Ngorongoro Conservation Area (Tanzania)

Advantages: Animals are very comfortable seeing new faces
Disadvantages: Can`t find a fault

...one can take in the Ngorongoro Crater today”. Ngorongoro Crater is indeed a beautiful place, and it is teeming with thousands of wild animals. Come along with us and enjoy the sights! ***A breathtaking View*** After travelling four hours by car on dusty roads, we finally arrive at the rim of Ngorongoro Crater. We take in the magnificent view from the balcony of our hotel. The panorama is truly unique. Naturalists have called it “the eighth wonder ...
...did the name Ngorongoro come from? No one knows for sure. According to Conservation Corporation of East Africa, some say that Ngorongoro was the name of Masai cattle-bell maker who lived in the crater. Others claim that the name from a valiant group of Datogo warriors who were defeated by the Masai after a battle in the crater 159 years ago. The origin of the name suddenly seems irrelevant, though, when we spot some zebras grazing near the parking ... Read review

Advantages: Plenty of game in a small area.
Disadvantages: Some animals are now very used to tourists.

The remnants of a volcano and 19km wide, this national reserve is home to a huge variety of fantastic animals. Only accessible by jeep, which you can organise in Arusha or Karatu, it is a totally unspoilt animal’s paradise. From the crater rim you can see the whole way across, with the plains and the lakes, I have never seen such a vast sight. Once inside, there is no end to the game you will be able to see. We saw all the usual kind of game that ...
...absolute highlight was the lions. We found then just sleeping in the sun on the cracked mud plains. When we arrived there, there were already a couple of other jeeps there already. We stopped about 10m from them. The whole jeep held its breath, and we just watched awe struck. They were barely moving, and we just couldn’t keep our eyes off them. Two young males, you could just see the beginnings of manes. Suddenly one of them got up, and walked over ... Read review