The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA), located in northern Tanzania, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of Africa’s most iconic and ecologically significant regions. Covering approximately 8,292 square kilometers (3,200 square miles), the area is renowned for its rich biodiversity, stunning landscapes, and unique blend of wildlife conservation and human habitation.

Ngorongoro Crater:

At the heart of the conservation area lies the Ngorongoro Crater, the world’s largest inactive, intact, and unfilled volcanic caldera. The crater, formed about two to three million years ago, spans 19 kilometers (12 miles) in diameter and covers an area of 260 square kilometers (100 square miles). It hosts a dense population of wildlife, making it one of the best places in Africa to see the “Big Five” (lion, leopard, elephant, buffalo, and rhinoceros).

Wildlife

The glorious landscape harbours almost 25,000 animals including four of the Big Five and other large mammals.
Especially rewarding – large antelope like zebra and gazelle come to drink, while herds of hippos sun themselves in the thick lakeshore mud.
Witness thousands of baby wildebeests being born and a number of opportunistic predators on hunting and killing modes.
The Makat soda lake is a great attraction for flamingos and other water birds