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Tourism > Ngorongoro Crater |
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Ngorongoro Crater, at 2,286 meters above sea level, is the largest unbroken
caldera in the world. Surrounded by very steep walls rising 610 meters from
the crater floor, this natural amphitheater covers an area of about 260
sq km.( 100 sq miles ) and is home of up to 25,000 larger mammals, almost
half of them zebra and wildebeest. There are also gazelle, buffalo, eland,
hartebeest, and wart hog. Such vast numbers attract plenty of predators,
mainly lion and hyena but also cheetah and leopard.
More than 100 species of birds not found in the Serengeti have been found
here. Countless flamingos form a pink blanket over the soda lakes. The Crater
has been declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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Olduvai
Gorge
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within Ngorongoro Conservation Area ( covering more than 8,000 sq km ) is
the Olduvai gorge, 180 km. From Arusha. It was here that Dr. Louis Leakey
discovered the remains of Homo Habilis or Handy Man regarded as mankind's
first step on the ladder of human evolution. But many more fossils have
been discovered here including those of prehistoric elephants, giant horned
sheep and enormous ostriches.
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| Size |
8,000sqkm（Ngorongoro Conservation Area
）; 265sqkm （Bottom of Ngorongoro Crater） |
| How to get |
From Arusha, 4 hour drive or 1 hour charter
flight. From Manyara, 2 hour drive. |
| What to do |
A trip to the Olduvai Gorge ( visit the
paleontology museum ) where the Australopithecus Boisei's skeleton
was discovered. This ancestor of man, is millions of years old.
A walking safari to Maasai country with donkeys ( 2 days minimum
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| When to go |
Whole year - rainy season in April. |
| Accommodation |
Luxury accommodation at Ngorongoro Sopa
Lodge,Ngorongoro Crater Lodge,etc. |
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[Travel Tips]
A whole day in the crater where the show never stops. Tea time
while watching the sunset above the crater. |
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