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I had read that November was not the best time to visit most parks in Tanzania but was pleasantly surprised. I saw pretty much every animal i had been told I could see at this park in reasonable numbers. The weather was dry and sunny with a cool breeze during drives. The guide was amazing, the staff at the company Sandland Tours were an example in superuior customer service even in the most basic conditions and I wished I could be on safari forever.
Kristof Eelen
BE
Visited:
July 2013
Reviewed: Nov 25, 2016
Email Kristof Eelen | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
Undoubtedly the most impressive safari park I've been so far! The scenery is outstanding and the enormous crater is full of wild animals. We've seen a lion hiding to attack a huge herd of zebras, lions walking near to our safari jeep, foxes, ostriches, kori bustards, hippopotamuses, African buffaloes, elephants, waterbucks, flamingoes, etc. If you like nature and wildlife and you're in Tanzania, this is a must do!
Jumbokedama
JP
Visited:
August 2016
Reviewed: Dec 8, 2016
Email Jumbokedama | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
ramunaskr
LT
Visited:
September 2016
Reviewed: Dec 26, 2016
Email ramunaskr | 35-50 years of age | Experience level: first safari
Beautiful separate wild world in our world.
I will never forget early morning cloud fall into the crater. The clearest view of wild animals in plains I saw on this Kenya-Tanzania trip. And finally, I saw real Simba at the end of my trip in Ngora Ngora crater (9th day). Highly recommending for wild life photographers.
...and of course, cup of hot tea in the hotel balcony in the sunset with all crater before you.
Chris Woolgar
GB
Visited:
January 2017
Reviewed: Feb 11, 2017
Email Chris Woolgar | 65+ years of age | Experience level: 2-5 safaris
A Completely Different Safari Experience
We stayed at the Lemala so it was a short ride down into the crater and as soon as we reached the crater floor we spotted a pair of old lions, brothers. Next there were a group of four brothers being intimidated by a herd of buffalo. They caught scent of the two brothers and started stalking them, roaring as they went. A bat-eared fox popped his head up to see what was going on. Continuing into the crater, we saw more lions including a pride of two mothers with six cubs, a secretary bird, grey-crowned cranes, elephants, and all the usual others. All these against the backdrop of the forested rim of the crater. What marks Ngorongoro out against
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the other regions we visited, apart from the density of wildlife, was its verdant nature. Being higher, it gets more rainfall so is green year round. We were warned against the number of safari vehicles but this was no more a problem than the other regions, possibly less so.And we spotted two black rhino.
Sharon
US
Visited:
January 2017
Reviewed: Feb 15, 2017
Email Sharon | 50-65 years of age | Experience level: first safari
One of the most beautiful places we have ever visited - sunrise overlooking the crater was spectacular
Beautiful, Densely Packed With Diverse Wildlife (and people)
Ngorongoro Crater was absolutely beautiful. The view from the rim down into the crater was great, and the diversity and density of wildlife in the crater was stunning. Climbing down the crater wall you see out across the fields of the crater and there are herds of antelope, wildebeest, zebra and buffalo as far as the eye can see. It was incredible to see all of the animals flourishing in such close proximity to one another; at any given point when we were stopped to view some particular animal there were countless others we could see from the same location.
The only downside was that with this density comes also a density of people; there were cars simply everywhere. It did not detract from the experience overly much but it was certainly crowded.
A once in a lifetime experience
Our visit to Ngorongoro crater was in the middle of a safari trip from Arusha to Serengeti and back but we can say it was the high point of the trip, an amazing experience with such an scenery and amazing will life, you can not miss the Ngorongoro National Park if you visit Tanzania. Our accommodation was at the Rhino Lodge and it was a must, highly recommended!
Terry Allen, allenfotowild
CA
Visited:
March 2017
Reviewed: Mar 18, 2017
An iconic safari destination
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Since the lodges are on the rim and at around 8000 feet, the nights are cool and refreshing, and even during the day the caldera floor was not overly hot. The &Beyond food and guides was/were, as with all their locations, nothing short of superb. The caldera has no cheetah, crocodiles, giraffes, and leopards are rarely seen.Another crown jewel and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. NgoroNgoro Crater holds a special place in Africa as the only self contained eco system within the crater! Rhinos, Lions, Leopards, Cape Buffalo and Elephant - The Big Five in one eco system within the Crater along with hundreds of birds and other species.