The Ngorogoro Crater or cladera dropped 600 metres from its summit at an altitude of 2800 metres above sea level. The crater measures about 20 km in diameter. In the centre of the crater is a lake of about 1 km in diameter and at its deepest centre only about 1 metre deep?. During the dry season ( like now in July, August and September) the animals in Serengeti will migrate to wetter regions like the Masai Mara in Kenya or up to the summit of Ngorogoro and down to this crater for water and grass.
The Ngorogoro Crater itself is not a volcanic crater - it was formed when this part of the earth sunk down during a massive earthquake to create this caldera.
During the drive we came across the same animals we saw in Serengeti. A few rhinoceros were spotted but they were quite far away for a good shot with my little camera. A few lions were found close to the tracks and ostriches were also quite a common find.
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