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Ngorongoro Crater named ‘unique tourist attraction’
What you need to know:
- Ngorongoro volcano blew its top millions of years ago, leaving behind the world’s largest intact caldera. Inside the crater-covering more than 100 square miles-is an ecosystem that is home to over 25,000 wildlife animals.
Arusha. Tourists from across the globe have fallen in deep love with the Ngorongoro Crater, overwhelmingly voting the attraction as the best of the best destination in 2023.
Reviews from millions of TripAdvisor travellers have placed Ngorongoro Crater, as a thrilling tourist attraction within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in northern Tanzania, in the top list of allure in the world.
“Ngorongoro Crater is the TripAdvisor travellers’ choice Best of the Best 2023,” the world's leading travel platform serving about 400 million tourists per month and organiser of the annual travellers’ choice award says.
Ngorongoro volcano blew its top millions of years ago, leaving behind the world’s largest intact caldera. Inside the crater-covering more than 100 square miles-is an ecosystem that is home to over 25,000 wildlife animals.
“You’ll have a great chance of spotting lions, as there are more lions here than any place else in the planet, along with leopards. Black rhinos are also a common sight, as are hippos, zebras, hyenas...the list goes on and on,” according to TripAdvisor.
Outside the crater, more than a million wildebeests sweep through during the Great Migration, the statement reads in part, adding that one can also see signs of the first known human ancestor, who walked these plains 1.9 million years ago, at nearby Olduvai Gorge.
“This is the biggest reward of all, not just for the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority (NCAA), but also for the entire country, as it places the country on the map as one of the premier tourism destinations in the world,” says NCAA conservation commissioner, Dr Freddy Manongi.
A renowned conservationist, salutes a team of NCAA that has been working hard to conserve the biodiversity and therefore bringing global recognition.
Furthermore, he said they could not imagine the world was watching to the extent of recognising their efforts, commending travellers who voted for the unique destination.
“The recognition complements efforts of Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan for unlocking tourism potentials through the Royal Tour documentary that featured the Ngorongoro Crater,” he said.
“Tourism is President Hassan’s strategic industry for spurring the country’s economy through its multiplier effects. So, this feat comes at the opportune moment, as it complements our Head of State’s mission,” he added.
Called the 8th World Wonder and stretching across some 8,300 square kilometres, the NCAA boasts having a blend of landscapes, wildlife, people and archaeology that is unsurpassed in Africa.
