Our third day of safari was at the famous Ngoronogoro Crater. [Ngoronogoro is a Masai word that emulates the sound of the cowbell.]It is a sight to behold! The site is the world's largest unflooded volcanic caldera and forms a natural enclosure for the wildlife spanning 100 sq. miles. We were able to see some amazing sunrises and sunsets (as you can see above)!
Some of our most memorable safari moments are at this site- certainly the most action-packed events!
As we drove in that morning, we immediately chanced upon a lioness preying upon a wildebeest. Within minutes, she was dragging the carcass to the shade of the trees to enjoy with her cubs. Nature is definitely NOT PG-13!
We then viewed a pride of lions relaxing by a stream. And I was able to capture some of my favorite shots from our trip.
Arun and I definitely got into the spirit of the safari- he with his binoculars, and me with my camera :) Here's Arun watching two cheetahs -who in turn were watching a gazelle that they hoped to have for lunch. Let's just say that the cheetah's are more patient animals then we were because after watching and waiting for an hour as they tracked their gazelle- we decided WE were hungry and we decided to stop for lunch ourselves!
We were lucky to catch a glimpse of the famous black rhinos- although, these were the only animals that we were not able to see up close.
I'll end our Ngoronogoro adventure on the shot of the cheetah siblings and one of my favorite zebra shots :)
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