Ngorongoro Crater - Tanzania

The Ngorongoro Crater is the world's largest unbroken volcanic caldera. The crater is 610m deep and the floor is 260km2. The steep sides of the crater mean that it has become a natural enclosure for a very wide variety of wildlife, including most of the species found in East Africa.

Aside from herds of zebra, gazelle and wildebeest, the crater is home to the "big five" of rhinoceros, lion, leopard, elephant and buffalo. The crater plays host to almost every individual specicies of wildlife in East Africa, and there are an estimated 25,000 animals within the crater. Lake Magadi in the centre of the crater is, like many in the rift valley, a soda lake supporting flocks of flamingo.

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Travel & Events

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• africa
• safari
• ngorongoro
• lions
• tanzania

[Playomatic]

I've been watching your Africa safari videos, and they are all really well shot and edited. I also like the timelapses. So when do we get to see the Mountain Gorillas?

[timsmithdv]

Thanks for your comments. I keep meaning to finish the gorilla footage but always seem to get side-tracked. I really liked your footage too. Especially the hippos. On a small-world note I recognized 'Opening Night Jitters' on your profile from last year's Boston 48 Hour. I believe we screened on the same night at Kendall Square. I worked on the mockumentary P.O.O.P.

[vespacurry]

These videos are yours, very tidy work, your compositions are well set and the timing from shot to sequence works a treat. If its not a rude question, what camera did you shoot on? I'm a photographer in NZ looking at doing some video, short films mainly, hence the question.

[timsmithdv]

You Kiwis sure are formal. Not a rude question in the least. I used the Panasonic 100A. They have since come out with a 100B which is native wide-screen and a hi-definition model, the HVX200. Personally, I'll probably upgrade to the Canon XH A1 when I move to hi-def. A good site to find out more about all these cameras is dvxuser. com. Good luck and thanks for the kind words.

[MrMusicmatch]

Just been there and to lake manyara and serengeti and it was like i was dreaming! it was al so beautiful. I even saw a pride of 14 lions kill a buffalo and then eat it

[ctanner999]

wow, amazing! was this taken on a Good Earth Tour?! I'm considering going on a tour w/ them in July. I really hope we get to see wildlife like what you captured here!

[saammula]

I'm leaving on Wednesday for a 7 day safari!! I cannot wait to experience this place for myself :D

[TheHillsonglover]

It's so AMAZING being on safari in Tanzania try Serengeti to it's more than i can ever think of.;;;;

[HammettOfPuppets]

aww I wanna go there so so much btw

[tdartista48]

I was born and lived in Tanzania for twenty-two years and visited Ngorongoro, Serengeti and other parks a lot. I really enjoyed looking at this video it brought back so many beautiful memories. Thank you for sharing it.

[mhossell02]

When I went to Tanzania, this was my second fav place, next to the Serengetti

[34travelwaves]

Very nicely edited with short segments of many animals and safari scenes.

[khadafi08]

been there loser

[AVRAJsingh]

its an amazing place best time 2 be ther is five in the morning when you see lions and the sun rising