A day trip or morning game drive down into the Crater is one of the highlights of a trip to Tanzania - the best place in Tanzania to see 'The Big Five', with a healthy population of black rhino and some of the largest tusker elephants left in Africa today, but the crater is also home to good populations of lion, leopard and hyena along with healthy herds of wildebeest, buffalo and zebra. Other wildlife here includes serval cat, cheetah, jackal, Grant's and Thompson's gazelle, flamingo and bat-eared foxes, as well as approximately 400 species of bird.

Activities inside the Ngorongoro Crater itself are limited to game driving; there are a couple of picnic spots in the park, but getting out of the vehicle is strictly limited to these areas. It is important to note that it can be a busy place with vehicles often crammed around any unusual sighting but together with your guide any overcrowding can be avoided - please discuss with your guide on the day!

You spend as long as you like (up to gate time limits) or you can head home once you feel you have seen enough.