Highlights

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge is situated on the border of the famous Ngorongoro Crater, a World Heritage Site. It lies within the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, which covers more than 8 000 square kilometres (3 100 square miles) of pristine African wilderness. At the eastern edge of the Serengeti, and nearly three million years old, Ngorongoro is one of the most perfectly formed and certainly the most spectacular calderas on the planet. With over 40 000 predominantly Maasai pastoralists inhabiting the Ngorongoro Conservation Area it is a prime example of mankind living in harmony with wildlife.

Description

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge offers a combination of modern luxury and traditional old Africa in classic Maasai mud-and-stick-style suites. Guests can choose between three separate camps, North and South Camp each offering 12 suites and Tree Camp offering only six suites. Each stilted suite is tastefully decorated with wooden floors, beautiful silk curtains, hand-beaded chandeliers as well as a cosy fireplace and a butlers lobby. All rooms offer en-suite facilities. Suites all offer viewing decks with spectacular views of the Crater floor. Each camp offers a sitting and dining room as well as an outdoor dining area and viewing decks. The domed dining room offers an intimate atmosphere with a fireplace. At the entrance to the Lodge there is a well-stocked African crafts gallery.

Game Viewing

A population of about 25,000 large animals, including the highest density of mammalian predators in Africa, lives in the crater. These include black rhinoceros, hippopotamus which are usually very uncommon in the area. There are also wildebeest, zebra, eland, Grants and Thomsons gazelles. The crater has the densest known population of lion. On the crater rim are leopard, elephant, mountain reedbuck and buffalo. Daily game-drives into the Crater in closed game viewing vehicles with pop-up roofs. Bird watching, half-day trips to Olduvai Gorge and Shifting Sands subject to vehicle availability. Optional activities at an additional cost include walking on the rim of the Crater or in Empakaai Crater, a cultural Maasai boma visit, sundowners with spectacular views over Lake Eyasi, excursions to Lake Ndutu and private bush breakfasts and lunches.