You Won't Believe What Happened on our Tanzania Safari (Ngorongoro Crater)

Today we are venturing into the impressive Ngorongoro Crater for a safari, a collapsed volcano that once stood even higher than Kilimanjaro. Ngorongoro Crater is home to a high density of wildlife including the most dense population of lions in the world. It is also home to the rare black rhino.
I wasn't too sure what to expect for our safari but let's just say this African safari blew my mind. Welcome to a Tanzania safari in Ngorongoro!
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[@EllaMcKendrick]

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[@rajuahmmed9857]

Wow! Glory be to Allah Who has created beautiful Nature. Can't help waiting to go there. By the way, happy to see you a very responsive one to people.

[@inno5044]

This is my home Born and raised just minutes away form the crater Thank you ❤️🙌🏽

[@EllaMcKendrick]

That's awesome! Thanks for watching 😁

[@inno5044]

😊Thank you too for an amazing video

[@tilsr2556]

Whn you first time arrive to Africa - homeland of humanity - you will love it forever! Amazing safari. my first was in SA. I want more. hello from Russia!

[@EllaMcKendrick]

You're so right! Africa really stays with you ❤️

[@terryhester6168]

Tanzania is amazing and so beautiful , I would love to live there ! ❤️😊👍👍👍

[@EllaMcKendrick]

It really is an incredible country!

[@rezarezae5800]

In the hell

[@spurz5719]

It's absolutely breathtaking. This is hands down my preferred destination in the future.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

So glad you enjoyed watching! Ngorongoro Crater is really like no where else on earth!

[@abhilashnair1299]

This place took my breath away . I visited in the second week of December 2022 and since then it has haunted me everyday . Just incredible. You have captured the essence of this place beautifully 🙂

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you for sharing your experience! I feel the same about it as you do - it's simply magical, like another world.

[@StanzinYutung]

Aisa kya hua bhai? 😂

[@abhilashnair1299]

@@StanzinYutung just the essence of the place was such bhai

[@StanzinYutung]

@@abhilashnair1299 Cool ^^

[@Theunapologeticwildlife]

@@EllaMcKendrick congratulations for the good oratory skills plus good capture of videos.karibu sana next time travel with my company Tommy Tours

[@cerulean-production]

it's great to watch Africa thru your vlogs, after watching your channel I'm planning to visit Africa soon

[@EllaMcKendrick]

I'm so glad you enjoyed watching! It's fantastic that you are planning on visiting Africa - I'm sure you'll fall in love with the continent!

[@nettayaw2231]

I just visited Ngorongoro and other areas in Tanzania last mont. Love the place❤️

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thanks for sharing! It's really spectacular, right? 😍

[@gianfrancobenetti-longhini8192]

Thank you for your presentation. It took me back many years to 1958, when my father who was involved with the National Parks, improving their dirt roads. He sent me to join my cousin inside the Ngorongoro Crater where he had a tent camp not far from the lake. The following morning he sent me to fill the diesel 44 gallon drums in Karatu, but when I reached the top of the rim, I found that it had rained, with the road surface of red soil so slippery, that on going down a gentle slope, the vehicle slipped into the side ditch. I walked all the way back down to the caldera floor, and had to pass the seven lions I had seen earlier, resting on a small rise, obviously well fed. I remembered what the locals had said, not to run and carry on slowly. Just as well they already had their meal for the day.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Wow, what a story! Yes, you were very lucky that the lions had just enjoyed a decent meal! 😅 Thank you for sharing!

[@joelagonyo3833]

Great property

[@nasirkhan7601]

Great experince

[@TJ-rh9io]

Likewise, I was there in 2012 and what a magical place to be, hopefully will be back in 2024. Thank you so much for posting this it keeps the return dream alive, one of the most amazing places on earth. And wow to see those servals so lucky. We only saw one and even then, just fleetingly in middle of the Serengeti.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

I hope you have an incredible trip when you return next year! Thank you very much for watching. I know - I was left in awe by the servals. Such beautiful little cats! I can't wait to share my videos from my time in the Serengeti. I think the Serengeti has to be one of my favourite places on earth

[@realscholarships-bolde.2344]

Welcome again Tanzania 🎉

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you very much!

