NGORONGORO CRATER ( 8288 sq Km )

The Ngorongoro Crater, 2,286 m. above sea level, is the largest unbroken calderas in the world. Surrounded by very steep walls rising 610 metres from the crater floor, this natural amphitheatre covers an area of about 260 sq km- that’s 100 sq miles- and is home to up to 30,000 animals, almost half of them Zebra, and

Wildebeest. There are also Gazelle, Buffalo, Elephant, Black Rhino and Wart hog. Such vast numbers attract predators a plenty, mainly Lion and hyena but also Cheetah and Leopard.

More than 100 species of birds not found in the Serengeti National Park have been spotted here. Countless Flamingos from a soda lakes. The Ngorongoro crater has been declared a World Heritage site. The  Ngorongoro Crater lies within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, which covers more than 8,000 sq km. It is bounded by Lake Eyasi in the Southwest and the Gol Mountains in the north. Roughly in the centre is the  Olbalal Swamp and the arid Olduvai Gorge.