Tanzania's Ngorongoro Conservation and Lake Manyara through the lens

The crater in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Arusha, Tanzania. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a protected area and a World Heritage Site located 180km west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands of Tanzania. The area spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practicing traditional livestock grazing, it includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest caldera. [Photo: China Plus/Xing Yihang]

The crater in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Arusha, Tanzania. c The area spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practicing traditional livestock grazing, it includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest caldera. [Photo: China Plus/Xing Yihang]

Zebras and warthogs in the crater in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Arusha, Tanzania. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a protected area and a World Heritage Site located 180km west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands of Tanzania. The area spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practicing traditional livestock grazing, it includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest caldera. [Photo: China Plus/Xing Yihang]

Wildebeests in the crater in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Arusha, Tanzania. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a protected area and a World Heritage Site located 180km west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands of Tanzania. The area spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practicing traditional livestock grazing, it includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest caldera. [Photo: China Plus/Xing Yihang]

Buffalos in the crater in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Arusha, Tanzania. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a protected area and a World Heritage Site located 180km west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands of Tanzania. The area spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practicing traditional livestock grazing, it includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest caldera. [Photo: China Plus/Xing Yihang]

Hippos and Buffalos in the crater in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Arusha, Tanzania. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a protected area and a World Heritage Site located 180 km west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania.The area spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area, with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practicing traditional livestock grazing, it includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest caldera. [Photo: China Plus/Xing Yihang]

An ostrich in the crater in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Arusha, Tanzania. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a protected area and a World Heritage Site located 180 km west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania.The area spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area, with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practicing traditional livestock grazing, it includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest caldera. [Photo: China Plus/Xing Yihang]

A lake in the crater in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area in Arusha, Tanzania. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a protected area and a World Heritage Site located 180 km west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania.The area spans vast expanses of highland plains, savanna, savanna woodlands and forests. Established in 1959 as a multiple land use area, with wildlife coexisting with semi-nomadic Maasai pastoralists practicing traditional livestock grazing, it includes the spectacular Ngorongoro Crater, the world's largest caldera. [Photo: China Plus/Xing Yihang]

A flock of Yellow-Billed Stork perch in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania. Lake Manyara National Park is a Tanzanian national park that straddles both the Arusha and Manyara Regions. Lake Manyara National Park is a good spot for bird watching, as more than 500 bird species inhabit the park. The park is a corridor for the great migration of huge herds of mammals towards the north and the south. Lake Manyara became extremely popular after the publication of the book "Among the Elephants" by the famous English biologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton. [Photo: China Plus/Xing Yihang]

An African Fish Eagle rests in a tree in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania. Lake Manyara National Park is a Tanzanian national park that straddles both the Arusha and Manyara Regions. Lake Manyara National Park is a good spot for bird watching, as more than 500 bird species inhabit the park. The park is a corridor for the great migration of huge herds of mammals towards the north and the south. Lake Manyara became extremely popular after the publication of the book "Among the Elephants" by the famous English biologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton. [Photo: China Plus/Xing Yihang]

A Goliath Heron perches in a marsh in Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania. Lake Manyara National Park is a Tanzanian national park that straddles both the Arusha and Manyara Regions. Lake Manyara National Park is a good spot for bird watching, as more than 500 bird species inhabit the park. The park is a corridor for the great migration of huge herds of mammals towards the north and the south. Lake Manyara became extremely popular after the publication of the book "Among the Elephants" by the famous English biologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton. [Photo: China Plus/Xing Yihang]

A hippo in a pond at Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania. Lake Manyara National Park is a Tanzanian national park that straddles both the Arusha and Manyara Regions. Lake Manyara National Park is a good spot for bird watching, as more than 500 bird species inhabit the park. The park is a corridor for the great migration of huge herds of mammals towards the north and the south. Lake Manyara became extremely popular after the publication of the book "Among the Elephants" by the famous English biologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton. [Photo: China Plus/Xing Yihang]

African Bush Elephants roam in the forest of Lake Manyara National Park, Tanzania. Lake Manyara National Park is a Tanzanian national park that straddles both the Arusha and Manyara Regions. Lake Manyara National Park is a good spot for bird watching, as more than 500 bird species inhabit the park. The park is a corridor for the great migration of huge herds of mammals towards the north and the south. Lake Manyara became extremely popular after the publication of the book "Among the Elephants" by the famous English biologist Iain Douglas-Hamilton. [Photo: China Plus/Xing Yihang]