[@gvbalajee]

Amazing Tanzania🇹🇿 I LOVE TO VISIT

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Tanzania is incredible! You have to visit 😁

[@jacobobengboadu2605]

Well done my sister. I love everything you discovered . I have to visit there by myself one day

[@EllaMcKendrick]

I'm so glad you enjoyed watching! I would definitely recommend adding Ngorongoro Crater to your bucket-list - it really blew me away with its beauty 😁

[@InspireDugi]

I felt as if I were there but in the lens of it all, aha! Watching this was just magical Ella! My mum is from Tanzania too, Dar-es-salaam; We're all planning a trip back to Tanzania after many years! We're planning to go on the balloon safari however, I want to also do this too! I honestly wanted to cry watching this but i'll save my tears when I am there, thank you so much!

[@EllaMcKendrick]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it and felt like you were there too! Oh wow, that trip sounds incredible. I hope you and your family have an amazing time! Tanzania is a really wonderful country

[@mohammadarbani8368]

Absolutely amazing, beautiful and breath taking.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

It's a truly one in a kind place! Thanks for watching!

[@danielyang3995]

These wild life are wonderful!

[@EllaMcKendrick]

They really are! Such a beautiful place

[@bisklimpkit2050]

Thank you for this video - my family will be in Tanzania in August and this has made me even more excited for our planned visit to Ngorongoro!

[@EllaMcKendrick]

I hope you and your family have an amazing trip! Ngorongoro is honestly incredible.

[@gianfrancobenetti-longhini8192]

It is a good time to go, as the big rains are at Easter and the small rains are in autumn, but take warm clothes for the evenings should you stay the nights on the rim.

[@bamanyasalvius123]

You are welcome

[@yakubekartawidjaja]

It's absolutely wonderful. Hope to be there too. Thank you for sharing. Best wishes.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you for watching! Hopefully you can go on safari in Ngorongoro soon :)

[@teesense5502]

Best zoo ever, the animals are free

[@Ssshyousounddumb]

I'm finally going back to the Serengeti and Ngorongoro after 12 years! This time we are doing Arusha NP, Ngorongoro and Serengeti!! Luxury style.. First time was a brilliant budget camping safari! This time we are also going to Uganda to do the gorillas, chimps and boat safaris and then to Kenya to do some more safaris! So excited!

[@EllaMcKendrick]

That's amazing! I'm sure you'll have a fantastic time. Both budget camping and luxury certainly offer their own unique and different experiences. That's so exciting that you're also going to see the gorillas!

[@Ssshyousounddumb]

@@EllaMcKendrick yeah gorillas is unreal! Always wanted to do it. Finally it's happening!

[@EllaMcKendrick]

@@Ssshyousounddumb Incredible. That's something I would love to do one day as well!

[@gildongkokiri]

Wow. It's fantastic. I'm looking forward to visting there as a honey moon holiday. Thanks!

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you! It's the perfect destination for a honeymoon - I hope you have a fantastic time!

[@ElephantSoul]

A beautiful channel that caught my eye by chance

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you! I'm so glad you like it!

[@shaffycjg536]

Karibu Tz I hope you did enjoy ur life time moment

[@nadeemmustafa6450]

Ella how LUCKY you are to be in this SPECTACULAR place 👍👍👍🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰 BEST WISHES FROM PAKISTAN

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you for watching!! 😁

[@mariosbenetatos6905]

Hallo.I am impressed.Fog,fog...I never had seen that kind of medium wild cat.Late and my eyes are closing.Love.Bye.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Yes, it's a very beautiful area. Servals are very rare to see so this felt very special! Thanks for watching 😁

[@DelightLovesMovies]

I love your vid. Is really beautiful the way you made it.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you so much!!

[@DelightLovesMovies]

@@EllaMcKendrick you're welcome

[@keagleeagle821]

Thank you for visiting my country

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Tanzania is an incredible country! Thanks for watching

[@billgussy6099]

The oldest human skull was found around ngorongoro in a place called Olduvai Gorge. I believe this place could be the original of humanity. I believe Ngorongoro/Africa to the be motherland of the world. Visit this places you will realize and feel the reality. I am from Tanzania.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you very much for sharing!

