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Ngorongoro Crater

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March 5th 2008
After another game drive in the morning, we had lunch at the camp site, then packed up everything and headed towards Ngorogoro crater, on the way out we took a small detour and found two cheetahs, they were laying down on a large mound and no more than 20 feet from the trucks. The crater was vastly different from the Serengeti, we camped on the rim which was very cool at night. We had zebras ... read more

Africa » Tanzania » North » Ngorongoro Conservation Area

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Shortly after independence, Tanganyika and Zanzibar merged to form the nation of Tanzania in 1964. One-party rule came to an end in 1995 with the first democratic elections held in the country since the 1970s. Zanzibar's semi-autonomous status and po... ... read more