Ngorongoro, Tanzania, Africa

7/9 -- 7/17/2011

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The Ngorongoro area originally was part of the Serengeti National Park when it was established by the British in 1951. Maasai continued to live in the newly created park until 1959, when repeated conflicts with park authorities over land use led the British to evict them to the newly declared Ngorongoro Conservation Area.  The area is part of the Serengeti ecosystem, and to the north-west, it adjoins the Serengeti National Park and is contiguous with the southern Serengeti plains, these plains also extend to the north into unprotected Loliondo division and are kept open to wildlife through trans-human pastoralism practiced by Maasai. The south and west of the area are volcanic highlands, including the famous Ngorongoro Crater and the lesser known Empakai. The southern and eastern boundaries are approximately defined by the rim of the Great Rift Valley wall, which also prevents animal migration in these directions.

 

[Tarangire, July 9-11] [Serengeti, July 11-15] [Ngorongoro, July 15-17]

Ngorongoro Conservation Area...

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Ngorongoro Crater ...

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July 17 ...

 

 

 

 

 

Going Home ...

It was a long way to go back home: Tanzania to Kenya, Kenya to London, London to San Francisco, and totally it took more than 30 hours for us to get home.  Although it was a long trip for us (even longer for Linus), it was truly an once-in-a-lifetime experience: from the most civilized places in the world (Paris) to the most unspoiled land on the planet (Tanzania).  We will all treasure this precious memory forever.

 

[Tarangire, July 9-11] [Serengeti, July 11-15] [Ngorongoro, July 15-17]


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