[@manjitsingharora5603]

Enjoyed watching ur video Ma'am. Keep rocking. 👌🏻👍🏻🙏🏻

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thanks very much, Manjit! I hope you are doing well 😁

[@davidwheatcroft2797]

Well filmed and informed.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you very much!

[@joncothranphotography9375]

So cool! Thanks!

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you!

[@Siddiqa_h]

Thank you, great vlog. I am a proud Tanzanian 😊

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you very much!!

[@andersolsson2523]

I been down in the Crater five times. With my own car and no guide. One time during the rain period. We were the only car in crater for a whole day.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Wow, that sounds like an incredible experience. Thanks for sharing!

[@viswa_explore]

Amazing Video and Voice over. Thank you for the Video.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

So glad you enjoyed it!

[@WildGameSafariTz]

Very good video! A true representation of a Safari Adventure.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

I'm so glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

[@milestogochannel]

the opening of the video was the best! well done

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you very much!!

[@SPDRailfan]

My dream tour... Hope, some day, I will make it happen

[@EllaMcKendrick]

I’m sure you will! Have you been to Tanzania before?

[@SPDRailfan]

@@EllaMcKendrick not yet .... Waiting for my days to come

[@Friends46488]

Hoping it comes very soon 🙏🏾

[@ludigomhagama4023]

Tanzania has huge touring attraction. There huge selous national game reserve situated from half of Tanzania going down through Mozambique. There prenty of different animals there.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Yes, I did read up on Selous in my guide book and it sounds fascinating, especially as not as many tourists visit. Have you visited Selous before?

[@johnh6978]

@@EllaMcKendrick Just left Selous in Southern Tanz. Not many tourists is correct. This is because there was very little wildlife. Those that are there are not used to visitors yet. I recommend you not go there for a while. Stay to the north. More to see, more to do.

[@PSFILMS01]

Thank you it's an Amazing Place & beautiful video ❤

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you so much for watching!

[@PSFILMS01]

@@EllaMcKendrick My Pleasure ☺️

[@Jazimbinrahiman]

Nice video,nice visuals keep going. .love from india🙌🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you very much!!

[@paulaadams1765]

I’ve been to Tanzania three times and each time was pure magic. We need to conserve, preserve and protect the amazing wildlife. Did you use a tripod or a mod pod? Of so, what brand? I usually used a beam bar. I have a Nikon using a 300 and a 400.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Definitely agree with you, Tanzania is an incredible place. I used a manfrotto tripod. It was challenging at first to set up and not the easiest thing to manoeuvre around but it did the trick and I was happy with the results

[@paulaadams1765]

@@EllaMcKendrick Thanks, Ellla. I meant bean bag, not beam bar. I need to spell check better! I was in Tanzania twice in the early 1990’s and then finally made it again in 2022. I’ve been to East and South Africa ten times and Tanzania is my absolute favorite. Last year I visited Tarangire and the Serengeti. I even saw the Big 5 in one day! ❤️🦁🐘❤️

[@lewissss37374]

I love that giant bird! Looks like a dinosaur! Insane 😮

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Yeah the marabou stork does look pretty scary!

[@PRAKASH-xb9dh]

Wonderful visuals in descent and ascent of crater.

[@hakulamatataa350]

It’s so beautiful, your shooting and explanation are very good, I hope to shoot more wild animal videos

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you very much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it. Best of luck to you in shooting more wildlife content! 😃

[@VilhelmHammershoi1666]

I was fortunate to go on safari on the Kenya side of kilimanjaro a national park called amboseli, elephants lions etc beautiful

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Amazing! I'd love to visit Amboseli

[@VilhelmHammershoi1666]

@@EllaMcKendrick also tsavo East and West national parks one of the lodges give you a brief history of the man eater lions of tsavo , you could see the railway line Nairobi to mombasa where the lions attacked the rail workers, the lions of that area looked enormous I absolutely loved the whole experience wonderful places and the wildlife ❤️

[@EllaMcKendrick]

@@VilhelmHammershoi1666 Thanks for the recommendations! They all sound very interesting 😁

[@ayazabdulla7490]

Vnice up it keep😊

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you very much!

