You can explore Ngorongoro Crater
and the surrounding Ngorongoro Highlands on our "Ngorongoro
Crater" Wildlife Safaris.
Location & size:
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA)
is situated in Northern Tanzania to the east of the Serengeti. The
Ngorongoro Crater makes up 3% of the NCA, which covers over
8000km2.
Landscapes & vegetation:
Ngorongoro crater is one of the
great natural wonders of the world, and a World Heritage Site
since 1979. It is the
largest unbroken caldera in the world. The extinct volcano
and its surrounding area has a diverse array of ecological
habitats including swamplands, forests, grasslands, salt pans
and a large lake. You
will explore this extinct volcano and surrounding area, and
its diverse array of ecological habitats. This will
be a site to cherish forever!
Mammals:
Ngorongoro Crater is known as a Garden of Eden and
has an abundance of wildlife, with over 30,000 animals living
within its 20 km wide boundaries. Ngorongoro Crater is
home to a variety of predators such as lions and hyenas, as
well as plains herbivores such as elephants, black rhinos,
buffaloes, zebras and gazelles.This is the only place in Tanzania
where you are almost guaranteed to see an endangered black
rhino.
Birds:
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is internationally
recognised as an Important Bird Area (IBA) and is home to over
550 species of birds, many of them endemic. Ruppell's
griffon vulture and the Egyptian vulture can be seen soaring
on the thermals. Endemic
birds include Fischer's lovebird, the Northern anteater chat
and the Jackson's widowbird. This widowbird is tranformed
into a beautiful long-tailed bird during the mating season. It
dances about frantically to attract a mate and makes for an
excellent bird-watching moment!
Reptiles:
Within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, you should
see brightly coloured Red-headed rock agamas sunning themselves
on rocks. Whilst the males of the species have bright
red heads and cyan-blue bodies, the females of this species
are a relatively drab brown. They are full of character
and very interesting to watch as they head-bob at each other
and passing visitors! You
may catch a glimpse of the Ruwenzori side-striped chameleon
if you take a walk in the forest, and possibly even
the endemic Hanang hornless chameleon.
Ngorongoro Crater
Safari |
A herd of elephants in Ngorongoro Crater
(Loxodonta africana)
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Stunning World
Heritage Site
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Great natural
wonder of the world
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Magnificent
views descending into crater
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Diverse ecological
habitats
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home to lion,
hyena, elephant
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Endangered black
rhino
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Red-headed rock agama
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