Ngorongoro
conservation area (NCA) measuring 8300 square kilometres is also the only place
on Earth where mankind and wild animals co-exist in harmony. The crater is the
flagship and tourism feature for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. It is a
large, unbroken, un-flooded caldera, formed when a giant volcano exploded and
collapsed some three million years ago. The Ngorongoro crater sinks to a depth
of 610 metres, with a base area covering 260 square kilometres. The height of
the original volcano must have ranged between 4,500 to 5,800 metres high. Apart
from the main caldera, Ngorongoro also has two other volcanic craters: Olmoti
and Empakai, the former famous for its stunning waterfalls, and the latter
holding a deep lake and lush, green walls. On the leeward of the Ngorongoro
highlands protrudes the iconic Oldonyo Lengai, an active volcano and Tanzania's
third highest peak after Kilimanjaro and Meru. Known to local people as the
Mountain of God, Mount Lengai's last major eruption occurred in 2007. At the
mountain's foot is Lake Natron, East Africa's major breeding ground for
flamingoes
HIPPOPOTAMUS
WARTHOG
SPOTTED HYAENAS
NGORONGORO CALDERA VIEW POINT
