Argentina and Beyond: Wildlife Safari Ngoro-ngoro crater, Serengeti and Taraangirie National Parks

Female lion with a radio collar around her neck underneath an Acacia tree that has weaver bird nests dangling from its branches.

"I could feel the heartbeat of Africa through the soles of my feet." Peter Matthiesssen

How do I begin to reveal or relate the story and power of Africa? There is something magical and powerful about a place that is the motherland of all of humanity. A place so large and vast that it is almost incomprehensible. Africa is a place that is teeming with wildlife and wild things. A land where most mammals are the largest land animals in the world. The land is pulsing with life and wildness. A place like no other. AFRICA.

Spotted hyenas

Ngorongoro crater is the largest caldera in the world. One of the seven natural wonders of Africa. Based on fossil evidence found at Olduvai Gorge, various hominid species have occupied this area for 3 million years. A few thousand years ago, hunters and gatherers were replaced by pastoralists. Land in the conservation area is unique because it allows the conservation and protection of wildlife and allows human habitation. It is part of the vast Serengeti ecosystem. The rim wall of the great African Rift defines the southern and eastern boundaries of the park and prevents large migrations.

Gazelle

cape buffalo

The Ngorongoro crater is the largest intact and inactive volcano in the world. This crater was formed when a volcano exploded by imploding upon itself and creating this amazing caldera. Wooded areas forest the rim surrounding vast grasslands. The jewel in Ngorongoro's crown is a deep, volcanic crater, the largest unflooded and unbroken caldera in the world. About 20kms across, 600 meters deep and 300 sq km in area, the Ngorongoro Crater is a breathtaking natural wonder.

The caldera has one of the highest densities of African lions in the world. One of the last known places to have Black Rhinoceroses. Crocodiles, waterbucks, Cape buffalos, zebras, wildebeests, elephants, hippos, vervet monkeys, jackals, hyenas, cheetahs, leopards, Laughing Doves, African pied wagtail, speckled mousebird, Secretary Bird, Angers Bird, Fischer's lovebirds, Gray-backed Fiscal Shrike, White-headed buffalo weaver, re-billed oxpecker, bat-eared foxes, genet, topi, warthog, hartebeest, hyrax, Bateleur eagle, and tons of other wildlife.

Some of these photos are from Ngorongoro crater while other ones are from Serengeti and Tarangirie National Parks. In Ngorongoro crater lions could not find much shade or shelter from the intense African sun so they had to make due with what they had.