Background Information
With 265 square kilometers, being the largest crater in existence and having a diameter of 20 kilometers, it is the home for 40,000 animals, including the big five. The caldera also contains perennial swamps which are an important migratory point for flamingos, and contains two patches of dense acacia woodlands called Lerai and Laindi forests. In the area, natural phenomena contain the deep water lakes of Embagi, waterfalls of Munge, the active volcano of Ol Donyo Lengai, and the shifting sands. Some of the earliest archeological finds containing Neolithic graves and rock workings have been aptly described as one of the wonders of the world. Among the exceptional bird life can be found Lammergeyer, Vereaux eagle, Egyptian vulture, rosy breasted long claw, golden winged sunbird, eastern double collared sunbird and Abyssinian night jay.
