点评:We highly recommend the crater hike! It starts a different way than the other hikes and hits all 4 crater rims. We saw zebra, giraffe, even a lone buffalo very quickly. We had a very knowledgeable guide who put us behind a tree when he saw the buffalo, he was very aware of signs of animals. The climb was good, steep in some areas (you are climbing a mountain after all Lol), beautiful views and I am so happy our guide encouraged this route. Coming down was mostly stairs, it was crowded and no one looked happy. The other side was nature, covered from sun, animals and fun.
Doing to the summit of Longonot would've required several more hours, we didn't have time and we were very happy with the challenge and experience doing all the crater rims. I don't know what's involved but there is a camping area in the top crater, now that would be cool! Then do the summit the next day and camp 2 nights is a suggestion.
翻译:我们强烈推荐这条火山口徒步路线!它的起始方式与其它路线不同,而且能带你走遍四个火山口边缘。我们很快就看到了斑马、长颈鹿,甚至还有一头独自活动的水牛。我们的导游知识渊博,看到水牛后立刻让我们躲到树后,他对动物的踪迹十分敏感。这段攀登过程挺不错的,有些地方比较陡峭(毕竟是在爬山嘛,哈哈),沿途风景也很迷人。我很庆幸导游推荐了这条路线。下山时则主要是走楼梯。那里人很多,但没人看起来开心。另一边则是大自然的怀抱——有阳光、动物,还有各种乐趣。
要登上隆戈诺特山的峰顶还需要好几个小时,我们没那么多时间,不过能完成环绕整个火山口边缘的徒步任务,我们已经非常满足了。我不知道登顶需要做些什么准备,但在山顶的火山口里有个露营地,那肯定超酷的!有人建议可以第二天再登顶,然后在那里露营两晚。