Ngorongoro

• Address: Ngorongoro Park Village, Tanzania
• Phone: +255 659 153 164
• Area: 265 km²
• Depth of the crater: 610 m
• Height: 2286 m
• Foundation date: 1959.
• Entrance fee: adult - 60 cu, children under 16 years - 15 cu

The beautiful nature reserve Ngorongoro in Tanzania has been part of the Serengeti National Park for more than 50 years. It is located inside the crater of a volcano, collapsed under its own weight more than 2 million years ago. This is an amazing and unique place - animals living on the territory of Ngorongoro volcano have practically no chance to get outside. Due to this, a special flora and fauna was formed in the park, without access from outside. Only here you can find about 30 thousand species of animals that live only in Africa. This delightful oasis is surrounded by mountains, it preserves the tropical climate all year round. Having stayed on Ngorongoro for even one day, you will be fascinated by the beauty and magnificence of the pristine nature of Tanzania .

More about Ngorongoro

The area of ​​the crater of Ngorongoro volcano is more than 8 thousand kilometers, and the height of its edges is about 600 m. Since 1979 it was included in the list of World Heritage in UNESCO. The majority of the Olduvai gorge belongs to the park's possessions, where the remains of the first people were found, which are now kept in the anthropological museum .

For the first time in Ngorongoro settled a German farmer Adolf Zidetopf with his family. Later there lived the Maasai tribesmen, who eventually evicted, and Ngorongoro became part of the Serengeti National Park. The Maasai tribes can now be seen along the edges of the crater, they are also engaged in cattle breeding as before.

Flora and fauna of the reserve

The bottom of the crater is covered with shrubs and dense high vegetation, where one can often find a lion or other hunted lover on four legs. In the meadows of Ngorongoro in Tanzania grazing, gazelles and giraffes graze. The upper tiers are inhabited by antelopes. In the lake of Magadi, hippos are surrounded by pink flamingos and other exotic birds, buffaloes and elephants can be found there. Also near the marshes can be seen reed goats, and in the forest tropical massifs there live impalas and congonies. How all these animals got into a closed territory from outside the world, is still a mystery.

To the tourist on a note

Ngorongoro in Tanzania is attractive at any time of the year. The rainy season in the park lasts from March to May - oddly enough, this period is the best for visiting the crater. It is worth noting that visiting the park is only allowed until 18:00. By the way, along the edges of the Ngorongoro crater there are many campsites, for example Endoro Lodg. There are individual rooms with a veranda, a restaurant of national cuisine, a luggage room, a laundry, a massage parlor and bicycle rental.

The administration of the park is located in Ngorongoro Park Village - there you can order a safari . But you can get to Ngorongoro by yourself in several ways:

• on a rented car;
• by bus, which leaves at 7:00 from Arusha to Ngorongoro Park Village (for passage through the checkpoint it is necessary to pay: 35 cu from an adult and 15 cu from a child).