{"id":26742,"date":"2023-02-24T16:37:43","date_gmt":"2023-02-25T00:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/?p=26742"},"modified":"2023-02-24T16:37:43","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T00:37:43","slug":"ngorongoro-crater-doesnt-disappoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/2023\/02\/24\/kilimanjaro\/ngorongoro-crater-doesnt-disappoint\/","title":{"rendered":"Ngorongoro Crater Doesn&#8217;t Disappoint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Feb 24, 2023 &#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Phunuru Sherpa reports the final day of safari was a good one!\u00c2\u00a0 The team left Ndutu this morning and visited Olduvai Gorge and the Maasai village on the way to Ngorongoro Crater.\u00c2\u00a0 They hit the jackpot shortly after arriving down in the Crater, when the rhino made a guest appearance, walking quite close to the vehicle (this is rare, as the rhinos are quite shy and are usually hard to get close to).\u00c2\u00a0 Along the way they also saw a leopard, which is also quite difficult to spot since they are often in the trees!\u00c2\u00a0 This makes the last of the Big Five (lion, elephant, rhino, cape buffalo, leopard) for the team to have seen.\u00c2\u00a0 Now they are all settled into their luxury lodge for a final night in Tanzania.\u00c2\u00a0 Tomorrow they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll take an easy morning, then head back to Arusha for final shopping and packing, before heading to the airport.\u00c2\u00a0 It sounds like it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been a great trip, well done team!<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_26746\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-team-with-Ngorongoro-Crater-in-the-background-Phunuru-Sherpa-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[26742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26746\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-team-with-Ngorongoro-Crater-in-the-background-Phunuru-Sherpa-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-team-with-Ngorongoro-Crater-in-the-background-Phunuru-Sherpa-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-team-with-Ngorongoro-Crater-in-the-background-Phunuru-Sherpa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-team-with-Ngorongoro-Crater-in-the-background-Phunuru-Sherpa-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-team-with-Ngorongoro-Crater-in-the-background-Phunuru-Sherpa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-team-with-Ngorongoro-Crater-in-the-background-Phunuru-Sherpa-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-team-with-Ngorongoro-Crater-in-the-background-Phunuru-Sherpa-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-team-with-Ngorongoro-Crater-in-the-background-Phunuru-Sherpa-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-team-with-Ngorongoro-Crater-in-the-background-Phunuru-Sherpa-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/The-team-with-Ngorongoro-Crater-in-the-background-Phunuru-Sherpa-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The team with Ngorongoro Crater in the background (Phunuru Sherpa)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26745\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rhino-in-Ngorongoro-Crater-Phunuru-Sherpa-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[26742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26745\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26745\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rhino-in-Ngorongoro-Crater-Phunuru-Sherpa-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rhino-in-Ngorongoro-Crater-Phunuru-Sherpa-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rhino-in-Ngorongoro-Crater-Phunuru-Sherpa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rhino-in-Ngorongoro-Crater-Phunuru-Sherpa-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rhino-in-Ngorongoro-Crater-Phunuru-Sherpa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rhino-in-Ngorongoro-Crater-Phunuru-Sherpa-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rhino-in-Ngorongoro-Crater-Phunuru-Sherpa-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rhino-in-Ngorongoro-Crater-Phunuru-Sherpa-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rhino-in-Ngorongoro-Crater-Phunuru-Sherpa-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Rhino-in-Ngorongoro-Crater-Phunuru-Sherpa-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A rhino in Ngorongoro Crater (Phunuru Sherpa)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26743\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dinner-at-the-lodge-Phunuru-Sherpa-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[26742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26743\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26743\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dinner-at-the-lodge-Phunuru-Sherpa-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Dinner at the lodge (Phunuru Sherpa)\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dinner-at-the-lodge-Phunuru-Sherpa-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dinner-at-the-lodge-Phunuru-Sherpa-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dinner-at-the-lodge-Phunuru-Sherpa-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dinner-at-the-lodge-Phunuru-Sherpa-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dinner-at-the-lodge-Phunuru-Sherpa-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dinner-at-the-lodge-Phunuru-Sherpa-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dinner-at-the-lodge-Phunuru-Sherpa-940x705.jpg 940w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dinner-at-the-lodge-Phunuru-Sherpa-620x465.jpg 620w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dinner-at-the-lodge-Phunuru-Sherpa-195x146.jpg 195w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-26743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dinner at the lodge (Phunuru Sherpa)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_26744\" style=\"width: 2570px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kili-climbers-visit-the-Maasai-village-Phunuru-Sherpa-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[26742]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-26744\" class=\"size-full wp-image-26744\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kili-climbers-visit-the-Maasai-village-Phunuru-Sherpa-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kili-climbers-visit-the-Maasai-village-Phunuru-Sherpa-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kili-climbers-visit-the-Maasai-village-Phunuru-Sherpa-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mountainguides.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Kili-climbers-visit-the-Maasai-village-Phunuru-Sherpa-1024x588.jpg 1024w, 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climbers visit the Maasai village (Phunuru Sherpa)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feb 24, 2023 &#8211; Phunuru Sherpa reports the final day of safari was a good one!\u00c2\u00a0 The team left Ndutu this morning and visited Olduvai Gorge and the Maasai village on the way to Ngorongoro Crater.\u00c2\u00a0 They hit the jackpot shortly after arriving down in the Crater, when the rhino made a guest appearance, walking 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