[@ignacioacosta5345]

You were right in your previous video. This visit has been more incredible than the last. What a spectacular place. This reserve is actually located in a caldera (which is the bottom of a collapsed crater). I recommend that on your next visit to the Canary Islands, you go to the island of La Palma. Where you can see another volcanic caldera (La Caldera de Taburiente). It does not have so many animals, but it does have impressive vegetation and plenty of water. Congratulations for your videos. Better and better.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

I'm really glad you enjoyed this video and that you agree with my analysis of the two safaris! Yes, with this safari it wasn't just the animals that made it special but the location too. I've never been anywhere like it! Oh that caldera sounds magical - I've just seen pictures and those of it engulfed by mist do ignite my wanderlust!

[@TheRacerG]

Oh, I believe you. Same thing happened when my cousin Mufasa and uncle Bernie went on Safari, some years ago.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

I hope they had a fantastic time on their safari!

[@so9487]

WOW! It's a beautiful site.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Yep! It's an incredible place, for sure

[@SheppardFilmmaker]

I love your Videos

[@EllaMcKendrick]

That means a lot to me, thanks!

[@sabbob574]

Simply beautiful and your video well preaented. Your pro.

[@hanifbashir745]

Beautiful...million thanks

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thanks for watching!

[@Sean1877]

You should also go to the Serengeti which is close by and witness The Great Wildebeest migration, you will be blown away.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Fantastic recommendation! I actually did visit the Serengeti and have a video coming on it within the next few weeks. One of the most amazing experiences of my life!

[@Sean1877]

@@EllaMcKendrick Great! can't wait to see it🙂🇹🇿🇹🇿

[@Manmeetsingh-ub4fe]

Nice look another side of this 🌎

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you for your continued support! 😁

[@SohailKhan-darkknight]

Brilliant video , 🙏🏻

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you very much! 😁

[@sebastienalcalde726]

Thank you ! 🙏

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thanks for watching!

[@TheChetandeshpande]

superlative capture and editing

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you so much! 😁

[@souvikbhattacharya7158]

Spectacular

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you!

[@MsShantha]

Really nice video. If I fly from Heathrow, how do I organise ? Thanks 😊

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thanks! You can book your safari through a safari tour operator. If you want to use a tour company that I used then visit safarisbyella.com and click to request a quote from the tour operators 😁 the quotes won’t include international flights however. You’d have to organise that yourself

[@GoTravelOnTheCheap]

I had no idea Lions laid on their backs. That was really cool watching the little cat hunt for its prey. Do they eat bugs or rodents?

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Yeah lions really do lie out just like regular cats! I guess they have no natural predators so don’t fear laying out. Servals hunt for rodents so I’d guess that was what they were going for.

[@ahyaalhusnaaggussalimhalme613]

Hi Ella, amazing video ! Im planning to visit Tarangire NP, Ngorongoro Crater & Lake Manyara NP in late October 2024. In your opinion, is Tanzania safe for female solo travellers ? Hope you can give your insights !

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Wow, that sounds like an amazing trip you have planned! My experiences in Tanzania have all been positive. I'm guessing you'll be on a guided tour? If so they feel incredibly safe - you're with a knowledgable driver guide at all times who understands the animals, customs and roads which really makes things so much easier. Everyone I met was extremely friendly and welcoming and I encountered a few solo traveller women on my trip too who were all having a great time.

[@ikennagibson3933]

Those guys that their car broke down, ain’t they scared a lion is stalking them?

[@EllaMcKendrick]

They probably would be nervous and would have to be very careful. Lions don't typically see humans as prey but you wouldn't want to take your chances there

[@oman-oman4973]

Hi

[@sabbanpandaril]

Love❤ dear good information

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you very much!! 🙌

[@thandalion6313]

Great video with excellent commentary. Looks like you had a nice day for it too. I was there in 2008 and it was bitterly cold for our game drive. I was intrigued to see that the road leading down to the crater has been surfaced. When I was there it was a steep and rough track that was scary in places. At the picnic area most of our group had parts of their lunch stolen by the black kites and at least one person suffered a head injury from their talons. Perhaps not obvious at first but the animals of the crater are facing an uncertain future long term. Very few animals are able to enter or leave the crater so there is much inbreeding resulting in genetic problems.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you! It was pretty cold in the morning, made worse by the wind. I didn't expect the crater floor to be so windy! Ouch - those kites really are fierce. It's sad indeed about the inbreeding.

