Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
In keeping with the natural splendour of its surroundings, the guest rooms welcome you with a huge bedroom and lounge area. The sumptuous bathroom is completed with an inviting luxury bathtub and the private veranda offers magnificent views out across the crater 1500ft below.
The lodge actually takes the form of three camps (30 rooms including the family suite are thoughtfully located across them). For a truly intimate experience, each one boasts its own sitting and dining areas, and private butlers providing exemplary service at all times.
Hearty breakfasts, buffet lunches and four course dinners quell appetites sharpened by fresh air and safari excitement. The open terraces and wide courtyards enhance the lodge’s unique panorama.
- Enjoy fantastic game viewing drives into the crater and national park, spotting the resident antelope, elephant, lion, hippo, and more that live on the crater floor.
- Roam and stretch your legs on a guided walking safari that can be anything from a few hours to a full day.
- Take a trip to Olduvai Gorge: one of the most important paleoanthropological sites on the planet.
- Treat yourself to a banquet on the crater floor. A gourmet feast presented in one of Africa's most distinctive locations.
- Engage in interesting conversation with the KopeLion conservation team. Learn about their daily activities and the realities of living amongst the wildlife.
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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