THE NGORONGORO CRATER

Standing at 2236m above sea level is the largest unbroken caldera in the world. Surrounded by very steep walls rising 610m from the Crater floor, the Crater covers an area of 259sq.kms. It is considered to be one of the wonders of the Natural World.

Standing at 2236m above sea level is the largest unbroken caldera in the world. Surrounded by very steep walls rising 610m from the Crater floor, the Crater covers an area of 259sq.kms. It is considered to be one of the wonders of the Natural World. On the floor of this Garden of Eden which can be reached by four-wheel drive vehicle, roam thousands of plains animals.

Elephant, buffalo, zebra, wildebeest, gazelle, rhino and the ever hungry predators including cheetah, hyena and black maned lion can all be observed at close quarters in their natural habitat.

More than a hundred species of birds have been spotted here. Ostrich, kori bustards, secretary birds, crested cranes, egrets, red billed ox-peckers and the countless flamingo which form a pink cover over the soda lake can all be observed.