"I am an adventurous mother who travelled alone with my children. We have amazing memories like hiking to the first base camp on Kilimanjaro, watching the sun rise over the Serengeti after a night in a tent on the savannah and seeing my children playing and laughing with children in the Maasai village. Highly recommend Nalini Tours"
The crater is often referred to as the eighth wonder of the world and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979. Ngorongoro was once a mountain as high as Kilimanjaro, over 5000 meters high. But three million years ago, a collapsing volcano destroyed the mountain. The crater is today about 2 miles wide and the height difference is about 600 meters from the crater edge down to the crater bottom. As a safari customer, you go down this slope and the view is absolutely fabulous. In Ngorongoro, traces of human ancestors who lived here over 3 million years ago have been found. The crater itself is off limits to humans, but in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, over 40,000 Maasai live in symbiosis with the many animals that live there. Ngorongoro is located at high altitude and is therefore often cold in the evenings and nights.
Ngorongoro is one of the few parks in Africa where you can see the 'big five' - lion, rhino, buffalo, leopard and elephant - in one day. The leopard is well camouflaged and often rests in a tree during the day, but if you're lucky you'll see it. Rhino are very rare, but can be seen in the Ngorongoro Crater. The rhino is critically endangered and has been heavily poached since the 1970s. It is therefore now protected by rangers. There are about 30 of them down in the crater. Depending on the season, they are difficult to see, but compared to other parks, this is where you have the best chance of seeing them.
The crater is home to around 25,000 animals, half of which are wildebeest and zebras. Other animals living in the crater include buffalo, zebras, gazelles, hippos, lions, cheetahs and hyenas. Due to the limited size of the crater, many animals are often seen. One animal that doesn't exist in Ngorongoro is giraffes as their type of food is not available in the crater. Leopards are also difficult to see as they often sit in trees and these types of trees are mostly found on the slopes. Some of the animals that live here leave the crater from time to time, but the vast majority of animals stay as there is enough food and water all year round. In Ngorongoro, it is part of its own ecosystem. The area is of great importance for the conservation of biodiversity.
From Arusha to Ngorongoro it takes about 2-3 hours. The road to the crater is of good quality and is paved all the way. This is the realm of the Maasai and you see them herding their cows and goats along the roads and in open fields. We almost always end the safari by visiting the crater. Usually you get up early to go down into the crater before many others have had time to go down and because this is when the animals are most active. Ngorongoro is included in most of our safari trips and is usually very appreciated.
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