Ngorongoro Conservation Area

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is located in the northwest Tanzania. At its core, is the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, an old volcano that has collapsed and formed a crater. The steep sides of the crater have become a natural enclosure for a wide variety of wildlife that live here. Beyond the crater rim, the Maasai people herd their cattle across the plains, seemingly oblivious to the herds of wild animals sharing this vast landscape. The area also bears great significance in tracing the origins of human where some of man's earliest remains have been found, including 3.5 million-year old human footprints.