The Ngorongoro Crater is one of the unique places in the world, teeming with wildlife that is disturbed by man far less than anywhere else in East Africa.

Two thousand feet below the rim, the bottom of the crater is more than 100 square miles, or twice the size of the city of San Francisco. The tremendous variety of wildlife found here is almost tame, so we can get quite close to these animals.

The two days we spent here were among the most memorable we would spend in Africa. One other thing I'll never forget: the need to ... (more)