Coming into Ngorongoro Crater

Ngorongoro Crater

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June 11th 2008
After we left Lake Manyara we went West to the village of Karatu. Karatu is close to Ngorongoro National Park, home of the Ngorongoro Crater. The crater is about 20 km wide and is one of the largest calderas (hole formed by a volcano) in the world. It's an expensive park and every trip into the park costs $100...which we payed 4 times! Oouch! Regardless of the cost it was amazing (I've used that w ... 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