NGORONGORO CRATER

The center covers approximately 100 sq. Miles (260 sq. kilometers) with more than 30,000 mammals. These include the well-rounded zebras, rangy wildebeests, swift cheetahs, lordly lions, skulking hyena, and opportunist jackals and a range of other smaller birds and mammals. In other words, not only the big five reside here.

Additionally, the Ngorongoro conservation area is one of the Serengeti ecosystems. But in 1959, the area was separated from Serengeti National Park to give room for the co-existence of man together with his wildlife neighbors. In 1979, Ngongoro center was declared a UNESCO global Heritage site as it received frequent, enthusiastic adventurers on their AfricanMecca safaris yearly.

The crater was a massive volcanic mountain back 2.5 million years ago. It rivaled the Mount Kilimanjaro. But later on, its vast size shrunk when the mountain peak collapsed, forming the largest volcanic caldera globally.

Furthermore, about 42,000 Maasai tribe communities are staying around the Ngorongoro Conservation area. The members stay off the land and mostly move depending on their animal’s needs (donkeys, sheep, goats, and cattle).