Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Ngorongoro

Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Ngorongoro (Tanzania)

The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a protected area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in Ngorongoro District 180 km west of Arusha City in the Arusha Region within the Crater Highlands geological area of northern Tanzania. The area is named after Ngorongoro Crater a large volcanic caldera within the area. The conservation area is administered by the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority an arm of the Tanzanian government and its boundaries follow the boundary of the Ngorongoro District in the Arusha Region. The western portion of the park abuts the Serengeti National Park and the area comprising the two parks and Kenyas Maasai Mara game reserve is home to the Great Migration a massive annual migration of millions of wildebeest zebras gazelles and other animals.