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Ngorongoro Conservation Area
NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area spans from Serengeti National Park in the north, to the Great Rift Valley in the east. In total, the conservation area covers more than 8,000 km² (3,200 sq. miles). It consists of the Ngorongoro Crater, Ndutu, Olduvai Gorge, Empakaai, Olmoti Crater and Oldonyo Lengai Mountain. The mix of forests, valleys, savannah, craters, lakes and swamps is home for a wide range of animals.
NATURAL WONDER NGORONGORO CRATER
The famous Ngorongoro Crater is the main feature of this area. Two to three million years ago the large volcano exploded and collapsed on itself. As a result the crater formed which then created a unique ecosystem with a wide variety of vegetation.
Today the crater is home to the highest concentration of wildlife in Africa. It is home to zebras, buffaloes, warthogs, baboons, elephants, flamingos, ostriches and hippos. You can find a high population of predators, including lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and leopards. And a big attraction of the Ngorongoro Crater are of course the Big Five – buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion, rhino. You can see them all in this 20 kilometres (12,5 miles) wide and 600 metres (2,000 feet) deep crater. Enjoy the variety of animals and beautiful colours of the landscapes. The views from the crater rim over the crater floor are incredible. Because of its natural beauty, the crater is chosen as one of Africa’s Seven Natural Wonders.
INFORMATION AND FACTS
Most common animals
- Rhinos
- Hippos
- Lions
- Gazelles (more than 300.000)
- Thomson Gazelles
- Zebras
- Wildebeests
- Warthogs
- Highland Antelopes
- Elephants
- Jackals
- Ostriches
Facts about Ngorongoro
- Ngorongoro crater floor with its unique habitat and wildlife.
- Ngorongoro Highlands.
- Olmoti Crater and Empakaai Crater.
- Tropical rainforest.
- Olduvai George, earliest place of human existence on earth.
- Museum Laetoli Footprint, has oldest known footprints of early humans.