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Heading north through the Conservation Area which is a multi-land use area, Maasai who are traditionally semi-nomadic herders, are scattered throughout the ancient scenery, totally at home.

Olduvai Gorge is carved out of the ancient land and in the centre of the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. The museum and the guided tours through the gorge offer fascinating insights into our earliest beginnings and are always a high, highlight to a safari.

The plains lie before the traveller and seem to go on forever. Everything from elephants to the smallest antelope, the dik-dik, inhabits the plains and gullies. Birdsong rings through the air all the day long and many different species of aloes, scarlet and golden yellow, splash colour over the rocks and grasses.

It's the time to spot cheetah and lion heading out to hunt, all far too good to miss.

Time for a safari, time to visit Ngorongoro!

After the cool, green canopy of the highland forest, the first view of the Crater itself is a dramatic moment. The most commonly used word is simply "unbelievable"!!!

The lake on the floor is a shimmering soda encrusted jewel surrounded by the silver beige of the plains and contrasted with the dark green of giant acacia and fig trees.

Closer inspection with binoculars, an absolute must for safari, brings into focus some of the larger residents of the Crater, the huge elephants with their massive tusks, buffalo herds and rhino.The many smaller species have to wait until you descend for the day to experience the thrill of spotting wildlife for oneself and honing ones skill as a photographer or simply sitting in wonder and having the time and interest to observe nature in nature.

Whatever kind of safari you wish to make here, it is very possible.

Time changes and stretches from horizon to horizon and takes it with you.

Once again with the dry season in full swing, Ngorongoro changes character completely.

As one enters from Loduare Gate and climbs up to the rim of the crater, baboons casually roam across the track and feed on the fallen seed-pods.