Ngorongoro is the world’s largest inactive, intact and unfilled volcanic caldera, and the name is derived from the sound of cowbell (Goro Goro) by the Maasai pastoralists. The crater walls stretch about 2,000 feet up and its floor covers about 260 sq km.

The Ngorongoro conservation area is host to a variety of wildlife and is believed to be to the easiest place to spot the ‘Big Five’. The rim and edges of the crater are inhabited by the Maasai who can be seen grazing their cattle on the plateaus.