{"id":4,"title_en":"Ngorongoro Conservation Area","title_sw":"Ngorongoro Conservation Area","content_en":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>NGORONGORO CRATER<\/strong><br \/>\r\nThe Ngorongoro Conservation Area spans from Serengeti National Park in the north, to the Great Rift Valley in the east. In total, the conservation area covers more than 8,000 km&sup2; (3,200 sq. miles). It consists of the Ngorongoro Crater, Ndutu, Olduvai Gorge, Empakaai, Olmoti Crater and Oldonyo Lengai Mountain. The mix of forests, valleys, savannah, craters, lakes and swamps is home for a wide range of animals.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\">The famous Ngorongoro Crater is the main feature of this area. Two to three million years ago the large volcano exploded and collapsed on itself. As a result the crater formed which then created a unique ecosystem with a wide variety of vegetation.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\">Today the crater is home to the highest concentration of wildlife in Africa. It is home to zebras, buffaloes, warthogs, baboons, elephants, flamingos, ostriches and hippos. You can find a high population of predators, including lions, hyenas, jackals, cheetahs and leopards. And a big attraction of the Ngorongoro Crater are of course the Big Five &ndash; buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion, rhino. You can see them all in this 20 kilometres (12,5 miles) wide and 600 metres (2,000 feet) deep crater. Enjoy the variety of animals and beautiful colours of the landscapes. The views from the crater rim over the crater floor are incredible. Because of its natural beauty, the crater is chosen as one of Africa&rsquo;s Seven Natural Wonders.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>MAASAI TRIBE<\/strong><br \/>\r\nDuring your safari it is also possible to visit the Maasai tribe. They are allowed to let their livestock graze in this area. If you really want to learn more about the lifestyle and rituals of this fascinating tribe, we recommend you to book a Maasai Tour.<\/span><\/h2>","content_sw":"<p>The Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA)&nbsp; was once a part of the Serengeti National Park, which was established under the National Park Ordinance of 1948 and implemented in 1951 for the purpose of preserving its natural geographical and ecological make-up. In 1959, the two National Parks were split into two designated Protected Areas, with varied outstanding universal values and conservational statuses.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>As one of Africa&rsquo;s Seven Natural Wonders, NCA was universally recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage in 1979 under the natural and cultural criteria owing to its global importance for biodiversity conservation having demonstrated by the existence of globally threatened species, the density of wildlife inhabiting the area, and the annual migration of wildebeest, zebras, gazelles, and other wild animals into the northern plains. Its cultural recognition stemming from an exceptionally long sequence of crucial evidence related to human evolution and human-environment dynamics. Due to its exceptionally long sequence of this crucial evidence, spanning nearly four million years to the beginning of this era, including physical evidence of the most important benchmark in human evolutionary development, NCA&rsquo;s global identity is fairly justified.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Read More&nbsp; https:\/\/www.ncaa.go.tz<\/p>","photo_url":"6ac256ae2fdea43774dc7fd561e72bc3.jpeg","slug":"ngorongoro-conservation-area","active":"1","created_at":"2024-07-12T13:24:10.000000Z","updated_at":"2024-07-12T13:24:10.000000Z","deleted_at":null}