Ringing New Year Inside The Ngorongoro Crater : New year, to a new beginning celebrated by almost everyone on earth, irrespective of the religion, race, or any factor. The most important question is where does this special New Year celebration finds you? A new is a very special day that you would like it to find you in a special day. Here is the unique and a memorable new beginning at Ngorongoro crater. Watching the clock ticking while having a breathtaking view and admiring nature hits differently.
Ngorongoro crater is located in the northern part of Tanzania, well known because of its spectacular landscape, the rich biodiversity and the very unique culture of the famous Maasai tribe. The volcanic eruption that happen million years ago has led to the basin-like structure caldera that is now inhabited by variety of wild animals and birds. The timeless beauty of this crater will make your new year and near year special as you will have the best time to explore the untouched beauty of nature only in this crater.
Let’s go through how your New Year eve and how a New Year inside the crater looks like.
Sunset safari adventure
Upon arrival at the crater which is in the evening most of the time, you will have a spectacular moment to have a game drive around the crater on the shadows of the beautiful sunset. You will witness the rich biodiversity of this crater and witness different wild animals that inhabit in this crater, the sight of animals such as elephants, zebras, lions, wildebeest and many more will not be missed.
A perfect picnic spot to enjoy scenery
After the game drive you will settle in a location that offers the best scenery, while you enjoy dinner prepared by our chefs. You will have dinner in the middle of the wilderness with the perfect scenery of the natural surrounding that is free from the busy city noises and light.

Ticking clock and countdown to midnight.
As you count minutes and hours looking forward to the midnight, you will have different activities to entertain you such as after the meal you will have a good moment surrounding the fire and get entertained by the local traditional artists. This can either be a dance from a Maasai dancers, music or storytelling.
Enjoy the bonfire celebrations, as you will all gather around the fire, watching the crackling flames and the quite and peaceful sounds of nature while waiting for the midnight. In the middle of this night is also the best time for stargazing as the crater’s location is at the remote hence there are no light population.
Toast to the midnight, Happy new year!
A champagne toast to the new year, as the way to welcome the New Year. Celebrate this new begging with the nature and have that intimate moment to enjoy the wonders. The fireworks and lanterns are requiring a special permission ad with very high cautions to avoid environmental and animals’ destruction.
New year Day 1 safari
On this first day of the New Year, you will have the perfect time to enjoy the bush breakfast before heading for the New Year safari. The breath-taking view of the crater will amaze you early morning as the cool air and soft light offers the stunning beauty of the crater. The morning game drive is normally the best as you might be lucky enough to watch the animals searching for food, the interaction between the prey and the predators.
You will have a full day safari to explore the magnificent beauty of this crater. Enjoy the view of different animals, birds and the rewarding views of the landscape. This will be the best way to enjoy timeless beauty Ngorongoro crater. You still have time to check with reputable tour operators in Tanzania, such as Explore African Safaris and book your safari.