The Crater Itself...14 miles X 14 miles
I will cherish August 11th, 2009 my entire life...this was the day I spent "on safari" within the Ngorongoro Crater of Tanzania. The crater is HUGE (about 14 miles across) and it is the world's largest inactive, intact, unfilled, and unbroken volcanic caldera. Through our guide I learned that the animals of the Ngorongoro do not migrate out of, they don't really leave, nor do they associate with any animals (or environments) outside the crater walls. Yes occasionally an animal, mainly young elephants, will venture out, but over the centuries this place has become a micro-environment and the animals have learned to coexist and survive together. It's kinda of like a mini Africa within Africa, making it the perfect place to observe the animals of the African savanna. To learn more about the Ngorongoro Conservation Area visit: http://www.ngorongorocrater.org/index.html
Acacia Trees
Hungry Hungry Hippo
Crocs & Socks Baby!
Cape Buffalo
Lions LOVE Shade!
“Africa – You can see a sunset and believe you have witnessed the Hand of God. You watch the slow lope of a lioness and forget to breathe. You marvel at the tripod of a giraffe bent to water. In Africa, there are iridescent blues on the wings of birds that you do not see anywhere else in nature. In Africa, in the midday heart, you can see blisters in the atmosphere. When you are in Africa, you feel primordial, rocked in the cradle of the world.”