Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Bordering Serengeti National Park to the north and west, the entire Ngorongoro Conservation Area covers about 3,190 square miles and encompasses the archeologically important Olduvai Gorge and Lakes Ndutu and Masek. Within the area is Ngorongoro Crater, a volcanic basin of more than 99 square miles, with walls rising 1,998 feet. A natural amphitheater for more than 25,000 animals, mostly zebras and wildebeests, it constitutes just one part of several interrelated ecosystems, from the
beautiful crater highlands to the vast stretches of plains bush and woodland. Here undoubtedly is the best place to see the black rhinoceros in Tanzania as well as prides of lions, dominated by the magnificent black-maned males. The soda lake on the crater floor hosts many water birds, such as the colorful flamingo. Other wildlife includes leopards, cheetahs, hyenas, elephants, warthogs, impalas, Cape buffalos, hartebeests, elands, and smaller mammals of all sorts.
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