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 season.
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. 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. 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.
Laetoli Footprints in Ngorongoro Conservation area.
The Laetoli Footprints site are one of the most outstanding features you will see while on the Ngorongoro conservation area safari. There have been discoveries of the oldest footprints that are believed to have been here since the inception of humanity. The site about 25 miles on the south western side of the Olduvai Gorge which is another great archeological site. Laetoli footprints are believed to be as old as over 3.6 million years ago. It is believed that the ashes from the eruption from the nearby mountains created a tray for the footprints of the early humans here. The continuous eruptions also covered this area over time. The replicas of these foot prints are displayed in the museum at the Ngorongoro conservation area.
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