Baltimore BobVisited:
March 2015
Reviewed: Apr 15, 2015
Ngorongoro: East Africa in a nutshell
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I visited Ngorongoro Crater for one day in March 2015, towards the end of a two-week safari tour offered by a large American tour company. Ngorongoro Crater felt like a miniaturized version of the whole safari, with most of the good parts concentrated down into a convenient small package. The view from the crater edge was spectacular- a vast, flat plain flanked by steep rocky walls, with clouds hugging the crater rim. Although my visit was just before the rains came, the floor was fairly lush in places, with pools supporting hippos and waterbirds, and a salt lake with flamingoes. During the one day, I saw most of the classic East African large mammals in the crater- elephant, Cape buffalo, hippo, lion, wildebeest, zebra, many different antelopes, etc. A pack of hyenas managed to take down a young wildebeest, and proceeded to quarrel over the spoils. A bull elephant came to the water pool to drink, and, unable to walk directly down the steep bank into the water, he carefully lowered
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himself onto his front knees and slid down on his belly! The birding in the crater was excellent; highlights included both Greater and Lesser Flamingo, Red-and-yellow Barbet, Hunter's Sunbird, Abdim's Stork, Fan-tailed Widowbird, and Grey Crowned Crane. Overall, Ngorongoro Crater is a great place to view East African mammals and birds in a beautiful, not-too-crowded environment.
Ahmet DemirVisited:
December 2014
Reviewed: Dec 21, 2014
Most beautiful place I've ever seen
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The crater is the most beautiful natural sight I have ever seen. Even if it had no animals it would be just incredible. I can't describe it with words. But besides, we saw lions, rhinos, cheetahs, elephants, buffallos, zebras, giraffes, etc. etc. etc. Amazing
Aya KitaVisited:
August 2014
Reviewed: Oct 17, 2014
lion king
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We felt like we were in Disney's Lion King! Favourite park in Tanzania!
Rebecca FezecasVisited:
December 2013
Reviewed: May 14, 2014
A wonder of the World
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The crater is one of the most incredible places I've seen in the world. A true wonder of the world. Except for the tourists, it looks like you have been teleported many million years in the past into the time of dinossaurs. Except instead of dinossaurs the place is the area on earth with the largest concentration of wildlife. Absolutely fantastic.
Mary Lee Tennant
US
Visited:
December 2012
Reviewed: Jan 28, 2014