Tourists & animals in Ngorongoro crater - Tanzania

The crater is the spectactular stalking ground of around 20,000 to 30,000 wild animals at any one time, the most densely packed concentration of wildlife in Africa. The crater thus holds an astonishing microcosm of East African wildlife within its boundaries, and thus has achieved renown as 'the eighth wonder of the world', and attracts a growing number of visitors each year.

The abundant caldera of the Crater is the centrepiece of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, which extends over 8,000 square km of lush, rolling highlands with smaller craters and lakes that may be explored at leisure by vehicle or on foot. This region, roughly the size of Crete, forms an important part of the northern Tanzania safari circuit.
The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is unique and important in that its aim is to preserve the wildlife and the traditional lifestyles of the tribal pastoralist people who are allowed to continue their way of life here.