Located at the eastern edge of the Serengeti, the buttressed slopes of the unique Ngorongoro Crater rise up through lichen-laced forests to an altitude of 2,100m above sea level. Nearly 3 million years old, this incredible crater is the caldera of a long-extinct volcano and shelters one of the most enchanting wildlife havens within its glades. Great prides of black-maned lions and lumbering troops of giant-tusked elephants traverse its plains.
This UNESCO World Heritage Site shelters almost 30,000 species and frames one of the greatest views on earth. There are 25,000 larger animals within the crater itself, mostly zebra and wildebeest. However, this is undoubtedly the best place to see black rhino in Tanzania, as well as prides of lion that include the magnificent black-maned males. There are lots of colourful flamingos and a variety of other water birds around the soda lake on the crater floor. More than 100 species of bird not found in the Serengeti have been found in the crater. Other game includes leopard, cheetah, hyena, elephants, warthog, impala, buffalo, hartebeest, eland and lots of other members of the antelope family and smaller mammals.
You can also visit Olduvai Gorge, located in the Conservation Area, where it is possible to see the famous discoveries of remains of early man by Mary and Louis Leakey.
This UNESCO World Heritage Site shelters almost 30,000 species and frames one of the greatest views on earth. There are 25,000 larger animals within the crater itself, mostly zebra and wildebeest. However, this is undoubtedly the best place to see black rhino in Tanzania, as well as prides of lion that include the magnificent black-maned males. There are lots of colourful flamingos and a variety of other water birds around the soda lake on the crater floor. More than 100 species of bird not found in the Serengeti have been found in the crater. Other game includes leopard, cheetah, hyena, elephants, warthog, impala, buffalo, hartebeest, eland and lots of other members of the antelope family and smaller mammals.
You can also visit Olduvai Gorge, located in the Conservation Area, where it is possible to see the famous discoveries of remains of early man by Mary and Louis Leakey.
