Empakaai Crater
A collapsed volcano in the Ngorongoro highlands, about 8 kilometres across, with a deep soda lake covering much of its floor. Flamingos feed along the shore, and you can walk down to the lake with an armed ranger.
- Part of
- Ngorongoro Conservation Area
Empakaai is visited on foot rather than by vehicle. The steep inner walls, about 300 metres high, are forested. The walk down to the lake takes about an hour and the climb back about two and a half, depending on fitness. Every walk has to be accompanied by an armed ranger.
From the rim there are views across to Ol Doinyo Lengai, the Great Rift Valley and Lake Natron.
Wildlife
- Flamingo