​Best Time To Visit – Ngorongoro Crater

Philip Briggs
Expert
By Philip Briggs

Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of many guidebooks to African destinations, including the Bradt guide to Tanzania.

Philip is a renowned Africa expert and author of the Bradt guidebook to Tanzania.

Philip is the author of the Bradt guidebook to Tanzania.

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Wildlife viewing inside the Ngorongoro Crater is superb at all times. However, the grass on the crater floor is short in the Dry season (June to October) and this makes animal spotting easier. The scenery is lush and spectacular in the Wet season (November to May).


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Best Time June to October (Wildlife viewing is best)
High Season Most of the year – July to March (Lots of visitors in the crater)
Low Season April and May (There are fewer people in the crater)
Best Weather June to October (Rainfall is little to none)
Worst Weather March and April (Peak of the Wet season)

June to October –Dry Season

  • Wildlife is easier to spot since the grass is shorter
  • There is little rainfall and lots of sunshine
  • It gets crowded
  • Mornings and nights get very cold so you’ll need winter clothes

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November to May –Wet Season

  • Wildlife viewing is excellent, even in the Wet season
  • The scenery is green and beautiful
  • April and May are low-season months so there are fewer visitors
  • Birding is in its prime due to the presence of migratory birds from November to April
  • Wildlife viewing might be more difficult when the grass is long
  • March to April is the peak of the Wet season
  • It is cold during the nights and mornings, so it is important to pack warm clothing

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