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| A Misty view of Ngorongoro Crater |
We have an early start and we are on the road at 06h00
having been warned that there will be a lot of cars at the gate as this is the
height of the season. Our early start pays off and we are 4th in
line, but it is very misty at an altitude of over 2100m and in addition we are
eating the dust of those in front of us.
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| In the Crater |
We go through two gates and we have not been told we need to
take a guide on b
oard, which is what their splurge tells us is necessary and
many of the 4x4 web sites. They say a 4x4 is essential, but seriously a 4x2
would have no problem and we have been on far worse roads on this trip, in fact
they were so good we were not sure we were even in the crater until we see Lake
Magadi.
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| Zebra Scratching Post |
Our expectation was wall to wall game, but it was not the
case although we saw large herds of Wildebeest, Zebra and Buffalo , but the phenomenon of the collapsed
volcano walled all round containing wild life is certainly worth seeing. We
missed out on any of the big five, but saw Bat Eared Fox, Spotted Hyena, and a
lot of bird life. I would question the cost of this excursion had it not been
for the crater itself, the forest area, which was impressive and is another
sight we can tick off our “to do list”.
Tomorrow we are off through the Serengeti where we will
spend two days and nights and we are hoping to see a lot more game.
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