Ngorongoro national park is the most known visited place which attracts thousands of visitors each year for the annual wildebeest migration and Ngorongoro crater which is the 8th natural wonder of the world.The area is characterized with the great blend of landscapes, wildlife, people and archeological sites in Africa and is situated 180km west of Arusha.The area contains a large number of animals including black rhinoceros, wildebeests, zebras, eland and Grant’s and Thomson’s gazelles. The crater also has the densest known population of lions. Higher up, in the rainforests of the crater rim, are leopards, large elephants, mountain reedbuck and buffalos, spotted hyenas, jackals, rare wild dogs, cheetahs, and other felines.
Over 500 species of bird have been recorded within Ngorongoro which include ostrich, white pelican, and greater and lesser flamingo on Lake Magadi within the crater, Lake Ndutu, and in the Empakaai Crater Lake, where a vast bird population can be observed.
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