Site one: The first site we are going to today is serengeti national park and ngorongo crater. The Ngorongoro Conservation Area is a conservation area and a UNESCO World Heritage Site located 180 km west of Arusha in the Crater Highlands area of Tanzania. The area is named after Ngorongoro Crater, a large volcanic caldera within the area. This is Tanzania's oldest and most popular national park. It was ranked 7th world wide for the climate and vegetation. Over 90,000 tourists visit this national park each year.
The first thing we did when we got there was go into the visitor center and get a map so we could find our way around. They asked us if we would like to pay to have a guide, but today we decided to just explore on our own. We started walking along trail that the national park had made. Once we got by the river we started seeing zebras and many other animals. It was like we were looking into paradise. We saw a beautiful body of water and animals all in one view. We then went on a boat tour and saw the beautiful rock creations and just all the nature around the area. We walked back the visitor center and bought a few souvenirs. Then we left.
Site two: The next day we were off to Mombasa, Kenya. We went to Fort Jesus which is a Portuguese fort located the Mombasa Island. It was built in 1593 through 1596 by order of King Phillip I of Portugal. It was built in the shape of a man, and was given the name Jesus. The only issue with this was you could only see the man shape if you were up in the air. It was built to protect the Old Port of Mombasa.
When we first got there, we could not believe how many people were there. We found out that it is a destination for many research programs, conservation labs, and many education departments. We got to walk through it and it was pretty much silent in there. people were all looking at the carvings in the rock and many other little things that were scattered all over inside. It was really cool to see this fort and find out more history about it.
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