A lambent world of wildlife and the planet’s  biggest unbroken volcanic crates

2 to 3 million years ago a volcano bigger than Kilimanjaro imploded, and the magma  retreatedleaving a vast collapsed hollow.Now in the shadow of 3000 ft high crater  wall, the resident wildlife is divers and easily tracked –  cheetah, elephant, hyena, hippo  lion, leopard and vast  array  of bird  life, including lesser  flamingos, views form the rim bring flashes of how the planet’s  first humans must have experience it

 

Ngorongoro crater sits in real Maasai country and an  encounter  with the Maasai warriors is Unforgettable

 

 

Dry season

 

 

Green season

 

 

 

 

 

Wildlife is generally fantastic through out the year in the crater. The big  five are  all here to be seen if you are lucky. During the weather months the water levels in lake magadi rise  and attract impressive flock of lesser  flamingo

 

This  is usually a time of dry weather between the short rains of November and December, and the long rains of April  and May  warm sunny and  clear days with cooler temperatures the crater rim especially if it does rain