Welcome to another safari post! Our family trip in July to Eastern Africa was so incredible that I have to split the thousands of photos into more than a few posts so once you have caught up on the first three Africa posts – the highlights of Kenya and Tanzania and a view into the Lake Manyara National Park– we can dive into the next national park. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and visited by more than half a million visitors a year and after staying a few nights in the park and driving into the famous crater, I can see why.
In the crater than there tens of thousands of animals with many of the big nine including , 4,000 zebras, more than 3,000 Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles, 62 lions, and 26 black rhinoceros and in one morning we were looking enough to see them all along with wildebeest, ostrich, elephants, and jackels in the crater which spans over 100 square miles and which date backs more than two million years. Take a look at some of my favorite shots from this gorgeous Tanzanian park:
Checking In from Our Tanzania Safari
I Prefer Trains Over Planes
A Snowy Weekend in Boston
The Best of Bruges
Celeste says
Breathtaking. I feel like I’m really right there with you seeing all these amazing animals. I would love to go on a safari to Africa. Everybody that I know who’s done it had the most amazing time ever. Keep the photos coming so I can stay on Safari with you.
Cici says
Never even heard of this place. Looks pretty darn spectacular though. You’ve been to so many places in Africa I’m not sure how I’m going to narrow it down when I finally save up enough money to go.
I think I’m just going to have to live through your photos for a while. Looks like such a magical place.
Aimee says
I would love to visit there. I’ve heard all about it but never really knew what it was. Hard to believe there’s so many animals just roaming around there.
the shot you got of the zebra looking right at you is stunning. Great photos.
Molly says
Those two lions together are so adorable. I could watch them all day long.
Can’t believe how close you got to all those animals. Fantastic.
marsha Kamen says
These PHOTOS are amazing. Your travelog makes me almost willing to undergo ALL the shots and expense and just get there!