Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006
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Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006 - Page 1
Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006 - Page 1
Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006 - Page 1
Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006 - Page 1
January 7, 2007

Finally, our last stop in Africa. The Ngorongoro Crater, which is located between the Serengeti and Lake Manyara. It is believed that Ngorongoro once rivaled Kilimanjaro in size. The lava that filled the volcano formed a solid "lid," which subsequently collapsed when the molten rock subsided, forming the caldera that we see today. Ngorongoro is the largest unbroken caldera in the world.

All the lodges are built high on the crater rim and afford amazing views over and into the crater - the perfect setting for a well deserved sundowner. Within the crater are the sweeping grass plains that are home for part of the year to a vast number of game animals, some of which are participants in the greatest mass migration of large mammals in Africa.

Check out the videos from Ngorongoro

Zebras just running around. It was cool to see them in their natural habitat

View of the rim from inside the crater

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Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006
Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006
Picture is better than 1000 words!
RS, posted 1/9/2007 7:45:00 PM
This picture is awesome!
Becky, posted 1/11/2007 3:21:00 PM
Too funny!
Aarti, posted 1/11/2007 10:38:00 PM
Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006
View of the crater from the rim. We were so tired from the Kili climb that we could barely walk out of the car
RS, posted 1/9/2007 7:46:00 PM
Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006
Shaved and showered after 6 days on the mountain!
RS, posted 1/9/2007 7:47:00 PM
Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006
Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006
Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006
Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006
Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006
Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006
Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006
Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006
Lake was full of pink flamingos.
RS, posted 1/9/2007 7:48:00 PM
Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006
If you look carefully, you will see a cheetah at the bottom of the picture. The cheetah was stalking the herd of animals. We waited for an hour, hoping to see it hunt, but it started to rain..
RS, posted 1/11/2007 5:58:00 PM
Ngorongoro Crater - Dec 25th ~ Dec 27th 2006
Rains again. All the animals moved back to the trees
RS, posted 1/9/2007 7:49:00 PM
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