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Located on the rim of the dramatic and breathtaking Ngorongoro Crater, the Lodge offers magnificent views over the world’s largest intact and un-flooded caldera. The Crater is a place of rare natural wonders, from its miraculous terrain to the abundant fauna and flora it supports, it is more than worthy of its status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge boasts architecture as impressive as its setting. While the structural style evokes traditional Maasai mud-and-stick manyatta (homesteads), the interiors and finishes are pure opulence. Chandelier-lit bathrooms, personal butler service and very fine dining give Ngorongoro Crater Lodge a richly deserved reputation for excellence.

The encircled grasslands of the Crater floor offer excellent game viewing year-round with 25,000 large mammals, including black rhino, zebra and eland, and Africa’s densest population of lion. The rainforests of the Crater wall are home to elephant, buffalo, leopard and cheetah making for spectacular game viewing.

Recent accolades & press

  •  Travel and Leisure World Service Awards 500 - The World's Best Hotels 2011
  •  Conde' Nast Traveler Gold List 2012 - Best for Location
  •  Best Safari Hotel in Africa at the Good Safari Guide Awards 2010
  •  Tripadvisor - Travelers' Choice Awards 2013 - Top 25 Hotels in Tanzania - Number 5

highlights

  • Dramatic & breathtaking location
  • Impressive views over the Crater
  • Glamorous and opulent decor 
  • Excellent game viewing year-round 
  • Decadent bush picnics & fine dining
  • Exclusive & exceptional experience

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Facilities

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge offers a lavish and exclusive experience with excellent facilities.

When relaxing between game viewing activities, your only challenge is to choose the most perfect spot. Your suite’s private deck or the gorgeous communal lounge? Cocktails at the bar or soaking up the views from the main deck?

The Lodge’s well-stocked shop is also well worth popping into for an Afro-chic souvenir.

General Facilities

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    Wi-fi available
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    Laundry service
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    Babysitting service available
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    Beauty or wellness therapist

Dining

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge serves delicious Pan-African cuisine in its dramatic, domed dining room. This communal area is truly sumptuous with its roaring fireplace, tables laden with crystal and silverware, and massive wooden serving platters. Meals may also be taken on the open air dining deck with its fantastic views. On days spent game viewing in the crater, the kitchen packs a lovely picnic luncheon to be enjoyed in the bush.

Suite

Ngorongoro Crater Lodge is made up of three separate camps: North and South Camps, each with 12 raised suites, and Tree Camp, offering a more intimate six suites.

North and South Camp’s luxurious suites offer incredible views, en suite bathrooms with chandelier-lit bathtubs and showers, as well as private viewing decks. Tree Camp’s suites are also beautifully decorated and spacious, with private viewing decks. All suites are discreetly tended by a personal butler.

Suite AMENITIES

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    En-suite bath and shower
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    Hairdryer
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    Safe
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    Telephone

Other Room Types

An interleading Suite is also available, for families or groups.

Activities

  • Birding
  • Game drives
  • Local village visits
  • Picnics
  • Private game-drive vehicles on offer
  • Scenic drives
  • Specialist guides
  • Live music & entertainment
  • Bush dining
  • Cultural tour
 
  • dates rates from board basis
  • 01 Jan 2013 - 31 May 2013 $1000 Fully Inclusive
  • 01 Jun 2013 - 31 Dec 2013 $1550 Fully Inclusive

All rates are quoted per person sharing per night unless otherwise stipulated

Please note, additional room types are also available. Request a quote for rate detail

Pricing is meant as a guide only.

Go2Africa contracts rates that are significantly below accommodation general public rack rates. Due to contract confidentiality we are often not able to publish our best rate.

Contact us – via Request a Quote – for an accurate, market best rate.

All prices are subject to availability, change or increase without notice and seasonality.

Single supplements are often applicable. Options and rates vary from supplier to supplier.

Traveller Reviews

  • Ngorogoro Crater Lodge was just great with location and quality of service. A once in a lifetime experience.

    Laurence Pynenburg, April 2012

  • Lake Manyara tree lodge , Ngorngoro Crater lodge , Faru Faru makes u think - "can it get better?" - I don't think so!!! EXCELLENT service, food, wonderfull lodge - lots of smiles we were pampered like crazy.

    Hulya Taneri, November 2011

  • Ngorongoro Crater Lodge - accomodation and service was great.

    Matt Lawson, September 2011

  • The Ngorongoro Crater Lodge was the most posh and luxurious of all of our lodges. The views were grand and the accommodations were beyond our expectations - special, unique and well-appointed.

    Debbie Ross, September 2010

  • Ngongorogo Crater Lodge was everything we'd expected - magnificent! The view over the crater and our 'mud huts' were just to die for. The staff packed a picnic lunch for us for our day in the crater, which was the best day of our trip and a wonderful way to end our safari.

    Jennifer Compton, April 2010

  • The rooms were great, the service was top notch and the food was outstanding.

    Greg Cervelli, April 2009

  • The crater of Norongoro was impressive by it mere size and morphology and the change of microclimate from close to rain forest on the slopes and edge of the crater to normal dry savanna down in the crater bottom 600m deeper. Also the large flocks of zebras, wilderbeasts and elefants were impressive. Here we also saw our only sighting of the black rhino and a lot of hippos having fun in some water holes.

    Jens-Ole Koch, December 2008

  • The best accommodations were Ngorogoro crater, simply amazing. The crater was also the best game viewing of the trip.

    John Kollar, October 2008

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Liesel van Zyl

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"An intimate experience with excellent service, surrounded by eclectic opulence and overlooking the colossal Crater."

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Ngorogoro Crater Lodge was just great with location and quality of service. A once in a lifetime experience.

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