We travelled by small plane again to reach the Ngorongoro Crater. The drive from the rim down into the crater is beautiful: the vegetation and the geography change as you go down – not many animals visible although I’m sure they were there. When we reached the floor of the crater we were amazed at the number of animals out in the open. The area is basically a closed ecosystem and most of the animals live their entire lives there. They seem to have reached some sort of equilibrium and appear to live together peacefully (I’m sure that plenty of hunting goes on – we just didn’t see any that day).
Baboons – on the road and at rest
Wildebeests and the rim of the crater
Hippos and storks
More hippos
Zebra scratching an itch
Lion watching the parade of jeeps
Tip: The weather changes quickly so take all opportunities to stop and enjoy the various viewpoints on the way in or out of the crater.
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