National Parks and Game Reserves
Ngorongoro Crater Conservation Area
The Ngorongoro Crater - at 2,286m.above sea level, is the largest unbroken caldera in the world. Surrounded by very steep walls rising 610metres from the crater floor, this natural amphitheatre covers an area of about 260sq km that's 100sq miles-and is home to up to 30,000animals,almost half of them zebra and wildebeest.
Rhino at the crater
Elephants in the crater
The Olduvai gorge
The crater has been declared a World Heritage Site. The Ngorongoro Crater lies within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, which covers more than 8,000sq km. It is bounded by Lake Eyasi in the southwest and the Gol Mountains in the north. Roughly in the centre is the Olbalal Swamp and the arid Olduvai Gorge.
Located within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area is the Olduvai Gorge, 180 kilometres 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 operate lecture tours of the sites.
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Activities in Park
Game Drives, Walking and Hiking in the Ngorongoro Highlands, Maasai Cultural Tours, Bird Watching
