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A travel blog entry by eric

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... stop of the safari. Why? 22 square kilometers of the highest concentration of wildlife. The Ngorongoro Crater is actually a collapsed volcano. The nutrient-rich environment has produced animals that are measurably larger than ...

Lions & rhinos

A travel blog entry by eric

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Hello again. This morning I caught sunrise over Ngorongoro. It's a beautiful sight seeing clouds billowing in over the 600 meter rim. Last night we had buffalo in our camp. I was really looking forward to the morning game drive. It was ...

Ngorongoro Crater

A travel blog entry by jonclark2000

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... in the Serengeti do their migrations because the quality of the grass deteriorates in the dryer seasons - not the case in the crater. Some of the hillsides going up the crater wall were just so green and they were covered in the black dots of the ...

Ngorongoro Crater

A travel blog entry by izzie

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Day the Fortieth - in which we have a Big Cat Diary moment. Ben got us up early, not that it was necessary; the cold seeped in so we were pretty much awake already. Packed and on the road in the dawn light. Before too long we were stopped with another ...

National Geoverygraphic

A travel blog entry by dazzla

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... . Next day we packed up the tents into smaller 4x4s and headed for a three day safari into the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater. The crater is 600m deep and 21kms across and was formed by a massive volcanic explosion that covered the surrounding area in ...

Ngorongoro crater

A travel blog entry by chiel_maas

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Day 7: Crater Capers

A travel blog entry by tim_buktu2

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The cool crater

A travel blog entry by mrewkowski

... and with the roof open, it was chilly enough to wear a hat, but it was worth it. We were the second car in the crater! We descended through the clouds and started to look for big game. The crater, as the name suggests is an old volcano crater, maybe ...

Grzimeks Erben

A travel blog entry by pfaelzerbub

Das letzte Highlight der Reise hatte es in sich! Der Ngorongoro Krater, Ueberbleibsel einer Vulkan-Caldera ca 18*13km im Durchmesser und mit einer beeindruckenden Fauna ist echt supersehenswert. Ausser einigen nervoes guckenden Massai-Rindern, deren ...

Day 34 (Ngorongoro Crater)

A travel blog entry by adisyl

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When you wake up at 6am on the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater you feel like a youngster on Christmas day, knowing your presents are downstairs but you can't open them yet We go down at 7am, its still a bit misty and raining a bit, and its a very ...

Ngorongoro Crater!

A travel blog entry by tlaffredi

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Woke up at the campsite overlooking the ...

Camping and Safari in Ngorongoro Crater

A travel blog entry by mattamyhuey

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After visiting the Serengeti we drove up to the famous Ngorongoro Crater which, at 10 miles by 10 miles, is the largest caldera (imploded volcanic mountain) in the world. At 7500 feet our campsite had an amazing view into the crater 2500 feet below. We ...

Safari

A travel blog entry by bamberd

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... as well and had warm showers and a good bar which was much needed). The next day we left at 6am and first stop was Ngorongoro. The road in was horrendous and every aspect of our 4 wheel drive transport was needed as we bumped and bounced are way over ...

Where the Wild Things Are II: The Call of the Wild

A travel blog entry by pchun88

... much. As well, this time the campgrounds came equipped with an armed guard. The next morning we toured the crater. Ngorongoro Crater is like a bowl of Animal Crackers. With its large rim surrounding the basin it acts as a ...

Zebra Beans and Bananas

A travel blog entry by froglin81

... a bit close for comfort so we didn't get a whole lot of sleep. The next 3 days we were off to the Serengeti and Ngorongoro Crater for game drives, hopefully to see some big cats other than lions. We were split into 5 groups to go in Landcruisers, as ...

Ngorongoro Crater

A travel blog entry by msting

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Ngorongoro Crater

A travel blog entry by itsgotime

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Adjacent to the Serengeti is the Ngorongoro Crater. We were greeted as we drove into the campsite following our great day in Serengeti by dozens of people standing around. We thought "how nice that they all came out to say ...

Ngorongoro Crater

A travel blog entry by elainevickers

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... over to the vehicles and sit whilst we photographed them to our hearts' content. It was an incredible spectacle. the crater is also full of flamingos, wilderbeast, hyenas, gazelles, crested cranes (v. pretty), jackels, rhino, warthogs, elephants, ...

Ngorongoro Crater

A travel blog entry by leonnatmckenna

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... with hangovers we cooked up a nice hot brekkie. With the hangovers subsiding around 2 set off in 2 safari jeeps to the Ngorongoro Crater. Karatu is a small trading town on the edge of the Ngorongoro Conservation area. The following morning we woke up at ...

Nipping to the Ngorongoro Crater

A travel blog entry by rachemurphy

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... unflooded and unbroken caldera in the world. About 20kms across, 600 metres deep and 300 sq kms in area, the Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtaking natural wonder. The rich pasture supports over 25,000 animals, predominantly grazing animals, including some ...

where are the lions?

A travel blog entry by pierrez

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Here a whole bunch of pictures from the 2 nights spent bushcamping in the Serengeti and the Ngorongoro crater national park in Tanzania. ...

Tanzania 05

A travel blog entry by shaun_and_leah

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... (well according to the guy who stuck his head out of the tent next to us! Us sensible ones just stayed well inside.) - Ngorongoro Crater safari which ended up offering the most amazing of days and truly memorable experiences. We saw a pride of 6 female ...

Safari in Northern Tanzania

A travel blog entry by kearnejo

... back to Arusha after a 4 day safari. We visited Lake Manyara for the elephants then off over to the Serengeti and lastly the Ngorongoro Crater. Had a great time, all five us were traveling alone but came together for the trip and I'm happy to say we all ...

Big 5 in 3 days of game drives

A travel blog entry by shayles

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... from the rocks. Spine tingling stuff. Out of the Serengeti we had back into the cloudy lush mountain region and down into the Ngorongoro Crater – an extinct volcano crater. We spent the rest of the day watching flamingoes (one of my must sees), ...

Serengeti to Ngorongoro Crater

A travel blog entry by meg-kev

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Another full day of game driving, we saw a leopard and some lions, before driving back to Ngorongoro Crater where we camped on the lip of the crater. More hyenas and some buffalo came and visited us at ...

My first African safari

A travel blog entry by c.i.222

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... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rift Valley: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NGORONGORO CRATER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

Ngorongoro Crater

A travel blog entry by nate-n-amy

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... in aggravating burrs and stickers after an extended tromp through waist-high weeds. The next day was a full-day excursion into the Ngorongoro Crater. It was once part of the Serengeti National Park, but the park status meant that no people were ...

On the edge of the world

A travel blog entry by possnmark

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Long drive back out of the Serengeti up to Serena Safari Lodge on the edge of the Ngorongoro Crater. Most amazing views from our room and the bar/restaurant. Lodge full of Americans, some lovely that we've run into again and some just ...

Safari day #8

A travel blog entry by safarimom16

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... and get really great shots. If you had but one day in which to see the most animals most effectively, I'd say do the Ngorongoro Crater, but the Serengeti itself is SO beautiful! we were within ten feet of most of these animals. There are ...

Tanzanian Summer

A travel blog entry by womblepeter

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... trying to attempt to put you in the picture but on re-reading them I can only suggest that you plan a visit to Tanzania to experience this magnificent place for yourself. ...

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