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How to Go to Ngorongoro Krateret
The most obvious way to get to Ngorongoro is through the city of Arusha, located 99 miles (160 km) from the Ngorongoro Conservation Area’s main gate.
Arusha is served by Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) which itself is 34 miles (55 km) away from Arusha. (A shuttle runs regularly between KIA and Arusha).
Once you get to Arusha, the Ngorongoro Conservation Area’s main gate, the Lodoare Gate, is a 2-3 hours’ drive away on tarmacked road.
Alternatively, you can fly from Arusha to Ngorongoro.
A less obvious but still popular way to get to Ngorongoro is from the west, i.e, through the Serengeti National Park.
You can fly into the Serengeti National Park, or to a city further west such as Mwanza, and then drive through the Serengeti into the Ngorongoro Conservation Area.
The Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Conservation Area are adjacent to each other.
(Several years ago, I had the pleasure of driving through both protected areas in a single day on my way from Mugumu to Arusha.
We entered the Serengeti National Park at its Ikoma gate around 10 a.m. and exited through the Ngorongoro Conservation Area’s Lodoare Gate around 2:30 p.m.
This included stopping several times to watch wildlife, have lunch, and take pictures on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater.
You can read all about that trip here.)
Photo Credits: Jonathan Gill
