The Ngorongoro Crater

November19th-November 21st We drove from the Yaida Valley to the outskirts of the crater on the Wednesday the 19th. For part of the drive we were on paved roads. It was the first time in awhile that that had been true. Usually we were on dirt roads, or following tire tracks in the dirt. Anyway, the campsite we stayed at was pretty nice. It had warm showers and an area with electricity. The following morning we woke up at about 5 to go inside the crater. Instead of taking the Unimogs into the crater, we took smaller land rovers because the unimogs are not allowed in. In the crater we saw tons of animals. My favorites were the hippos and hyenas. There were also tons of wildabeests, buffalos, warthogs, and birds. We saw a couple of lions, and a baboon troupe, along with some black-faced vervet monkey. That night we camped right on the rim. As we were listening to someone give their presentation, an elephant walked through the campsite. It wasn't ours, but it was pretty close. It was also about as cold as the Nou forest on the rim because we were at a similar altitude, like around 8,000 feet. Photo: The unimogs, taken at our campsite in the Nou Forest