09/12/2010

Tanzania Gap Year: Ngorongoro Crater Tours and Safaris

Plan a gap year in Tanzania. A gap year game drive around this perfect natural amphitheatre, bounded by towering 2,000ft sheer walls, allows a rare intimacy with the resident wildlife that roam the definitive range of ecosystems. The volcanic highlands that surround the Crater lope gently away into Maasailand, swellings of barely accessible crater and volcanos carved by N’Gai, the Maasai God, who is believed to live in the active Ol Donyo Lengai volcano.

Ngorongoro is perhaps the finest, and without a doubt the most impressive, wildlife destination on the planet. A perfectly-formed sunken volcano that hosts as wide a cross-section of wildlife as is found on the continent of Africa, including the rare Black Rhino.

Any area good enough for a God is worthy of further exploration, and with this in mind, Safari Legacy have compiled a series of itineraries that delve into this divinely approved paradise. From our private camps or selected lodges on the crater rim, we root out the elusive and the more visible inhabitants of this earthly Eden, hoping to catch the Big Five in a single day’s drive in Ngorongoro Crater.

For the more adventurous, a drive or walk into the Ngorongoro Highlands, to the verdant, tree-brushed slopes of Empakai, or the distant Lake Eyasi, home of the elusive Hadzabe people, are all highly recommended.

Plan a Safari trip to the Ngorongoro Crater

Safari Legacy specialises in natural history and wildlife safaris to some of the greatest wildlife destinations on earth including East and Southern Africa.

Whether you desire to go on a photographic wildlife safari, a walking safari, to see the Serengeti migration or are looking for a special interest natural history safari or a safari for artists, Safari Legacy can assist you with your travel and safari plans.

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