Ngorongoro Crater - A Last Game Drive

The last stop of my Africa leg was the green Ngorongoro Crater in Tanzania - just a mere 100km away from the Serengeti. The crater is the result of a strong volcanic activity 2-3 millions years ago and its ash is mainly responsible for the endless plains in the Serengeti.

Anyway, since the crater is so small, the chance of wildlife spotting is incredibly high, something that we could witness ourselves. We started early in the morning, as usual, with 4x4 driving down into the crater from our campsite. Within 10 minutes in the park, we saw a pride of lions, buffalos, loads of Thomson Gazelle and so on. The scenery itself is already spectacular - i mean, driving within an erupted volcano with a large lake in the middle - and then adding wildlife to it makes this the most picturesque game drive over the last four weeks. During the 4h game drive, we saw tons of more lions close by, hippos, zebras, wildebeest, and so on… a really perfect end to game viewing.

In the evening, we all headed to our campsite bar for some last drinks, heart-felt goodbyes and promises to see each other again. It was also pouring down and I cannot wait to go to Bangkok and actually have a proper roof, warm shower, decent water pressure, reliable Wifi, delicious food, etc.

It truly has been a great adventure.Read more