Along the way to Ngorongoro Crater

The landscape morphs so dramatically from the lower regions where savannah grass grow wild and eventually give way to acacia trees. As we ascend to the hill tops, the vegetation becomes a thick, rainforest-like growth, and the greenery becomes more intense.

A view of the Ngorongoro Crater....

Cape buffaloes graze along the road. These guys are pretty agile and can climb even the most precipitous inclines. They do look like domesticated water buffaloes found in Asian countries (like my own hometown of Philippines), but make no mistake, they are dangerous when cornered.