Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
Entering Ngorongoro Crater is an experience all its own. You’ll drive up steep, winding roads and then descend over the rim of the crater. The views are wonderful and it only gets better as you make your way to the crater floor. Elephants, warthogs, antelope, lion and even cheetah, leopard and black rhino can be spotted.
Listening to grunting hippos wallow in the shallows of Lake Magadi, unbothered by surrounding flamingos. You might even catch the lake looking as pink as the birds when its surface is rich with nutritious algae. Come for a stay or stay a while in the area – Ngorongoro Crater is excellent for vehicle safaris, but it’s also possible to hike and explore neighbouring volcanoes.
The emerald scenery is only interrupted by the sapphire soda lake, seasonally transformed pink with thousands of migratory flamingo. These are your waking views at the Ngorongoro Crater Lodge.
The interior of the lodge is equally stunning. Intricate chandeliers drape from vaulted, thatch ceilings and the traditional Maasai furnishings are contrasted by teak furniture swathed in crimson and gold brocades.
You’ll sleep like royalty in your four-poster bed. In the main lodge you’ll find central dining, though you’ll also have private dining options.
Childminders are available to watch the kids while you enjoy a three course meal in the wine cellar, while other times you can eat together on your deck.
You can enjoy a lunch next to the lake, watching hippo before enjoying afternoon walks through the lodge grounds.
Children ages four and up will be smitten with the WILDChild programme, where they will learn all about the incredible heritage of the region, filling their personal scrapbook with all they’ve learned.
We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.We prioritise working with properties that collaborate with local communities and address location-specific needs from education to anti-poaching. We assess our partners to ensure the people we work with share our values of ensuring our trips continue to act as a force for good. Here we share some of the positive impacts your stay here contributes to.
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