[@gianfrancobenetti-longhini8192]

Time back, some young male lions arrived from the Serengeti Park side, and chased away the old ones, so a new generation was conceived. Nature always sorts itself, as long as we do not try to interfere, as the weak ones are the first to be eaten. Before trying to remove the Maasai from this area, they should read "In the Dust of Kilimanjaro". Africa can teach us so many things, but for me the most important lesson was that of seeing the "humanity" in the original villages. They had virtually no material wealth, hence no reason for the envy that we see in our present "western" society.

[@krlyf9986]

Hi, beautiful work

[@krlyf9986]

Photography for wildlife is my dream but it still as dream 😂😂

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you very much!!

[@sekharmaity4049]

Thanks 👍

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thanks for watching!

[@powerby369live6]

Amazing experience some day I got a marriage toyu😊😊

[@ayaan_alt]

hey i just had a question, even with the worst luck, are you guaranteed some good sightings?

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Wildlife sightings are never guaranteed. However, as Ngorongoro Crater is enclosed and there isn't much vegetation for wildlife to hide behind, you'd have to be extremely unlucky to not see anything.

[@harirao12345]

Great coverage! Thank you! I am heading there in the next few weeks. What is your camera and zoom specs? How much zoom do you think one needs to get close up shots/video? I have a Nikon D850 with 28-300mm lens. Would that be adequate? Is tripod a must?

[@EllaMcKendrick]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video! I use a Panasonic GH5 camera with a Leica / Panasonic 100-400mm lens. The GH5 is a micro four thirds camera, not full frame, so that lens is the equivalent of a 200-800mm on a full frame camera. It's hard to advise on how much zoom you need. I don't think I ever zoomed the full way with my lens on this trip. The animals are very well habituated to vehicles so a lot of them are pretty close to the roads. Regarding a tripod, it's perhaps not essential for still photographs but for a video, especially if you are filming on max zoom, it's good to have. At times I did balance my camera on the side of the car and the clips were okay once I added a stabilisation effect in my editing software. I hope this helps you! I'm sure you'll have a fantastic time!

[@Jokeerrrrrr]

Just subscribed. This channel looks sick. 😍

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you very much!

[@Jokeerrrrrr]

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[@nsimicfrli8216]

İncredible to see them

[@EllaMcKendrick]

It was an amazing experience!

[@afjam3114]

Excellent videography. This is just completely breathtaking. Those wonderful animals ❤️. Great illustration.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave such a lovely comment!

[@afjam3114]

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[@DoctorPesandegeMgangaTibAsili]

The best place to be 🌿😅🧬

[@EllaMcKendrick]

For sure!

[@mohamedtraveler1583]

Greetings from morocco❤❤️🇲🇦

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you!!

[@CoachPhilAdams]

Great video. I am going on a Tanzania safari in July. Curious, what camera you used? Any recommendations?

[@EllaMcKendrick]

I'm sure you'll have an amazing time! My main camera is a Panasonic GH5 which I believe you can pick-up at a reasonable price these days. The key thing was my lens - a 100-400mm Leica / Panasonic lens which allowed me to view game up close. I do love this camera set-up and am in no rush to change it!

[@CoachPhilAdams]

@@EllaMcKendrickThank you! I do not take a lot of "professional" photos and most daily photos are on the latest iPhone. That being said, I do want to invest in an actual camera for the trip so I was leaning towards a bridge of some sort. Right now the leader in the clubhouse is the Sony RX10 IV? Any experience or recommendations on a particular bridge camera?

[@EllaMcKendrick]

@@CoachPhilAdams I haven't used that exact camera myself but Sony is a solid brand. I've only heard good things about their cameras :)

[@PizzaLord]

I was @ Ngorongoro less than 2 weeks ago and saw lots of giraffes

[@EllaMcKendrick]

You saw them within the crater itself?

[@PizzaLord]

@@EllaMcKendrick Yes a group of about a dozen of them

[@jrebo2439]

That's not lake Magadi which is in Kenya across the border. Must be lake Natron

[@EllaMcKendrick]

I think there are 2 Lake Magadis. You're right that there is one in Kenya but this one within the Ngorongoro Crater is also called Lake Magadi

[@ravinderbraich7628]

Nice video

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you!

