crater takes the breath away, no fence or boundaries border the crater walls; animals are free to enter or leave the crater. Open grassland covers most of the crater floor and the game viewing around Lake Makat is rewarding the animals come to drink while the herds of hippos’ sun bake in the thick lakeshore mud. The earliest signs of mankind in the conservation are at laetoli, where hominid footprints are preserved in volcanic rock.