NGORONGORO CRATER (PART I)
Ngorongoro Crater is a mid-elevation caldera about 14 miles wide and 2,000 feet deep (or about 5,000 feet above sea level at the base, 7,000 feet at the top). This is an excellent location for viewing wildlife (even though some "safari" animals are absent from this crater, like giraffes and crocodiles) as well as a few unusual plants.

This is Part I of the Ngorongoro pics. Go here for Part II. (Parts I and II are not separated by any sort of categories.)

First...a view into the crater from the crest (on the wetter east side of the crest)...



View of the crater lake at the bottom...



The candelabra tree (Euphorbia candelabrum) on the drier west side of the crest...



Euphorbia bussei (closely related to the candelabra tree) along the slopes of the crater...





Now...for the wildlife at the bottom of the crater...such as these zebras...



Zebras crossing the water...



Zebras and ibis...





Zebras and pink flamingos...





Various lions! (Ngorongoro has possibly the greatest concentration of lions at any location.)











These lions were actually on the road...





Wildebeests...



A hardebeest...



Part II

All of the above pictures on this page were taken in February 2008 by Brandt Maxwell.

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