Today we are leaving the Serengeti for Ngorogoro Crater. I must admit that this location holds great interest for me. I loved my physical anthropology classes in college, & the proximity to Olduvai gorge where Mary Leakey made her discoveries of some of the earliest human fossils in 1959 remains intriguing.
Our trek ended up being a 6 Hour Drive approximately due to some wet roads initially. In transit we again encountered herds of. wildebeest & zebra on the plains.
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| I will never tire of looking at these beautiful faces |
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| Baby wildebeest intently checking us out |
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| There are many skirmishes going on between the bulls & each tries to assert their dominance & garner more females their "harem" |
It was beautiful as we approached the crater. We saw a huge old Tusker bull elephant out in a field of acres & acres of marigolds. What a beautiful sight!
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| Crater overlook |
After we wound our way up the hillside, we came to an overlook of the crater, which was quite beautiful. So fortunate that we had a clear and sunny day were able to see it. We got out of the land cruisers to take some photos and then packed it back in to head towards Serena and Ngorogoro Lodge.
The lodge itself sits right on the edge of the escarpment, looking down into the crater. The escarpment is the rift that begins in Syria passes through Israel and Jordan & is responsible for the depression of the dead sea, & passes all the way here. The escarpment remains as a superior edge of the caldera. The lodge is a beautiful organic structure with lots of locally quarried stone and wooden beams. All rooms face the crater.
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