[@khusroalam3248]

Hi Ella, This is absolutely magical . You've done an extremely amazing video I felt I was there. Now let me bug you about a query of mine. I was planning to go for safari in 2020 which Mr Covid didn't like. Now I am planning for next year, I am divided between a self drive in Kruger SA or this one. Since I am intending to take lots of photos and I will be carrying a bunch of camera bodies n lenses , I would really prefer to have the safari vehicle at my disposal rather than going with a group. So just want to know if you had a similar arrangement , if so , from where and how much did it cost you . Any guidance will be appreciated . Cheers

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you very much! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I went on a private safari so it was only myself and my partner as well as our guides. I’ve actually written an in depth blog post on Tanzania safari costs here - ellamckendrick.com/tanzania-safari-cost/ I hope this helps!

[@khusroalam3248]

@@EllaMcKendrick thanks a lot, will check it out .

[@archsafaritours9683]

OMG you had fun

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Yes, it’s a really wonderful place!

[@sanammenaria5232]

We like your voice and you too 😅

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you!

[@mdziyashaih7583]

Very nice

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you!

[@pradeepwasantha8459]

Nice trip

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you!

[@jessicarotravels]

Looks amazing. What’s the camera you use?

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thanks! The main camera I use is a Panasonic GH5. For wildlife photography I use the Panasonic / Leica 100-400mm lens

[@jessicarotravels]

@@EllaMcKendrick Thanks

[@kentmemories]

amazing. which month did you travel?

[@EllaMcKendrick]

I travelled in September :)

[@edwardsokoine888]

❤️

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you for watching!

[@jaik9321]

nice video - just wondering why can't the forest department plant trees it should help nature more...

[@HamisiIbnYusuf]

Hi Ella! When are you going back?

[@EllaMcKendrick]

I hope to be back soon!

[@user-ud1te2ys4n]

神よ、タンザニアの乾いた大地にアカシアの大木をお授け下さい‼️

[@athuman6223]

there are acacia trees in the savanna but in the crater this was during dry season.

[@veevee7555]

Hi thanks How many days we need for trip. Solo trip Kindly update Thanks

[@EllaMcKendrick]

That depends where you want to visit in Tanzania. You only really need to spend 1 day in Ngorongoro and I'd also recommend 1 day in Tarangire. If you'd like to visit the Serengeti as well then I'd allow at least 3 nights in the Serengeti. Hope this helps!

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[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you so much! 🫶

[@deenaiah9888]

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[@meridithbaranja6862]

Did you have just the one day in the crater? Doesnt look like you saw very much. I’m asking because I am planning a trip myself. However, if that was one day-I’ll admit-I’d have been disappointed.

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Yes, I just spent 1 day in the crater. The vehicle entry fees are quite high ($295 on top of your $70 entry fees per person) so most people tend to only spend 1 day here. You'd have been disappointed with seeing elephants, lions, buffalos, zebras, hyenas, warthogs, hippos, wildebeest, 2 species of gazelle, serval cats, countless birds, golden wolves and waterbuck (and perhaps more I'm forgetting as this was over a year ago now) in 1 day? I've been on a lot of safaris across Africa and I'd consider this a good day on safari. You may be disappointed in many safari destinations, especially considering that wildlife is unpredictable and on some safaris you may not see much at all. For example, on one day in the Serengeti I saw 3 leopards, a cheetah, dozens of lions and much more. Then on another day I didn't see much at all beyond elephants.

[@francescomarchio115]

7:20 ...that's actually known as African golden wolf (Canis lupaster)

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Thank you very much for clarifying!

[@eprahimwesas6892]

Is happen Just Go baby in you country

[@msr4209]

Which month is better to visit there?

[@EllaMcKendrick]

You can visit at most times of year and see so much wildlife! The only times I'd personally avoid are April and May as this is the period of the long rains. September is my personal favourite month however.

[@gideongouvs5559]

What actually happened????

[@dannorra629]

Hi what lens do you have ? Dan

[@EllaMcKendrick]

Hello! I have a mirrorless Panasonic camera and use the 100-400mm Leica Panasonic lens for it. That's the equivalent of 200-800 on a full-frame camera

[@shaiktajminoddin84]

❤❤❤😍

[@EllaMcKendrick]

So glad you like it!