The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a World Heritage Site situated 110 miles west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania.
The Ngorongoro Crater is a large, unbroken, unflooded volcanic caldera. The crater, which formed when a giant volcano exploded and collapsed on itself some two to three million years ago, is 2,000 feet deep and its floor covers 100 square miles.
More than 25,000 large animals live here, with the hightest density of lions and other predators in Africa. On the crater rim live leopards and elephants.
We camped on the crater rim, and a guard sat up all night with his gun! My friends Kristy and Paul saw an elephant walk right past them as we were clearing up after camp dinner!
It was an enchanting, mystical place, and I felt as if in a dream as we drove down into and along the crater floor. Pure magic.
The Ngorongoro Crater is a large, unbroken, unflooded volcanic caldera. The crater, which formed when a giant volcano exploded and collapsed on itself some two to three million years ago, is 2,000 feet deep and its floor covers 100 square miles.
More than 25,000 large animals live here, with the hightest density of lions and other predators in Africa. On the crater rim live leopards and elephants.
We camped on the crater rim, and a guard sat up all night with his gun! My friends Kristy and Paul saw an elephant walk right past them as we were clearing up after camp dinner!
It was an enchanting, mystical place, and I felt as if in a dream as we drove down into and along the crater floor. Pure magic.
Stunning pictures, Nom. I feel like I'm browsing the National Geographic website.
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