When looking for one of the most famous areas in Tanzania and Africa, look no further than the Ngorongoro conservation area. It’s a true Spectacle of Africa and that’s why it’s a UNESCO world heritage site from the year 1979 and on the list of the seven wonders of Africa. This area has stunning views and scenery that it provides to the visitors that come here.
Besides the Crater and the site with the oldest remains, there are many other attractions. The Ngorongoro conservation area boosts of about 25,000 species of animals. In the rainy seasons, there will be over 1.7 million wildebeests the will migrate into the ndutu plains for calving. There are about 470,000 gazelles and over 260,000 zebras that will also go into calving during this same season and area.
The Ngorongoro conservation area is not limited to just the Ngorongoro crater. There are very many other attractions in the area. The park covers an area of about 8,292 Square Kilometers. This vast land will give you a lot when you come to explore. Some of the other attractions to expect here Olduvai gorge. This place is believed to have held the oldest human remains. Some people call this the “Cradle of Humankind”. Paleoanthropologists Louis Leakey and his wife Mary Leaky in the 1950s discovered the oldest human remains at this site.
The Ngorongoro conservation area will give you a chance to see the endangered black rhinos and the Giant African tusked Elephant. The area also has the wild cats of Africa that include: Lions, Cheetahs, Leopards, Caracals, Servals, spotted Hyenas, African wild dogs and golden African dogs.
The Hadzane Language
The Hadzane Language is one of the endangered languages of East Africa. There are however means to try and save this language. The people that speak this language are called the Hadza people. This language is being taught to the young ones of the community in this area. The people is this community are so isolated and this is one of the reasons why the language has been threatened to extinction as there have been little chances of allowing the language to be exported to the people out of the community. The people are located in Northern Tanzania in the Lake Eyasi shores.
Best time to visit.
This is a place that is open to visitors year-round. However, it is suggested that you visit during the dry months on a safari. From mid-June to September, and from December to February, are the dry months. It can rain at any time in this tropical region, even if these are dry months. November through October and March through mid-June are the wet months. Despite the rainy months, you can still go there. However, this does not imply that rain falls every day of the week throughout the rainy months.
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