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.
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.
Mountains Lolmalasin and Losirua in Ngorongoro
Mountain Lolmalasin is the tallest mountain the Ngorongoro conservation area.
It’s also third tallest mountain in Tanzania behind Mountain Meru and Kilimanjaro.
It stands at an altitude of about 3,700 meters above sea level.
The Mountain Losirua is attached to the Lolmalasin Mountain and it stands at an altitude of about 3,260 meters above sea level.
These two mountains are found on the eastern border of the Ngorongoro conservation area.
They are in the vicsinity of the Olmoti Crater on the way to Empakaai Crater.
You can hike these mountains in just one day.
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